Growing Up in Ireland — The National Longitudinal Study of Children — Phase 2

Contract notice (2014-08-08)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Social research services
Quantity or scope:
“Refer to Appendix 1 (Requirements and Specifications) of the Request for Tenders for full details.”
Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Social research services 📦

Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Awarding authority name: Department of Children and Youth Affairs
Postal address: 43-49 Mespil Road
Postal code: 4
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.dcya.gov.ie 🌏
E-mail: claire_finn@dcya.gov.ie 📧
Phone: +353 16473089 📞

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2014-08-08 📅
Submission deadline: 2014-09-17 📅
Publication date: 2014-08-13 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2014/S 154-277058
Refers to notice: 2014/S 45-075460
OJ-S issue: 154

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“‘Growing Up in Ireland‘, the National Longitudinal Study of Children, commenced in 2006. The study monitors the development of a (nationally representative)...”    Show more

“The first phase of the study, which will conclude at the end of 2014, involved three data collection sweeps of the infant cohort (at age 9 months, 3 years...”    Show more

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“The second phase will involve the continuation of the study for a specified period beyond 2014. The successful Tenderer will be required to carry out...”

Short description

The second phase will involve the continuation of the study for a specified period beyond 2014. The successful Tenderer will be required to carry out further data collection sweeps of the infant and child cohorts, as well as outputs and activities to be specified. Tenderers will be required to submit complete proposals to include all elements of the study including fieldwork. The second phase of the study is expected to take 5 years.

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Description of options:
“Refer to the Request for Tenders for full details.”
Number of possible renewals: 1
Time frame for subsequent contracts: 36 months
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:
“Ireland.”

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
“Refer to the Request for Tenders for full details.”
Economic and financial standing:
“Refer to the Request for Tenders for full details.”
Minimum level(s) of standards:
“Refer to the Request for Tenders for full details.”
Technical and professional ability:
“Refer to the Request for Tenders for full details.”
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required:
“Refer to the Request for Tenders for full details.”
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
“Refer to the Request for Tenders for full details.”
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
“Refer to the Request for Tenders for full details.”
Other particular conditions:
“Refer to the Services Contract in the Request for Tenders for full details.”

Procedure
Tender validity period: 180 days
Place of opening (organisation): Department of Children and Youth Affairs
Place of opening (town): Dublin
Place of opening:
“Department of Children and Youth Affairs43-49 Mespil Road,Dublin 4,Ireland.”
Place: Department of Children and Youth Affairs
43-49 Mespil Road,
Dublin 4,
Ireland.
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
“Dr. Claire Finn”

“Dr. Anne-Marie Brooks”

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“Tim Heneghan”

Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Quality of Service Offered; Understanding of the scope of the proposed project and the Ministers requirements. (35)
2. Quality of Service Offered; Quality of project plan and proposed approach . (145)
3. Quality of Service Offered; Proposed procedures to assure the quality of the provision of the Services to be delivered (145)
4. Quality of Service Offered; Tenderer's Study Team co-ordination and study management arrangements (30)
5. Quality of Service Offered; Strategy to deliver services required within the required time-frame (20)
6. Cost (125)
Languages
Language: English 🗣️
Conditions for opening tenders
Address: 43-49 Mespil Road

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: 9805633H
Contact
Contact point: Dr. Claire Finn
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/324 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=78940&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=78940&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Start date: 2015-01-01 📅
End date: 2019-12-31 📅
Publication date: 2014-03-05 📅
Identifiers
Notice number in the OJ S: 2014/S 45-075460
Source: OJS 2014/S 154-277058 (2014-08-08)