A multi-party framework for the recruitment of participants for behavioural research

Economic and Social Research Institute

The Economic & Social Research Institute is requesting tenders for a multi-party framework for the recruitment of participants for behavioural research. The Behavioural Research Unit (BRU) at the ESRI is a multidisciplinary team of behavioural scientists that specialises in applying behavioural science to policy. BRU undertaken multiple online, laboratory and field experiments to investigate how people make relevant decisions across a range of areas. This tender process will establish a multi-party framework for the recruitment of participants for both online and in-person studies.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-02-17. The procurement was published on 2023-01-13.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2023-01-13 Contract notice
Contract notice (2023-01-13)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Market research services
Short description:
The Economic & Social Research Institute is requesting tenders for a multi-party framework for the recruitment of participants for behavioural research. The Behavioural Research Unit (BRU) at the ESRI is a multidisciplinary team of behavioural scientists that specialises in applying behavioural science to policy. BRU undertaken multiple online, laboratory and field experiments to investigate how people make relevant decisions across a range of areas. This tender process will establish a multi-party framework for the recruitment of participants for both online and in-person studies.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Market research services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Research services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: Other
Awarding authority name: Economic and Social Research Institute
Postal address: Whitaker Square, Sir John Rogerson's Quay
Postal code: Co.Dublin
Postal town: Dublin 2
Contact
Internet address: http://www.esri.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: rachel.joyce@esri.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 18632009 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=232087&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=232087&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-01-13 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2023-02-17 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2023-01-18 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 013-032757
OJ-S issue: 13

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 560 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Title of the lot: A multi-party framework for the recruitment of participants for online behavioural studies.
Lot number: 1
Short description:
Recruitment of participants for online behavioural experiments. The Tenderer should hold its own panel of respondents (i.e. not routinely rely on third-party panels). Generally sample will be representative of the adult population in terms of age, gender, socioeconomic status and region of living (Dublin/Leinster/Munster/Connacht & Ulster). On occasion sample characteristics may differ i.e. young people or particular socio-economic groups. Sample size may range from 400 to 2000, depending on the experiment. Generally experiments will take 15 to 20 minutes. The ESRI will design and programme the experiment on our own online platform. The Tenderer will recruit participants from their panel, distribute the link for the experiment, and manage payment/incentive to the participants.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: 500 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 24 months
Description of renewals: one peiord of 24 months
Title of the lot: A multi-party framework for the recruitment of participants for in-person behavioural studies
Lot number: 2
Short description:
Generally for in-person experiments the sample size will be 80 โ€“ 200 participants, representative of the adult population in terms of age, gender, socioeconomic status. They may be requested to participate in experiments at the ESRI premises in Dublin which will involve undertaking a computer-based decision task up to an hour in duration. Participants generally attend in-person at the ESRI offices, with up to 10 participants per session. On occasion, there may be requirements to recruit participants for sessions hosted outside of Dublin.
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The Tenderer will recruit the participants and provide them with advance information on behalf of the ESRI. The market research company will manage the administration and payment of participants.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 60 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description of renewals: one period of 24 months
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Ireland

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Number of participants to be contemplated: 5
Time of receipt of tenders: 13:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender opening date: 2023-02-17 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 13:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: IE 4853153T
Other type of contracting authority: Research Institution
Contact
Contact point: Rachel Joyce
Internet address: www.esri.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/120262 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=232087&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Irish High Court
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Source: OJS 2023/S 013-032757 (2023-01-13)