HRB 2023 EMCDDA Research services to report drug prevalence, health correlates of drug use, consequences of drug use and prison data to the EMCDDA update of Estimation of Problem Drug Use โ€“ 2024-27

The Health Research Board

The Health Research Board (HRB) is a statutory agency under the aegis of the Department of Health. As the lead agency in Ireland responsible for supporting and funding health research, generating health information and promoting the use of evidence in policy and practice, we are motivated and inspired by our vision โ€“ for better health through excellent research, data and evidence. The HRBโ€™s mission is to support research that improves people's health, promotes evidence-informed care and creates solutions to societal challenges. An overview of the HRBโ€™s objectives and activities may be found in The HRB Strategy 2021-2025, Health research - making an impact, (https://www.hrb.ie/strategy-2025/). The HRB is the Irish National Focal Point to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA). The National Focal Point uses contract research services to report on a number of topics as part of its EMCDDA National Reporting Package. The term for the current contract for reporting on sociological indicators will finish at the end of 2023. The National Focal Point needs to contract an epidemiologist with strong data analysis skills to report on these indicators to meet its EMCDDA national report obligations for the years 2024 to 2027 inclusive. Fulfilling the Irish EMCDDA National Focal Pointโ€™s reporting requirements The research service will help to fulfil specific requirements of the EMCDDA contract and the requirements of other international organisations. It will also be required to prepare report synopses and articles and other dissemination materials. The assigned researcher will analyse epidemiological datasets and prepare selected data for submission to the EMCDDA according to EMCDDA specifications. The research support will also collect information from research papers and reports, policy documents and on-going research to provide a complete picture of the situation in Ireland relating to the drug-related topics mentioned in the background section. The research service will be required to prepare sections of Irelandโ€™s annual national report for the EMCDDA containing the main results of new research, studies and surveys including a brief description of methods, sources, results, discussions and references. The description places findings of the studies in an Irish context and identifies study limitations. Data are submitted through standard tables and structured questionnaires according to EMCDDA instructions. The research support will work on the key indicators.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-10-12. The procurement was published on 2023-09-12.

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Procurement history
Date Document
2023-09-12 Contract notice
Contract notice (2023-09-12)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: The Health Research Board
Postal address: 50 Tuscany Downs
Postal town: Raheny
Postal code: D05 C972
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Josephine Murphy
E-mail: jmurphy@hrb.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
Procurement tool URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œHRB 2023 EMCDDA Research services to report drug prevalence, health correlates of drug use, consequences of drug use and prison data to the EMCDDA update of...โ€    Show more
Products/services: Research services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œThe Health Research Board (HRB) is a statutory agency under the aegis of the Department of Health. As the lead agency in Ireland responsible for supporting...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 220 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Social research services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Research consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Main site or place of performance: Dublin
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe Health Research Board (HRB) is a statutory agency under the aegis of the Department of Health. As the lead agency in Ireland responsible for supporting...โ€    Show more
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 220 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 48
Scope of the procurement
Information about European Union funds: Emcdda funding
Description
Additional information: None

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2023-10-12 10:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 2
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2023-10-12 10:30 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): Via etenders
Conditions for opening of tenders (Information about authorised persons and opening procedure): 2 AUTHORISED HRB PERSONNEL

Complementary information
Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement โœ…
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 2027
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Additional information
none
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D07
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
URL: https://www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
Source: OJS 2023/S 178-555108 (2023-09-12)