Fieldwork Tender for British Election Study Internet Panel

The supplier selected will be expected to be primarily responsible for the sample design and selection of the sample.

United Kingdom-Manchester: Public-opinion polling services

2019/S 120-294265

Contract notice

Services

Legal Basis:

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses

The University of Manchester
Oxford Road
Manchester
M13 9PL
United Kingdom
Contact person: Central Procurement Office
Telephone: +44 1612752160
E-mail: procurement@manchester.ac.uk
NUTS code: UKD3

Internet address(es):Main address: http://www.manchester.ac.uk/

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.procurement.manchester.ac.uk/

I.2)Information about joint procurement

I.3)Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofmanchester/aspx/Home

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address

I.4)Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5)Main activity

Education

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)Title:

British Election Study — In-Person Post-Election Survey 2019-2023

Reference number: 2019/1547/BES-IPPES/EF/JD

II.1.2)Main CPV code

79320000

II.1.3)Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)Short description:

Tenders are invited to conduct the fieldwork for the British Election Study Internet Panel (BESIP). The supplier selected will be expected to be primarily responsible for the sample design and selection of the sample; the testing and implementation of the survey; and the production and delivery of data including weights; all under the guidance of the project team. The questionnaire content will be supplied by the BES team. The supplier will be responsible for the conduct of interviews and for the timely delivery of ‘clean’ SPSS or Stata formatted datasets based on those interviews and linked with individual and aggregate-level data where agreed.

II.1.5)Estimated total value

II.1.6)Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

79300000

79310000

79311100

79311000

79311200

79311300

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKD3

Main site or place of performance:

The University of Manchester.

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

II.2.5)Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.6)Estimated value

II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start: 17/10/2019

End: 16/09/2023

This contract is subject to renewal: no

II.2.10)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2.11)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.12)Information about electronic catalogues

II.2.13)Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

II.2.14)Additional information

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions for participation

III.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

III.1.2)Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.3)Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.5)Information about reserved contracts

III.2)Conditions related to the contract

III.2.1)Information about a particular profession

III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:

III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

IV.1.4)Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue

IV.1.6)Information about electronic auction

IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes

IV.2)Administrative information

IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure

IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 29/08/2019

Local time: 12:00

IV.2.3)Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:

English

IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 29/08/2019

Local time: 14:00

Place:

The University of Manchester.

Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:

University of Manchester staff.

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: no

VI.2)Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

VI.3)Additional information:

VI.4)Procedures for review

VI.4.1)Review body

The High Court of Justice of England
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
United KingdomInternet address: http://www.procurement.manchester.ac.uk/

VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures

The University of Manhcester
Manchester
M13 9PL
United KingdomInternet address: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofmanchester/aspx/Home

VI.4.3)Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

The Authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar days standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated through the European Journal. If an appeal regarding the award of the contract has not been successfully resolved, The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales, and Northern Ireland). The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow the parties to apply to the Courts to set aside the award decision before the contract is entered into.

VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

The University of Manchester
M13 9PL
Manchester
Oxford Road
United KingdomInternet address: http://www.procurement.manchester.ac.uk/

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

21/06/2019

Fieldwork Tender for British Election Study Internet Panel

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