Market Research Tender - 1970 British Cohort Study

Market Research Tender – 1970 British Cohort Study – Age 46 Survey

United Kingdom-London: Research and development consultancy services

2014/S 197-348205

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Institute of Education
UK
20 Bedford Way
Contact point(s): CLS.BCS
For the attention of: Gregory Alake
WC1H 0AL London
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2079115404
E-mail: tender@ioe.ac.uk

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: http://ioe-net.inst.ioe.ac.uk/services/finance/Pages/Procurement.aspx

Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)

I.2)Type of the contracting authority

Other: Higher Education

I.3)Main activity

Education

I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description

II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

1970 British Cohort Study — Age 46 Survey.

II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Services
Service category No 8: Research and development services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: UK.

NUTS code UK

II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

The notice involves a public contract

II.1.4)Information on framework agreement

II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

The Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS) at the Institute of Education, University of London (UK) is seeking tenders from survey research agencies to carry out the instrument development, data collection and initial data processing for the 1970 British Cohort Study Age 46 Survey.
The 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70) follows the lives of 17 000 people born in England, Scotland and Wales in a single week of 1970. Since the birth survey in 1970, there have been eight further follow-ups at ages 5, 10, 16, 26, 30, 34, 38 and 42. The next follow-up will take place in 2016 when study members will be aged 46. The Age 46 survey is jointly funded by the ESRC and the Medical Research Council.
The Age 46 survey will have a substantial biomedical focus. It will involve a 45 minute core interview, cognitive assessments, anthropometric measurements (height, weight, waist/hip circumference), grip strength measurement, standing balance assessment, blood pressure and resting heart measurement, collection of whole bloods, an advance self-completion questionnaire and an on-line dietary diary.
The anthropometric measurements, grip strength measurement, standing balance assessment, blood pressure and resting heart measurement and collection of blood samples must be conducted by trained nurses in the homes of study members. The core interview and cognitive assessments may be conducted by either nurses or standard interviewers. The core interview may be conducted as a face to face interview or via an alternative mode such as telephone. The cognitive assessments must be conducted within the homes of study members.
It is anticipated that around 12 200 cohort members will be invited to participate. Fieldwork must take place between May 2016 and March 2017.
The survey research agency will be required to:
— Work closely with CLS to design and develop the data collection instruments. The agency will be responsible for the production of all instruments (with the exception of the on-line dietary diary) including all CAI programming required;
— Work closely with CLS to design and develop fieldwork materials and fieldwork procedures;
— Supply and train nurses/interviewers to conduct the interviews, conduct the measurements and assessments, collect blood samples and monitor and oversee their work to ensure that the data collection is carried out on schedule and to a high standard;
— Carry out initial data processing, i.e. coding, editing and data checking prior to delivering the data to CLS, and provide full documentation of the data collection instruments.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

73200000, 73000000

II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): no

II.1.8)Lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.1.9)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:

Approximately 12 200 cohort members will be invited to participate and that at least 9 150 will do so.
Tenderers wishing to carry out this work must be able to produce complex CAI data collection instruments, carry out a large-scale CAI surveys, be able to supply a trained field-force of interviewers able to carry out interviews across the whole of Great Britain and be able to supply a trained field-force of .
The estimated value of the contract, excluding VAT, is 2 790 000 GBP.

II.2.2)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.3)Information about renewals

This contract is subject to renewal: no

II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

Starting 1.2.2015. Completion 30.6.2017

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

III.1.4)Other particular conditions

III.2)Conditions for participation

III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

III.2.3)Technical capacity

III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts

III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts

III.3.1)Information about a particular profession

III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Open

IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

IV.2)Award criteria

IV.2.1)Award criteria

The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction

An electronic auction will be used: no

IV.3)Administrative information

IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:

CLS-BCS2014

IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

Payable documents: no

IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

19.12.2014 – 12:00

IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

English.

IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders

Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: no

VI.2)Information about European Union funds

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

VI.3)Additional information

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

10.10.2014