ETENDERS

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 29/07/2017

External Reference: 2017-786258

TED Reference: 2017/S 145-300049

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
N/A
23 Kildare Street
Dublin
Dublin 2
IE
Contact person: Jonathan Healy
Telephone: +353 16312867
E-mail: jonathan.healy@djei.ie
NUTS code:  IE021 -  Dublin
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.djei.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1203

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5)

Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

DJEI Annual Business Survey of Economic IMpact (2017 and 2018 Surveys)
Reference number:  ABSEI 2018/19
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

73000000  -  Research and development services and related consultancy services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The Request for Tender (RFT) relates to research services for two waves of the DJEI Annual Business Survey of Economic Impact (ABSEI): Wave I relating to the 2017 survey and Wave II for the 2018 survey. DJEI is requesting the provision of research services for the ABSEI of client companies of each of the enterprise development agencies. The survey commences in December 2017 for all client companies. Experienced survey research organisations are invited to tender for this project, which covers the preparation of questionnaires, distributing questionnaires by post, data collection, data validation and data analysis aspects of the survey.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  284130.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

79400000  -  Business and management consultancy and related services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE021 -  Dublin
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (DJEI) has a dedicated Survey Unit which collects official, national data as well as data relating to client companies of the enterprise development agencies (Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland and Údarás na Gaeltachta). The Survey Unit is part of the Strategic Policy Division (SPD) of DJEI, which incorporates the research and survey functions formerly undertaken by Forfás.
This Request for Tender (RFT) relates to research services for two waves of the DJEI Annual Business Survey of Economic Impact (ABSEI): Wave I relating to the 2017 survey year and Wave II for the 2018 survey year. This is a major survey undertaken each year by DJEI on behalf of the enterprise agencies, the results of which are published as an official Government report on the DJEI website. DJEI is requesting the provision of research services for the ABSEI of client companies of each of the enterprise development agencies referred to above. The survey will commence in December 2017 for all client companies of Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland and Údarás na Gaeltachta.
Organisations tendering for the survey are asked to provide options for the questionnaires to be returned electronically by the survey respondents while maintaining, and if possible improving, the current overall response rate (currently at ~65% of clients and over 80% by employment numbers).
We currently achieve in excess of 80% of all questionnaires returned electronically and would like to maintain and, if possible, increase this proportion in coming years.
Experienced survey research organisations are invited to tender for this project, which covers the preparation of questionnaires, distributing questionnaires by post, data collection, data validation and data analysis aspects of the survey.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Understanding of our aims and objectives in undertaking the survey  /  Weighting:  10
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Demonstrates significant knowledge of Irish enterprise sectors and of using data relating to the Irish economy  /  Weighting:  20
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Proposed action plan to meet both the deliverables and the deadlines required  /  Weighting:  20
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Method by which the survey data will be weighted to population totals  /  Weighting:  10
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality and knowledge of the team assigned to the project  /  Weighting:  20
Price  -  Weighting:  20%
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

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

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Open procedure
IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2)

Administrative information

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: DJEI Annual Business Survey of Economic Impact (2017 and 2018 Surveys)

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

10/07/2017
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Insight Statistical Consulting
Dublin 2
IE
NUTS code:  IE021 -  Dublin

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Lowest offer:  284130.00  EUR / Highest offer:  284130.00  EUR   taken into consideration

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

Jonathan Healy
Dept Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation
Dublin
IE

VI.5)

Date of dispatch of this notice

29/07/2017