PROJ000004909 - SSB035F - Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Research and Evaluation Services for the DCYA

The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (the “Contracting Authority”) is issuing this request for tenders (“RFT”). The Office of Government Procurement (the “OGP”) is an office within the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform tasked with sourcing goods and services on behalf of the public service. The Office of Government Procurement (OGP) will be the contact office in relation to this public procurement competition. The Contracting Authority invites tenders (“Tenders”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for appointment to a multi-supplier framework agreement (the “Framework Agreement”) for the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Services”). For the avoidance of doubt, services may be drawn down by agencies and bodies under the aegis of the contracting authority. In summary, the Services comprise: The following is a summary of the key service required from the successful Tenderer(s) • A range of specialist research services and subject expertise in the field of children, youth and families. • The delivery of a range of strategic research, data and evaluation objectives, as well as to support emerging and new research and evidence needs. First Five, for example, sets out over 20 research-related commitments for the period up to 2021, some of which will be externally commissioned. These range from small-scale scoping studies to large scale evaluations of The Department of Children and Youth Affairs programmes. • The requisite subject matter and methodological expertise in respect of children and young people, to help meet the Department of Children and Youth Affairs research, data and evaluation needs.

Services

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73110000-6  Research services
73000000-2  Research and development services and related consultancy services
73100000-3  Research and experimental development services
73200000-4  Research and development consultancy services
73210000-7  Research consultancy services
73300000-5  Design and execution of research and development
79300000-7  Market and economic research; polling and statistics
79310000-0  Market research services
79315000-5  Social research services
79419000-4  Evaluation consultancy services
85300000-2  Social work and related services
85320000-8  Social services