Survey services

Tender description

European social survey Eric invites tenderers to submit proposals for the provision of conducting a face-to-face survey in Austria. The intention is to establish a contract with one provider. Proposals for the provision of conducting the European social survey Round 9 in Austria. The Institute for advanced studies is the Austrian national coordinator for ESS Round 9 in Austria and acts as an Agent of ESS ERIC. Tenderers have to comply with the ESS Round 9 Survey specifications (available with the procurement documents). The specifications outline the tasks and responsibilities of the Survey agency, list all activities, present a timetable and refer to a set of documents that provide guidelines in specific areas (sampling, translation, interviewer briefing, data delivery). The mode of the fieldwork has to be computer-assisted face-to-face interviews (F2F CAPI). The services required include but are not limited to: — programming the translated questionnaire and contact forms into CAPI, — propose an appropriate sampling design together with the Austrian National Coordinator and the ESS Sampling Experts Panel adhering to the sampling specifications as outlined in the ESS9 survey specifications, — interviewer briefing jointly with theAustrian National Coordinator, — conducting the face-to-face interviews with CAPI in the German language, — adhering to the rules regarding the form and number of contact attempts as outlined in the ESS9 survey specifications, — continually reporting on the fieldwork progress on a case-level basis, — providing data for other required documents, e.g. fieldwork questionnaire, national technical summary, etc. The fieldwork organization to be appointed has to have the following expertise and resources available: — at least 120 interviewers fluent in the German language, — the technical equipment for CAPI, — a dense network of interviewers in order to conduct F2F-interviews throughout Austria, — compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), — the ability to conduct all the required interviews in the period of 1.9.2018 to 31.12.2018, — please note that ESS Eric is zero rated for VAT purposes for suppliers in the European Union.