To design and implement a baseline data collection exercise regarding the Social Enterprise Sector in Ireland

Tender description

To design and implement a baseline data collection exercise regarding the Social Enterprise Sector in Ireland. Nature of Service Required: The successful service provider will be required to deliver a two-stage stakeholder driven project to the Department of Rural and Community Development: Stage 1 – To design a comprehensive data collection process/methodology, in collaboration with social enterprise stakeholders, to establish the size and scope of the social enterprise population in Ireland. Specifically, the methodology should capture the following essential elements: • Number of social enterprises in Ireland • Regional spread • Primary sectors of activity • Nature and levels of Staffing • Approximate traded income levels Upon satisfactory completion of Stage 1, Stage 2 – To conduct the first National Social Enterprise baseline data collection exercise in collaboration with social enterprise networks, present a preliminary report with headline findings followed by a comprehensive report about the scale, scope and nature of the social enterprise population in Ireland. The data collected would be presented in an anonymised format. The data collection exercise must reflect the spectrum of social enterprise activity in Ireland in a manner faithful to the operational definition of Social Enterprise provided for in the National Social Enterprise Policy for Ireland. Both Stages 1 and 2 will require partnership and collaboration with one or more social enterprise networks, which are ideally placed to provide ground level support and guidance due to their familiarity with and knowledge of the sector. Tenderers will be expected to provide details of the nature and scope of their planned collaboration with social enterprise networks and demonstrate their understanding of the broader social enterprise ecosystem.