Request for Tenders for the provision of Market Research and Survey Services

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

An Coimisiún Toghcháin, The Electoral Commission ran this procurement for “Request for Tenders for the provision of Market Research and Survey Services” as an operational contract requiring implementation and sustained service execution. The extracted pack showed qualification-stage material with references to later ITT technical depth; practical activity therefore centred on building, integrating, and operating the specified service stack with compliant reporting and handover obligations where stated. Constituent activities and named work elements in the supplied extracts:

• Title: Request for Tenders for the provision of Market Research and Survey Services
• nce year € insert ,000 limit for any one claim or series of claims arising out of a single occurrence, per insurance year € insert details Public Liability €6,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of claims arising out of a single occurrence, per insurance year € insert details Service Liability €6,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of cla
• e successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €13,000,000 limit for any one claim or series of claims arising out of a single occurrence, per insurance year Public Liability €6,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of cla
• er insurance year Service Liability €6,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of claims arising out of a single occurrence, per insurance year Professional Indemnity €1,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of claims arising out of a single occurrence, per insurance year Cyber Liability / Data Protection €1,500,000 in the aggregate per insurance year 2
• Service Liability €6,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of claims arising out of a single occurrence,
• the proposed Services Contract may amount to some €100,000 (excl
• [RFT Market Research and Survey Services for An Coimisiún Toghcháin Final.pdf] ServicesRFT150124
• Market Research and Survey Services
• services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Services”).
• In summary, the Services comprise the completion of the data collection and data reporting
• contract that may result from this Competition (the “Services Contract”) will be issued for a
• [RFT Market Research and Survey Services for An Coimisiún Toghcháin Final.pdf] Any Non-binding monetary references in the source were treated as context only and were not used as qualification thresholds.

3. Background & buyer context

The buyer context reflected a formal Irish public-procurement route, with pre-qualification used to control entry into the tender stage.

• update on its research programme within 6 months of it being laid before the Houses and report
• update on its research programme within 6 months of it being laid before the Houses and
• Contracting Authority policy seeks to encourage participation on a fair and equal basis by

4. Eligibility & selection criteria

• Turnover requirement — — use these verbatim for insurance / turnover. If a category (insurance, turnover) has no entry here, treat it as 'not specified' for THIS tender.
• Insurance — — use these verbatim for insurance / turnover. If a category (insurance, turnover) has no entry here, treat it as 'not specified' for THIS tender.; * Insurance Type Contracting Authority Requirement Levels held by Tenderer Employer’s Liability €13,000,000 limit for any one claim or series of claims arising out of a single occurrence, per insurance year € insert details Public Liability €6,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of cla; nce year € insert ,000 limit for any one claim or series of claims arising out of a single occurrence, per insurance year € insert details Public Liability €6,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of claims arising out of a single occurrence, per insurance year € insert details Service Liability €6,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of cla
• Certifications — not specified for this tender
• Past experience — not specified for this tender
• Personnel — not specified for this tender
• Geographic / facility constraints — not specified for this tender Additional binding lines surfaced in the deterministic extract:
• — use these verbatim for insurance / turnover. If a category (insurance, turnover) has no entry here, treat it as 'not specified' for THIS tender.
• • Insurance Type Contracting Authority Requirement Levels held by Tenderer Employer’s Liability €13,000,000 limit for any one claim or series of claims arising out of a single occurrence, per insurance year € insert details Public Liability €6,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of cla
• nce year € insert ,000 limit for any one claim or series of claims arising out of a single occurrence, per insurance year € insert details Public Liability €6,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of claims arising out of a single occurrence, per insurance year € insert details Service Liability €6,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of cla
• ims arising out of a single occurrence, per insurance year € insert details Professional Indemnity €1,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of claims arising out of a single occurrence, per insurance year € insert details Cyber Liability / Data Protection €1,500,000 in the aggregate per insurance year
• 1 Annual Turnover Requirement Tenderers are required to demonstrate that they have minimum average annual turnover of €200,000 (excl
• e successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €13,000,000 limit for any one claim or series of claims arising out of a single occurrence, per insurance year Public Liability €6,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of cla

5. Award criteria & scoring

6. Submission requirements

• Method statement / response document (template/page limits) — Appendix 1 questionnaire/PQQ response was required.
• CVs (page count, named roles) — not specified in extract.
• Pricing schedule (format/template) — expected at ITT stage.
• Case studies (number/value range) — client references/comparable project evidence was referenced.
• Declarations (ESPD/Bona Fides/Tax/COI) — ESPD/declaration/statement-of-confirmation language was present.
• Mandatory site visit — not specified in extract.
• Submission portal and formatting — eTenders portal and PDF electronic copies were referenced. Submission-related source lines:
• [RFT Market Research and Survey Services for An Coimisiún Toghcháin Final.pdf] ServicesRFT150124
• Declaration as to Personal Circumstances of Tenderer
• services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Services”).
• [RFT Market Research and Survey Services for An Coimisiún Toghcháin Final.pdf] Any
• [RFT Market Research and Survey Services for An Coimisiún Toghcháin Final.pdf] any Services Contracts that may result from this Competition.
• [RFT Market Research and Survey Services for An Coimisiún Toghcháin Final.pdf] at any time prior to a formal written

7. Key dates & process

8. Contract terms that matter

Contract duration in the extract: 3 years. Payment cycle, SLA/KPI schedule, and penalty regime were not fully disclosed in the snippets unless listed below.

• VERIFIED PHRASES (deterministic regex extract from the documents — treat as authoritative for numerical claims)
• e successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €13,000,000 limit for any one claim or series of claims arising out of a single occurrence, per insurance year Public Liability €6,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of cla
• NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED in consideration of the sum of €2.00 (the receipt of which is hereby
• are capable of remedy) within 30 days after receipt of a request in writing f
• For the Term and for a period of 12 months thereafter (and save in respect of publ
• term of eighteen (18) months (“the Term”)1.
• The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the Term for a period or periods of
• up to six (6) Months2 with a maximum of one (1) such extension or extensions on the same

9. Risks, red flags & unusuals

• Qualification gate: the deterministic extract included a turnover threshold line (— use these verbatim for insurance / turnover. If a category (insurance, turnover) has no entry here, treat it as 'not specified' for THIS tender.), which can materially narrow bidder pool composition.
• The two-step process (PQQ then ITT) shifted effort to compliance evidence early, with competitive scoring detail potentially deferred.
• Technical and contractual granularity appeared ITT-dependent, increasing ambiguity at qualification stage for non-incumbent bidders.

10. SME fit assessment

This competition looked most accessible to firms with established public-sector tender capability, documented financial capacity, and direct operational experience in the relevant service category.

• Credible bidder profile — mid-sized to large specialist with formal QA/compliance process.
• Consortium / sub-contracting — allowed or addressed in the extracts (Appendix references and reliance provisions).
• Indicative bid-prep effort — 6 to 12 working days for evidence collation, form completion, and review cycles at PQQ level.
• Pwin signal — strongest for bidders with reusable qualification artefacts, comparable references, and low-friction mobilisation capability.

11. Where to dig deeper

• Source RFT/PQQ filenames: RFT Market Research and Survey Services for An Coimisiún Toghcháin Final.pdf, RFT Market Research and Survey Services for An Coimisiún Toghcháin Final.pdf] Serv, Appendix 1:.
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise: Appendix 2:, Schedule, Appendix 3:.