Research for the Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (2026) Collaborative Study

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Department of Health_1121 ran this procurement for “Research for the Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (2026) Collaborative Study” 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:

• be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €12.7 million, for any one claim, or series of claims
• ority estimates that the expenditure on the Services to be covered by the proposed Services Contract may amount to some €900,000 (excl
• rer shall be required to supply its Tax Clearance Access Number and Tax Reference Number to facilitate online verification of their tax status by
• subscription system for member countries (as mentioned above); however additional funds need to be raised
• [20250327_ServicesRFT_HBSC2026_v3.docx] Request for Tenders dated 28/03/2025
• [20250327_ServicesRFT_HBSC2026_v3.docx] Part 1: Introduction
• [20250327_ServicesRFT_HBSC2026_v3.docx]
• 1.1 Department of Health (the “Contracting Authority”) invites tenders (“Tenders”) to this request for tenders (“RFT”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Services”).
• 1.2 In summary, the Services comprise: Research for the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (2026) Collaborative Study.
• 1.4 This public procurement competition (the “Competition”) will be conducted in accordance with the open procedure under the European Union (Award of Public Authority Contracts) Regulations 2016 (Statutory Instrument 284 of 2016) (the “Regulations”). Any contract that may result from this Competition (the “Services Contract”) will be issued for a term of 4 years (“the Term”).
• 1.6 The Contracting Authority estimates that the expenditure on the Services to be covered by the proposed Services Contract may amount to some €900,000 (excl. VAT) over the Term and any possible extensions. Tenderers must understand that this figure is an estimate only based on current and future expected usage.
• [20250327_ServicesRFT_HBSC2026_v3.docx] (excl. VAT) over the Term and any possible extensions. Tenderers must understand that this figure is an estimate only based on current and future expected usage. 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.

• Please note that prior to HBSC membership application countries should secure a minimum of four years of funding in order to
• subscription system for member countries (as mentioned above); however additional funds need to be raised
• Network and Focus Group meetings are hosted by member countries and funded by them
• 1.7 Contracting Authority policy seeks to encourage participation on a fair and equal basis by Small and Medium

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.; be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €12.7 million, for any one claim, or series of claims; arising out of a single occurrence per insurance year Public Liability €6.5 million, for any one claim, or series of claims
• 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.
• be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €12.7 million, for any one claim, or series of claims
• arising out of a single occurrence per insurance year Public Liability €6.5 million, for any one claim, or series of claims
• arising out of a single occurrence per insurance year Product Liability None Professional Indemnity €1 million, for any one claim, or series of claims

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:
• It is expected that the total costs submitted as part of this tender will be in the range of 721,000 to a maximum of €900,000 ex VAT
• • HBSC Ireland: Health Behaviour of School-Aged Children 2026 to be submitted to the Department, prior to publication in 2027-2028
• reland: Trends in the Health Behaviour of School-Aged Children 1994-2026 to be submitted to the Department, prior to publication in 2028-2029
• Member countries are WHO member states in the European Region (see Appendix 1), and in N
• Potential member countries are asked to submit a summary report of the pilot process and key
• Appendix 1: Requirements and Specifications

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)
• be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €12.7 million, for any one claim, or series of claims
• NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED in consideration of the sum of €2.00 (the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged by the Contractor) as follows:
• oint Tenderer, in the event of a commercial/academic collaboration) must have a minimum of five (5) years relevant experience as a faculty member, Principal Investigator or equivalent at a university, HEI or other established research institution
• Please note that prior to HBSC membership application countries should secure a minimum of four years of funding in order to
• A HBSC member country (‘member country’) is a country that is represented in the HBSC study by a Principal Inves
• Principal Investigators from each member country have access to the international datafile
• National teams represent member countries and are led by Principal Investigators (PIs)

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: 20250327_ServicesRFT_HBSC2026_v3.docx, Appendix 1), and in N, Appendix 1: Requirements and Specifications.
• 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: Pricing Schedule, Appendix 3: Tenderer’s Statement, Appendix 4: Declaration as to Personal Circumstances of Tenderer.