Population Polls for COVID-19 Response and Recovery

Concepts

• public opinion polling
• covid
• belfast
• robust polling services
• population polls
• population
• recovery
• commencement of population
• covid-19 response
• recovery strategy

Location

Northern Ireland

Description

The contract is required to meet unforeseen urgent need for reliable, robust polling services to provide data and analysis to support Northern Ireland in delivering a robust, comprehensive and targeted Covid response and recovery strategy. There is immediate need and urgency to understand public behaviours and attitudes propelled by the relaxation of the legislative and enforcement powers through the Pathway out of Restrictions and there is compelling public interest to begin population polling twice a month on transmission-behaviours, attitudes, and beliefs.

Total Quantity or Scope

The service is for reliable, robust polling services to provide data and analysis to support Northern Ireland in delivering a robust, comprehensive and targeted Covid response and recovery strategy. It will include commencement of population polling twice a month on transmission-behaviours, attitudes, and beliefs. Additional information: This contract is being awarded under the derogation of Regulation 32(2)(c) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) as this is a case of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseen or attributable to the contracting authority, where the time limits for the open, restricted or competitive procedures with negotiation cannot be compiled with. This work must commence at the beginning of June in light of unforeseen emerging risks ie new variants in NI. The information is essential to track patterns of behaviour in order to understand trends, to predict future issues with compliance, and also to understand reasons for the lack of compliance. The urgency is further propelled by the relaxation of the legislative and enforcement powers through the Pathway out of Restrictions and it is in the public interest to begin population polling twice a month on transmission-behaviours, attitudes, and beliefs.

Award Detail

Renewal Options

The initial period of contract is for three months , with an option to extend the contract for a further period of three months if required.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 79320000 - Public-opinion polling services

Indicators

• Options are available.

Legal Justification

This short term contract is being awarded under the derogation of Regulation 32(2)(c) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) as this is a case of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseen or attributable to the contracting authority, where the time limits for the open, restricted or competitive procedures with negotiation cannot be compiled with. This work must commence at the beginning of June 2021 in light of unforeseen emerging risks ie new variants in Northern Ireland (NI). This service contract is essential for the NI Executive to track patterns of behaviour in order to understand trends, to predict future issues with compliance, and also to understand reasons for the lack of compliance. The urgency is further propelled by the relaxation of the legislative and enforcement powers through the Pathway out of Restrictions and it is in the public interest to begin population polling twice a month on transmission-behaviours, attitudes, and beliefs.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** This VEAT is to give notice of the award decision and to commence a standstill period prior to award of contract. The contract award will not be entered into until after 24th May 2021.