QUB/2479/23 Northern Ireland Cohort for Longitudinal Study of Ageing NICOLA Wave 3 Survey

Concepts

• survey services
• comber
• survey conduction
• survey design
• longitudinal study
• other longitudinal ageing surveys
• northern ireland cohort
• northern ireland
• qub/2479/23 northern ireland cohort
• northern irelands largest public health research project

Location

Belfast

Description

Contract for The Provision of Research Consultancy Services – Northern Ireland Cohort for Longitudinal Study of Ageing (NICOLA) Wave 3 SurveySchool of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical SciencesNICOLA (Northern Ireland Cohort for Longitudinal Study of Ageing), Northern Ireland's largest public health research project, led by Queens University Belfast, aims to produce a substantial improvement in the quantity and quality of data, research and information relating to older people and ageing in Northern Ireland. The NICOLA study at the Centre for Public Health in Queen’s has secured funding to commence the thirdwave of this longitudinal ageing study.There are two previous waves of data collected by a Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI) survey. The research is designed to follow Waves 1 and 2 of the NICOLA study and broadly harmonise with other longitudinal ageing surveys undertaken by Trinity College Dublin.

Total Quantity or Scope

NICOLA (Northern Ireland Cohort for Longitudinal Study of Ageing), Northern Irelands largest public health research project, led by Queens University Belfast, aims to produce a substantial improvement in the quantity and quality of data, research and information relating to older people and ageing in Northern Ireland. The NICOLA study at the Centre for Public Health in Queen’s has secured funding to commencethe third wave of this longitudinal ageing study.There are two previous waves of data collected by a Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI) survey. The research is designed to follow Waves 1 & 2 of the NICOLA study and broadly harmonise with other longitudinal ageing surveys undertaken by Trinity College Dublin (The Irish Longitudinal Study of Ageing - TILDA) and by University College London (the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing - ELSA) in their follow up Waves. This wave will target a cohort of 6000 subjects to obtain information in relation to the experiences of ageing together, with a range of other dimensions of lifestyle, health and socio-economic circumstances.

Award Detail

Renewal Options

Option to extend the survey requirements for for up to 12 months.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 79311000 - Survey services
• 79311200 - Survey conduction services
• 79311100 - Survey design services

Indicators

• Options are available.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Legal Justification

Queen's will be availing of Article 27 (3), Public Contracts Regulations 2015; where a state of urgency duly substantiated by the contracting authority renders impracticable the time limit laid down in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1, it may fix a time limit which shall be not less than 15 days from the date on which the contract notice was sent.