The Council of Europe project “Supporting the transparency, inclusiveness and integrity of electoral practice in Ukraine” (hereinafter “the Project”), implemented within the Action Plan for Ukraine 2018-2022, is launching a tender procedure for purchase of services on designing and conducting focus groups and personal interviews for the research/study on the current state of play pertaining to electoral and political rights of national minorities, including Roma, in Ukraine.
Expected duration of the contract: 4 October 2021 – 23 November 2021.
All offers should be sent to
All questions shall be submitted by 23:59 on 27 September 2021 (Kyiv time) and shall be exclusively addressed to the email address
Eligibility criteria
- being a registered company specialised in the field of sociological research;
- previous experience in designing and conducting focus groups and personal interviews in Ukraine
Award criteria
- Quality of the offer (70%), including:
- (35%) professional portfolio and relevance of the tenderer’s previous experience in designing and conducting focus groups and personal interviews in Ukraine. Previous experience of conducting focus groups and personal interviews on election related and political participation issues, as well as national minorities issues will be an asset;
- (35%) technical proposal (technical and human resources to be assigned to provide the requested services in full; proposed methodology of conducting the focus groups and personal interviews).
- Financial offer (30%).
Documents to be provided
- A completed and signed copy of the Act of Engagement (see attached)
- Registration documents (scanned copy of originals in Ukrainian or English);
- A detailed professional portfolio in English, demonstrating clearly that the tenderer fulfils the eligibility criteria;
- Links to developed analytical reports on previously conducted focus groups and personal interviews;
- Technical proposal to undertake the work, including description of technical and human resources (particularly, CVs of the suggested personal to be involved in the activity) to be assigned for the provision of the requested services in full and the proposed methodology of undertaking the work.
ATTENTION!
The providers are invited to indicate in the Act of Engagement their bank accounts in EUR. The proposed fees for the services to be delivered should also be indicated in EUR.
All documents shall be submitted in English, except scanned copies of the original registration documents to be submitted in Ukrainian, failure to do so will result in the exclusion of the tender.
Attachments to the present announcement contain full description of the terms and conditions of the present tender and further providers’ involvement:
Act of Engagement
