European Social Survey ERIC invites tenderers to submit proposals for the provision of conducting a face-to-face survey in Austria. The intention is to establish a contract with one provider.

Proposals for the provision of conducting the European Social Survey Round 9 in Austria. The Institute for Advanced Studies is the Austrian National Coordinator for ESS Round 9 in Austria and acts as an Agent of ESS ERIC. Tenderers have to comply with the ESS Round 9 Survey specifications (available with the procurement documents). The Specifications outline the tasks and responsibilities of the Survey Agency, list all activities, present a timetable and refer to a set of documents that provide guidelines in specific areas (sampling, translation, interviewer briefing, data delivery). The mode of the fieldwork has to be computer-assisted face-to-face interviews (F2F CAPI). The services required include but are not limited to:

— Programming the translated questionnaire and contact forms into CAPI,

— Propose an appropriate sampling design together with the Austrian National Coordinator and the ESS Sampling Experts Panel adhering to the sampling specifications as outlined in the ESS9 survey specifications,

— Interviewer briefing jointly with theAustrian National Coordinator,

— Conducting the Face-to-face interviews with CAPI in the German language,

— Adhering to the rules regarding the form and number of contact attempts as outlined in the ESS9 survey specifications,

— Continually reporting on the fieldwork progress on a case-level basis,

— Providing data for other required documents, e.g. fieldwork questionnaire, national technical summary, etc.

The fieldwork organization to be appointed has to have the following expertise and resources available:

— At least 120 interviewers fluent in the German language,

— The technical equipment for CAPI,

— A dense network of interviewers in order to conduct F2F-interviews throughout Austria,

— Compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR),

— The ability to conduct all the required interviews in the period of 1.9.2018 to 31.12.2018,

— Please note that ESS ERIC is zero rated for VAT purposes for suppliers in the European Union.