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Background

The National Advisory Committee on Drugs (NACD) was established in July 2000 to advise the Government in relation to the prevalence, prevention, treatment/ rehabilitation and consequences of problem drug use in Ireland, based on the analysis of research findings and information. The Committee oversees the delivery of a work programme on the extent, nature, causes and effects of drug use in Ireland. The Committee comprises representatives nominated from relevant agencies and sectors, both statutory and non-statutory. The Committee operates under the aegis of the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs and reports to the Minister of State responsible for the National Drugs Strategy. Further information can be obtained from the NACD website www.nacd.ie.

The Drug and Alcohol Information and Research Unit (DAIRU) was established in May 2001 to develop and manage a programme of information and research work in support of the joint implementation of the Northern Ireland Executive’s Drug and Alcohol Strategies, building on previous work to support the Drug Strategy alone. DAIRU is located within the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety. Further information can be obtained from the DHSSPS website www.dhsspsni.gov.uk/iau.

Commission

The NACD and DAIRU commissioned a Drug Prevalence Survey to establish population prevalence of drug use in Ireland and Northern Ireland in 2002/2003. (Further information on this survey can be obtained from www.nacd.ie. The NACD and DAIRU now wish to commission a repeat of the 2002/2003 Drug Prevalence Survey. The new survey may include Northern Ireland, as well as Ireland (confirmation of all Ireland approach will be available at the request for tender stage.) It is intended that the Drug Prevalence Study fieldwork will be carried out from September 2006 to April 2007 and preliminary analysis in the months following with a first report of national prevalence figures and trends expected by July 2007.

The contractor will be required to follow the relevant guidelines published by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (www.emcdda.org) and to achieve a minimum population sample of 5,000 in Ireland and possibly also 3,500 in Northern Ireland (to be confirmed). Sampling frame will be using the An Post Geo-directory in Ireland and Valuation and Lands Agency List in Northern Ireland. The survey questionnaire will be provided to the successful contractor(s).

Contracts awarded will give complete ownership of all data (including electronic and manual files) to the NACD and provide for the return of the data by electronic form in SPSS “.sav” format to the NACD. Contractors will be expected to comply with the DATA Protection Act 1988 (as amended) and with the European Communities (Data Protection) Regulations 2001. The contract will be governed by the laws of Ireland. Under the terms of appointment, subcontracting of the services will not be permitted.

Expressions of Interest

In accordance with the EU Directive 2004/18/EC, Article 28 and 29 expressions of interest are invited for the undertaking of the Drug Prevalence Study fieldwork (September 2006 to April 2007) and analysis. Persons wishing to tender for this contract should submit an expression of interest to the address below.

Potential contractors should demonstrate in their expression of interest that they have:

• Capacity to carry out Computer-assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) only in Ireland / on an all-island basis, as appropriate. (For the purpose of demonstrating all island capacity, North/South collaborative arrangements are acceptable)
• Capacity to prepare CAPI interview programme immediately on award of contract
• Ability to prepare, clean and validate very large SPSS data files
• Sufficient intellectual capacity with adequate and suitably qualified staff to successfully undertake the project
• Have a track record in this field (large scale social CAPI based research projects).
• Have high level of quality control and quality assurance to research standards, including stringent fieldwork management procedures (please enclose a description), and
• Have adequate financial standing.
  

Based on short-listing against the above criteria, the NACD intend to invite five to seven contractors to submit a tender at the next stage.

Expressions of interest should be sent to the NACD offices together with 2 copies of recent financial accounts, example of previous relevant work (2 copies), track record, and evidence of capacity (human and technical) to undertake the work, no later than 15.00 Wednesday 1st March 2006. Please mark your envelope Ten/popsurvey0607.

Invitations to tender will be dispatched to selected candidates on Tuesday 21st March 2006.

Note that applicants must provide information regarding the experience, qualifications, capacity etc of all those they propose to be involved in the carrying out of the services.

The Secretary
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Shelbourne House
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Dublin 4
Ireland

Tel: 00 353 1 667 0760/765;
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