Basic Information

Reference Number

00004050084

Issuing Organization

Ontario Shared Services

Solicitation Type

RFSQ - Request for Supplier Pre-qualification (Formal)

Solicitation Number

tender_19516

Title

Project: tender_19516 - Commissioned Research Services Vendor of Record 2024

Source ID

SCRIBE

Details

Location

Ontario

Purchase Type

Not Stated

Dates

Publication

2024/05/07 09:29:00 AM EDT

Closing Date

2024/06/03 11:00:00 AM EDT

Contact Information

Brett Moore

brett.moore@ontario.ca

Description

Public Opinion Research Services Vendor of Record (VOR)

This RFB is an open invitation by Supply Ontario (“SO”) to all interested firms (“Proponents”) to provide design, implementation, and support services for quantitative and qualitative Public Opinion Research and research data / analysis services. The Proponent, by responding to this RFP, confirms it is capable of supplying and delivering the requirements to Government of Ontario ministries, agencies and other eligible entities as set out in this RFB.

The RFB objectives are to establish a VOR arrangement with multiple Proponents for the provision of Public Opinion Research Services according to the specifications more fully described in the Scope of Work of this RFP. Proponents may seek qualification for one, or all, of the three (3) available Research Streams: Quantitative, Qualitative, and Research Data / Analysis Services.

The term of the agreement will be for four (4) years commencing September 3, 2024.

The Selected Proponents will be requested to enter into an agreement with SO for the provision of the scope of work and deliverables described in the RFB “Deliverables.”

There is no limit to the number of vendors for each Research Stream on this VOR arrangement.

All existing contracted research vendors must re-qualify for the new VOR arrangement.

The VOR arrangement will be for mandatory use by all Government of Ontario ministries, agencies and OPS entities; and for optional for use by eligible public sector organizations; and Legislative Assembly, regardless of value when acquiring the Services.
Scope of Work
Deliverables (Summary Only. See RFB for full deliverables.)

1) Quantitative Research
Large scale data collection and possible analysis.

Possible Categories
• Public opinion
• Satisfaction studies
• Marketing effectiveness
• On-going and/or long-term tracking studies

Methodologies
• On-line
o Client provided sample
o Established panels
o Telephone-to-online recruited sampling
• Telephone
o Random digit dialing
o Other randomly recruited general population sample
o Interactive voice response
o Cell phone sample
• Mixed/Other
o Mail
o In-person intercept
o Other type telephone-online
o Quantitative/qualitative methods (used sequentially or in tandem to support single research project)

2) Qualitative Research
Professionally moderated online or in-person research that gathers non-numerical data to gain an understanding of attitudes, beliefs, or motivations. Includes smaller group (dyads, triads), and one-on-one (in-depth interviews).

Possible Categories
• Public opinion
• Marketing
• User experience
• Idea generation
Methodologies
• Focus groups (in-person/online)
• Dyads/triads (in-person/online)
• In-depth-interviews (in-person/online)
• Online communities/discussion boards
• Stakeholder consultation (in-person/online)
• Ethnographic observational research
• User Experience

3) Data Services
Analyse and interpret aggregated data. Run statistical analyses on primary or secondary data.

Possible Categories
• Population segmentation analysis
• Geo-demographic analysis
• Census analyses
• In-depth data analyses
• Marketing data analysis and/or campaign evaluation

Methodologies
• Advanced statistical analyses (e.g., segmentation analysis)
• Geo-demographic targeting
• Aggregating data sets and analyzing for insights
• Analyzing and interpreting digital data

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