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Rahmenvertrag über telefonische Befragungen von (Ober-) Bürgermeister:innen (OB-Barometer)
Notice number: ocds-mnwr74-25758262
KEY INFORMATION
- Submission deadline
- • Sep 18, 2026
- Location
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Contracting authority
- Deutsches Institut für Urbanistik gGmbH
- Accepted Languages
- German
- Tender type
- Contract Value
- Published date
- Aug 28, 2026
TENDER DESCRIPTION
This tender seeks a framework agreement for the provision of comprehensive telephone survey services for the "OB-Barometer" project, targeting approximately 195 (Lord) Mayors annually, with a minimum interview quota of 65%. The scope includes annual contact data management, interviewer training, interview execution, data quality checks, coding of open-ended responses, and delivery of anonymized SPSS datasets and evaluation tables, along with a methodological report, adhering to ADM and ICC/ESOMAR quality standards. Required technical capabilities include CATI/CAWI methodologies, SPSS dataset generation, and strict compliance with GDPR/BDSG, employing state-of-the-art encryption and robust data security controls. The contract has an initial 12-month term, extendable up to five times for an additional 12 months each, with a latest possible end date of March 31, 2032, and the "OB-Barometer 2027" results due by March 19, 2027. Bidders must provide a self-declaration of valid business or professional liability insurance in a market-standard amount.
TENDER BRIEF
The contract starts from the date of the award with an initial term of 12 months. The client has the option to extend the contract up to five times, each for an additional 12 months. The latest possible end date for the contract is March 31, 2032, coinciding with the OB-Barometer 2032. The decision to exercise an extension option is communicated to the contractor by May 31 of the preceding year. The contract covers survey services for the "OB-Barometer" project, with specific survey periods typically beginning at the start of a new calendar year. The first survey is referred to as "OB-Barometer 2027".
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- 107_Vertrag (Entwurf).pdf — “auch wenn die Auftragge- berin ihrer Geltung nicht ausdrücklich widerspricht. Etwas anderes gilt nur dann, wenn die Auf- traggeberin ihrer Geltung ausdrücklich schriftlich zustimmt. abeuntergen §3 Rahmenvertragsdauer, Kü…”
- 201_Leistungsbeschreibung.pdf — “avisierte Ausschöpfungsquote auf Grund von Aspekten, die nicht im Verantwortungsbereich des/der Auftragnehmer:in liegen, nicht fristgerecht er- reicht wird, so kann nach vorheriger Rücksprache und Genehmigung mit der Auf…”
The core scope of work for this tender, identified as "Vergabeverfahren Nr. OeA-019-2026," is a framework agreement for conducting telephone surveys of (Lord) Mayors, referred to as the "OB-Barometer."
The statement of work and core deliverables include:
- Survey Services: The primary subject of the contract is the provision of survey services as detailed in the tender's service description (Anlage 01) and the contractor's price sheet (Anlage 03).
- Contact Data Management: Annually updating contact information.
- Staff Training: Training the interviewing personnel of the contractor.
- Interview Process: Contacting approximately 195 individuals, providing survey information, scheduling interviews, and conducting follow-ups or replacement appointments as needed.
- Interview Execution: Carrying out the interviews with an aim to achieve a minimum quota of 65%.
- Data Quality and Processing: Performing plausibility checks, coding, and integrating open-ended responses.
- Data Deliverables: Creating evaluation tables (with agreed-upon headers) and a fully labeled SPSS dataset that, where possible and compliant with data protection, includes structural characteristics from the address dataset.
- Reporting: Producing a methodological report that describes the study design and details response rates based on key structural features.
- Anonymized Data: Providing only anonymized data to the client, ensuring no conclusions can be drawn about individual respondents or cities, including their participation status.
- Timeline: For the OB-Barometer 2027, results, including coded open responses, must be submitted by the 3rd or 4th week of March, specifically by March 19, 2027.
- Quality Standards: Adhering to the quality assurance standards of the Arbeitskreis Deutscher Markt- und Sozialforschungsinstitute (ADM) and the international ICC/ESOMAR code.
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- 107_Vertrag (Entwurf).pdf — “Vergabeunterlagen Vergabeverfahre en Nr. OeA-019-2026 Rahmenvertrag über telefonische Befragungen von (Ober-) Bürgermeister:innen (OB-Barometer)" Exemples Anlage 07: Rahmenvertrag Inhalt §1 Vertragsgegenstand §2 Geltung…”
- 203_Preisblatt.xlsx — “Vergabeverfahren OeA-019-2026 Rahmenvertrag über telefonische Befragungen von (Ober-)Bürgermeister:innen (OB-Barometer),,,, Anlage 03- Preisblatt,,,, ,,,, ,,,, Name der Bieter:in:,,,, ,,,, Hinweise:,"Die Felder, die gelb…”
- 301_Leistungsbeschreibung.pdf — “sind der Auftraggeberin (in anonymisierter Form) zur Verfü- gung zu stellen. Die Auswertung hat in tabellarischer Form zu erfolgen. Die Tabellenköpfe sind im Vor- feld mit der Auftraggeberin abzustimmen. Zudem müssen die…”
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- 08_AVV Difu.pdf222 KBPDF
- 01_Leistungsbeschreibung.pdf70 KBPDF
- 08a_AVV Anhang1.pdf225 KBPDF
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