Ballymun Community Alcohol Strategy

Research Tender

To undertake a representative study on alcohol attitudes and behaviour in Ballymun to compare data with 2011, 2015, 2019 survey results.  

Context and Background 

In June 2010, the first Ballymun Community Alcohol Strategy was launched which sought to reduce the amount of harm caused by alcohol use in the Ballymun area by lowering local consumption levels and altering harmful drinking behaviour. The Strategy was initiated and developed by the Ballymun Local Drugs and Alcohol Task Force and the Safer Ballymun Community Safety Forum[1]. The implementation of this Strategy took place from 2010-2016 with a range of actions delivered in collaboration with local agencies/partners and community members, also drawing on a wide body of Irish and international learning on public health and alcohol in its design, overall approach and specific actions.

A new strategy for alcohol was developed for the period 2017-2020 with funding received through Dormant Accounts (2016) building on the actions from 2010-2016 strategy and new areas of work also identified and was extended to cover the years 2021 and 2022 due to Covid. This second strategy (similar to the strategy 2010-2016) sought to bring about community level systemic change by mobilising the community to address the impact of alcohol-related harm relating to the dissemination and implementation of actions relating to the key themes and goals below.

Please see tender brief document attached below.

Timescale

The deadline for receipt of tenders is Friday June 16th 2023.  Tenders can be sent via email or by post. Tenders that are delivered late or incomplete will not be considered. Applications may be short listed and invited to present their tender to a panel.

The successful applicant must be in a position to begin preparatory and planning work as soon as possible in order to ensure fieldwork can begin start of September 2023 (standardisation of data collection periods).

• It is envisaged that the research will be completed by end of the year with preliminary results available in mid-October for presentation at a Ballymun Roundtable Event on Alcohol and to inform development of next Strategy.
• Before a contract is awarded, the successful contractor will be required to produce a valid tax clearance certificate and relevant insurance. 

Contact & Queries

Tender submissions and/or any queries concerning this request for tender should be addressed to:

Marie Lawless                                               
Policy and Research Officer                                      
Ballymun Local Drugs Task Force
Axis Centre
Main Street
Ballymun 
Dublin 9

Tel: 01 8832142
Email: marie@ballymundtf.ie