Building Safer Communities: Invitation to Tender
Preventing & Reducing Alcohol Harm project are seeking submissions from suitably qualified academic institutions.
This tender seeks applicants for a 3-year evaluation of the World Health Organization (WHO) endorsed ‘Building SAFER Communities’ project (https://www.who.int/initiatives/SAFER/about). Applicants should submit the Request for Tender (RFT) document and include a draft description of a proposed Monitoring and Evaluation Plan based on the information provided with this tender.
The following expertise is desired: Programme evaluation, alcohol policy research, survey research, sampling techniques, quasi-experimental designs, qualitative research, attitude measures, statistical analysis, and a proven record of publications in peer reviewed journals.
Applicants should demonstrate how they can work with the programme’s Scientific Advisory Committee to finalise the Building SAFER Communities research and evaluation plan. Monitoring and evaluation will depend on the research design, programme components, budget limitations, site capabilities and resources.
The research design optimally will consist of a mixed-methods evaluation of programme implementation and outcomes at 12 sites throughout Ireland. If feasible, control communities will be surveyed at baseline and 3-year follow-up to evaluate changes in key outcome measures.
Ethical approval will be required once the design, outcome and process measures have been finalised.
The objective is to develop a standardised and evidence-based model for community action on alcohol for Ireland and submit evidence to the Xchange prevention registry https://www.emcdda.europa.eu/publications/repositories/exchange-prevention-registry_en
The successful applicant will work closely with the Scientific Advisory Committee and SAFER High Level Steering Group (SHLSG) and local implementation teams to develop a mixed-method protocol to examine the impacts of the programme and its components. The design will involve the collection and analysis of epidemiological surveys, administrative data, qualitative interviews with key stakeholders, and other process measures.