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European Social Survey (ESS)
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 5 November at 10:00 — 4 days left.
- The submission point is stated in the notice (link on this page).
- Offer and evidence in: German.
- Collect your evidence — the eligibility requirements are listed on this page; for many of them the analysis explains how to obtain them.
What the buyer is looking for
European Social Survey (ESS) Implementation of the 13th The European Social Survey (ESS) is a Europe-wide, comparative, social science study with the highest methodological standards, which compares and analyzes the social, political, economic and moral attitudes and behaviors of the population of different European countries. The study has been conducted every two years since 2002 and is managed by the Head Office of ESS ERIC (City St Georges, University of London). This part of the study is the national survey of the ESS in Germany. The GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences is responsible for the design and commissioning of this part of the study.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 4 months (21 awards, most recently September 2026) — the next award is due around December 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to Ipsos GmBH.n = 21
- 0% of the bids received came from other countries (13 procedures with a bid mix) — all bidders, not just the winners. Sector: 32%.n = 13
- 47% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (37 awards since 2018, spread over 20 companies). 53% went to new names.n = 37 awards since 2018
- The median procedure drew just one bid (37 procedures with a bid count); 62% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 1 bid.n = 37
- Not one of the 37 awards with a known winner country has gone to a foreign company so far. Sector average: 4%.n = 37
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 01/11/2026.
Selection criteria — in the procurement documents
The buyer states in the notice that the selection criteria are in the procurement documents (link on this page), not in the EU form. The document analysis below extracts them from there — bid and evidence in German.
Tender documents — direct download
Who has won at this buyer so far
Across all contract types of this buyer — not just this sector. A city buys software and fire engines through the same purchasing office.
| Company | Awards | Period |
|---|---|---|
| O.phon Leipzig GmbH · Leipzig | 6 | 2025 |
| infas Institut für angewandte Sozialwissenschaft GmbH · Bonn | 6 | 2018–2024 |
| Ipsos GmbH · Hamburg | 5 | 2016–2026 |
| infratest dimap Ges. für Trend- und Wahlforschung mbH | 4 | 2024–2026 |
| Verian, Mantle Germany GmbH | 4 | 2024 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, there was usually a single bid in the end. A solid bid has a real chance here. (Based on 39 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 34 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 32 (median of 20,496 procedures). A normal window for this market.
Foreign bidders
In Germany · R&D services, 161 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 4,002 recorded awards) — mostly from Netherlands, Italy, Spain.
Submission language: German.
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