The Refugee Council is inviting bids from interested parties to carry
out a research project investigating the decision-making of asylum
seekers. The research will focus upon the extent to which asylum seekers
exert choice and the reasons why the UK becomes their destination and
the influence of 'push' and 'pull' factors on decision-making.
Please find below the project specification which details the scope of
the research and the tendering process. Please note that the deadline
for tenders is 1 pm on Friday 6th February.
Regards
Lisa Doyle
Dr Lisa Doyle
Research Manager
Research Unit, Refugee Council
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*Invitation to Tender*
*Research investigating the decision-making of asylum seekers*
*Project specification*
The Refugee Council is an independent human rights charity that both
delivers support to asylum seekers and refugees and campaigns on their
behalf. The Refugee Council is inviting bids from interested parties to
carry out a research project investigating the decision-making of asylum
seekers. The research will focus upon the extent to which asylum seekers
exert choice, the reasons why the UK becomes their destination and the
influence of ‘push’ and ‘pull’ factors on decision-making. The project
will involve a literature review, qualitative fieldwork, the production
of a report and the identification of key policy recommendations.
*Research questions*
1. How much choice do asylum seekers exert in terms of their destination?
2. What are the factors that result in the UK being a destination for
asylum seekers?
3. Have the reasons for choosing the UK changed over time?
4. If the reasons have changed, to what can we owe these changes?
The questions aim to broadly define the reasons why UK is chosen as an
asylum destination, if people are able to exert choice. The primary and
secondary research will investigate the main factors that affected the
decision-making of asylum seekers, as well as exploring the potential
influences of family and community links, language, employment and
welfare entitlements, healthcare, housing and education. This data will
allow an assessment of the key factors that influence decision-making.
It will also help to identify how much choice asylum seekers have
relating to their destination.
*Project tasks*
Literature review
The purpose of the literature review is to collect existing information
and literature on the reasons why asylum seekers chose UK and other
countries as an asylum destination. The literature review will also
locate any ‘pull factors’ within more general reasons why people seek
asylum, such as the importance of ‘push factors’ in individual decision
making. It will also include the Home Office’s analysis of the impact of
policies on application numbers, and a brief exploration of the
information that exists to inform people in their countries of origin
about the asylum and support systems in the UK. Finally, the review will
include literature that analyses the impact of border controls on the
routes that refugees use and their impact on the ability to isolate
‘pull factors’ for different groups of migrants.
Qualitative data collection
It is anticipated that that qualitative interviews will be used to
ascertain people’s choices and to investigate the influence of ‘pull
factors’ that have been identified by researchers and policy makers. The
Refugee Council would like tenderers to indicate the number of
interviews being proposed. This sample must include some respondents who
were unaccompanied children when they arrived in the UK. The sample will
reflect asylum seekers who have arrived in the UK over the last eight
years in order to be able to see if there were changes in perception
etc. due to changes in the asylum process and support system.
Reporting
The literature review and findings of the primary research will form the
basis of a written report. The Refugee Council will also require
contractors to identify key policy recommendations that emerge as a
result of the findings.
The Refugee Council’s Research Manager will oversee delivery of the
literature review. Informal discussion will be maintained with the
Research Manager throughout the project.
*Timescale, fees and terms*
It is anticipated that the contractors will be appointed in early
February and all work needs to be invoiced by March 31st 2009. All
tenders should include a workplan and budget to include all expenses
including any VAT due, all travel, documentation, administrative and
office costs. The maximum budget for this piece of work is £20,000.
The tender proposal must specify the relevant experience of the tenderer
as well as details of any other person or persons to be involved in the
contract. Factors to be taken into account in the assessment of the
tenders include:
Experience of conducting primary and secondary research
Experience of writing for publication
Knowledge of asylum issues
Understanding and interpretation of the brief and its objectives
Value for money
Tenderers may be invited to make a short presentation where there will
be an opportunity to discuss tenders in greater detail before a final
decision is made. Tenderers are asked to provide details of two referees.
If you are interested in tendering for this work and would like more
information, please contact Lisa Doyle by e-mail. Tender proposals
should arrive no later than 1 p.m. on Friday 6th February 2009 and be
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