The National Democratic Institute (NDI) is seeking to identify a research company, which will be contracted to conduct quantitative and qualitative research for NDI programs during a period of two years. The research shall focus on such topics as determining citizens’ priorities and problems, satisfaction with government and political actors, public positions in terms of inclusion of minorities, youth and socially deprived groups in social and political processes, attitudes regarding electoral systems, as well as on two-way communication between local authorities and voters.

NDI needs the services of an agency to conduct quantitative and qualitative public opinion research in the next two years for NDI program needs. To this end, the selected polling agency will conduct  various formats of polling and research between March 1, 2024 and February 28, 2026 as described below: 

• Up to 5 national-level face to face (F2F) and Computer Assisted Telephone and Web Interviews (CATI/CAWI) polls conducted in Serbia with a sample size of up to 2,500 citizens over 18, representative of the entire population.
• Up to 20 local-level  face to face (F2F) and Computer Assisted Telephone and Web Interviews (CATI/CAWI)  polls with a representative sample size of up to 1,200 citizens over 18 for select municipalities.
• Up to 20 qualitative research of different types with an appropriate variety of demographic groups.

Please submit proposals and any questions via email to Sara Mitrovic at [email protected] by November 17, 2023 and see RFP attached for more details.