'Low-value contracts' procedures

Feasibility study on the establishment of Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) digital product passport (DPP) registry.

Article 12 ESPR foresees that ‘the Commission shall set up and maintain a registry storing information included in the product passports’. The study should start from analyzing the needs established in the legislation in order to identify the ideal solution for the registry. The solution envisaged should include the technical architecture (IT system), the operational procedures, the governance of the registry and future updates. Once the ideal solution is identify, the study should analyze and compare similar registries existing at EU level (e.g. ICSMS) identifying if any of the existing solutions could be used also as DPP registry and, in that case, which changes should be done to make that possible.

13/11/2022 - 15/11/2022

Express interest

Deadline for submitting your interest is 10/11/2022 00:00

Technical Secretariat for the group of notified bodies established under Regulation (EU) 2016/425 on personal protective equipment (PPE)

Technical Secretariat for the group of notified bodies established under Regulation (EU) 2016/425 on personal protective equipment (PPE)

25/10/2022 - 27/10/2022

Express interest

Deadline for submitting your interest is 24/10/2022 16:00

Technical/IT support on the formulation of tools for the calculation of the carbon footprint of batteries

The purpose of this contract is to provide an online tool to calculate the life cycle carbon footprint of electric vehicle batteries, industrial batteries (> 2kWh) and light means of transport batteries according to calculation rules to be developed by the Commission. The contracted services include: (1) development provision of the online tool in accordance to the Dual Pillar Approach (see Section 1.3), (2) operation and maintenance of the tool during a 6 years period according to the proposed Service License Agreement (SLA), (3) development of an online training package on the use of the tool and online support to the users during a 6 years period, (4) monitoring of the users during a 6 years period, and (5) hosting of the IT tool according to the proposed solution for the entire duration of the contract, when agreed with Commission services (e.g. a Cloud solution may be stored in a public cloud provider listed in the existing framework contracts covering cloud technology in the European Commission , a reusable EC software will be hosted by the EC, etc.).

05/09/2022 - 15/09/2022

Express interest

Deadline for submitting your interest is 02/09/2022 10:00

Technical/IT support on the formulation of tools for the calculation of the carbon footprint of photovoltaic products

Development of an online tool (also referred as Service as Software, SAS) to calculate the life cycle carbon footprint of photovoltaic panels according to calculation rules to be developed by the Commission. The contracted services include: (1) development of the online tool, (2) operation and maintenance of the tool during a 6 years period according to the proposed Service Licence Agreement (SLA), (3) development of an online training package on the use of the tool and online support to the users during a 6 years period, (4) monitoring of the users during a 6 years period, and (5) hosting of the IT tool for the entire duration of the contract, when agreed with Commission services.

05/09/2022 - 15/09/2022

Express interest

Deadline for submitting your interest is 01/09/2022 16:00

Study in support of a guidance document for the elaboration of the technical documentation of EU fertilising products

Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 on EU fertilising products will be fully applicable as of July 2022. Following the new legislative approach, fertilising products compliant to its provisions can be CE-marked and circulate freely in the single market. For this purpose, the product has to successfully pass a conformity assessment. The Regulation lays down various procedures for the conformity assessment and, in all cases, the first step is to elaborate the corresponding technical documentation. The study will contribute in drafting a proposal for a guidance document for the elaboration of an adequate technical documentation under Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 on EU fertilising products. The Guidance document is meant to support both manufacturers drafting the technical documentation and other entities involved in the implementation of the Regulation (in particular, notified bodies and market surveillance authorities).

• Sufficient economic and financial capacity to guarantee continuous and satisfactory performance throughout the envisaged lifetime of the contract;
• Demonstrated experience of at least 4 projects (finalised with a report) completed in the last five years;
• At least 3 projects (finalised with a report) in the last 5 years related to chemicals or other products subject to the new legislative approach, or performing consultancy for at least 3 years in the field of chemicals legislation.

End of May 2022

GROW-FERTILISING-PRODUCTS@ec.europa.eu

Deadline for submitting your interest is 25 May 2022

PP-951 - ERPG Stakeholder Forum 2022

Organisation of the (third) ERGP Stakeholder Forum (two similar events were successfully organised before the Pandemic). We expect 225 participants: Postal services providers and their users, e-commerce operators and their customers, Member States’ ministries and regulatory authorities in charge of postal services, competition authorities, trade unions and academia. This event is to be attended by high level participants (Heads of NRAs, CEOs of postal operators). Foreseen date: 30/09/2022 – one day event in Brussels outside EC premises. We expect the contractor to have a suitable venue and to be able to deliver quality services as descripted in the terms of references.

• Accessibility of the location in Brussels (walking distance from “La Monnaie’)
• Adequate infrastructure to host 225 participants
• Availability of technical equipment for meetings (e.g. audio equipment, lighting)
• Experienced staff to deliver event-related services (technicians, coordinators)
• Adequate infrastructure and staff for catering.

end of April 2022

GROW-DIR-C-FINANCIAL-TEAM@ec.europa.eu

Deadline for submitting your interest is 25 April 2022

Support to co-create policy making in the field of social economy: the road to the Transition Pathway

The required call for tender aims at supporting Commission’s services to prepare the Transition Pathway for the “Proximity and Social Economy  “ecosystem.

• A minimum of 10 years' experience in conducting project management.
• A very good understanding of the social economy field - at least 10 years of relevant experience.
• A very good experience in economic analysis with a particular focus on digital and ecological transition for social economy.
• Excellent drafting skills in English (policy papers) as well as proven presenting and debating skills in English-speaking meetings

Mid-December

GROW-G-FINANCIAL-CELL@ec.europa.eu

Deadline for submitting your interest is 29 November 2021

Study in support of a guidance document for the elaboration of the technical documentation of EU fertilising products

Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 on EU fertilising products will be fully applicable as of July 2022.

Following the new legislative approach, fertilising products compliant to its provisions can be CE-marked and circulate freely in the single market. For this purpose, the product has to successfully pass a conformity assessment. The Regulation lays down various procedures for the conformity assessment and, in all cases, the first step is to elaborate the corresponding technical documentation.

The study will contribute in drafting a proposal for a guidance document for the elaboration of an adequate technical documentation under Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 on EU fertilising products. The Guidance document is meant to support both manufacturers drafting the technical documentation and other entities involved in the implementation of the Regulation (in particular, notified bodies and market surveillance authorities).

• Average yearly turnover of the last two financial years above EUR 80.000.
• Demonstrated experience of at least 4 projects (finalised with a report) of at least a value of EUR 50.000 each completed in the last 5 years;
• At least 3 projects (finalised with a report) in the last 5 years related to chemicals or other products subject to the new legislative approach, or performing consultancy for at least 3 years in the field of chemicals legislation

GROW-F-FINANCIAL-TEAM@ec.europa.eu

Deadline for submitting your interest is 12 November 2021

Study on compulsory licensing in the field of intellectual property rights

The study’s expected result is to assist the Commission in the preparation of an impact assessment regarding possible legislative initiatives that could improve the coherence and effectiveness of IP compulsory licensing in the EU. Notably, the study should contribute to the problem definition and assessing the impact of a number of policy options, refining them as necessary. Emphasis should be placed on the compulsory licensing procedures applicable in public emergencies, considering both health-related and other crises (e.g. energy-related or environmental crises).

The study should focus, but not limit itself to health-related technologies, such as medicines and vaccines.

The identification of possible policy options should be done in agreement and in cooperation with the Commission services. Furthermore, the study will evaluate the impact of the options, providing robust evidence-based assessment of the impacts for concerned economic actors, including cost/benefit analyses.

2nd half of November 2021

GROW-DIR-C-FINANCIAL-TEAM@ec.europa.eu

Deadline for submitting your interest is 18 November 2021

Study on the definition and development of a system to collect and analyse sectoral data related to non-food products, for one of the product sectors covered by Regulation 2019/1020

The objective of this negotiated procedure for middle value contract is to gain market intelligence for one of the sectors covered by Regulation 2019/1020, under the form of quantitative data collection. The goal is to be able to prioritise the actions of EU Market Surveillance Authorities, in order to perform efficient and effective product market surveillance actions. To achieve this objective, the setup of a dynamic system to collect, analyse and report relevant sectoral data is indispensable.

• Average yearly turnover for the last two years for which the accounts have been closed shall amount to at least one time the volume of the market.
• Experience in the field of new technologies and e-commerce, as well as in data collection, statistical analyses, drafting reports and recommendations.
• Capacity to work in English.
• The team delivering the service should include, as a minimum, the following profiles: Project Manager, IT Expert, Data scientist, Economist, Language quality verifier.

15 October 2021

grow-dir-d-finances@ec.europa.eu

Deadline for submitting your interest: 14 October 2021

Study on Key Performance Indicators for the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability

The Commission’s European Green Deal sets a high ambition for zero pollution leading to a toxic-free environment. One of the first deliverables is the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability adopted on 14 October 2020. The objectives of the strategy are to achieve a higher level of protection of citizens and of the environment against hazardous chemicals. It is also aims to foster innovation for the development of safe and sustainable alternatives and to promote the EU industry as a global frontrunner in the chemicals production and use. The study will ‘contribute to the establishment of Key Performance Indicators (KPI) to measure the industrial transition to safe and sustainable chemicals under the action Safe and Sustainable by design of the Chemicals strategy for sustainability.

• Sufficient economic and financial capacity to guarantee continuous and satisfactory performance throughout the envisaged lifetime of the contract;
• Demonstrated experience of at least 4 similar projects (in scope and complexity) completed in the last five years;
• At least 3 projects in the last 3 years related to assessment of qualitative and quantitative data and information on chemicals, sustainability and/or green transition;

End October 2021

GROW-F-FINANCIAL-TEAM@ec.europa.eu

Deadline for submitting your interest is 11 October 2021.

• A minimum of 10 years' experience in legal analysis of social economy or business law
• A very good understanding of the social economy and of its legal forms - at least 5 years of relevant experience.
• A good understanding of economic implications related to social economy
• An adequate experience in conducting studies including projects covering multiple EU Member States
• Excellent drafting skills in English as well as proven presenting and debating skills in English-speaking meetings

GROW-G-FINANCIAL-CELL@ec.europa.eu

Deadline for submitting your interest is 2 October 2021

In its IP Action Plan 2020 the Commission called for a clearer and more predictable framework for Standard Essential Patents (SEPs). The plan highlighted that while currently, the biggest disputes seem to occur in the automotive sector, they may occur more in other sectors in the future, as the licensing of SEPs covers significant sectors such as health, energy, smart manufacturing, digital and electronics ecosystems. The action plan also stated that the Commission will consider reforms to further clarify and improve the framework for the declaration, licensing and enforcement of SEPs, taking into account the experience with the guidance provided in the 2017 communication and discussions with relevant stakeholders.

The aim of this study is to support the Commission by providing relevant economic analysis necessary for an impact assessment concerning the potential reform of the framework for valuation and licensing of SEPs. The contractor should develop at least 3 case studies illustrating the costs and impacts of 4 policy options.

The contractor must work based on the better regulation guidelines (currently under revision), in particular tools 59 and 60. The contractor should also prepare an analysis under the 'one-in-one-out' methodology, which will be published shortly.

The contractor may use various sources of information, including studies, databases, surveys and interviews. The contracting authority may assist the contractor in the information gathering, including through targeted surveys.

GROW-DIR-C-FINANCIAL-TEAM@ec.europa.eu

Deadline for submitting your interest is 17 August 2021.

• Access to relevant data sources and quality of the data
• A good understanding of the automotive aftermarket - at least 5 years of relevant experience
• An adequate experience in conducting market structure analysis including projects covering multiple EU countries
• Excellent drafting skills in English as well as proven presenting and debating skills in English-speaking meetings

grow-dir-f-financial-team@ec.europa.eu

Deadline for submitting your interest is 9 October 2020.

The purpose of this contract is to assist the Commission with the evaluation of the current Euro 6/VI vehicle emission standards through the single delivery of detailed monitoring data on the number of vehicle sales within the first month of the contract.

The contractor shall classify the data by Member State (including the UK), by vehicle type (cars/vans/lorries/buses), by fuel type and by the respective stages of the Euro 6/VI standards (i.e. a/b/c/d-temp/d for cars and vans; and A/B/C/D/E for lorries and buses). The data shall cover the period 2014-2020 for cars and vans; and 2013-2020 for lorries and buses. In addition, the contractor shall provide a comprehensive report describing the datasets and applied methodology.

• Excellent data collection and processing skills
• Access to relevant data sources and quality of the data
• Very good understanding of the EU automotive sector and the emission standards (Euro 6/VI)
• Good drafting and presentation skills in English

The purpose of this contract is to assist the Commission in formatting and preparing for reporting under the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) the Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) datasets of the years 2019 and 2020.

Taking into consideration the methodology applied in the preparation of earlier datasets, the contractor shall clean the TED 2019 and 2020 data for types of purchase as well as for outliers, classify the procuring entities into GPA annexes, verify the GPA coverage of contracts, impute missing values, and generate summary tables.

1. Financial and economic capacity

1.1 Turnover of the last two financial years above EUR 100,000; this criterion applies to the tenderer as a whole, i.e. the combined capacity of all members of a group in case of a joint tender.

1.2 Sufficient financial capacity to guarantee continuous and satisfactory performance throughout the envisaged lifetime of the contract.

1.3 Reliability of the mitigating measures presented to cover possible deficiencies in the evidence presented for the above criteria.

2. Technical and professional capacity

2.1 Project Manager: Relevant higher education and at least 5 years’ experience in project management, including overseeing project delivery, quality control of delivered service, client orientation and conflict resolution experience in projects of a similar size and coverage;

2.2 Expert in the field of statistical analysis: Relevant higher education and 3 years’ professional experience in the field of statistical analysis;

2.3 Expert in the field of public procurement: Relevant higher education and 3 years’ professional experience in the field of public procurement;

2.4 All team members proposed for interaction with the Commission have to have proven knowledge of English at the level of C.1 of the Common European Framework for Reference.

2.5 The tenderer will have to name all members of the team in the tender. Any proposed changes to the team will have to ensure continuing compliance with the above criteria and be approved by the contracting authority.

GROW-G2-TENDERS@ec.europa.eu

The expressions of interest can be sent to GROW-G2-TENDERS@ec.europa.eu up to 3 days before the indicative date for launching the procedure.

Deadline for submitting your interest is 21 July 2020.

• Accessibility of the location in Brussels
• Adequate infrastructure to host 400 participants
• Availability of technical equipment for meetings (e.g. audio and video equipment, lighting, remote/online meetings)
• Experienced staff to deliver event-related services (technicians, coordinators)
• Adequate infrastructure and staff for catering

A service contract to help the European Commission to develop an online user-friendly guide in the form of an IT tool allowing each public buyer in the European Union to easily and precisely identify when, under Union law, they are obliged to grant access to specific procurement procedures for works, supplies, services and economic operators of third countries that are signatories to the relevant international agreements, such as the Agreement on the Government Procurement of the WTO and bilateral or regional Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with the Union.

While the actual IT tool will be built in-house by the Commission services, the service contract will have two main components:

• a legal analysis to identify the precise coverage of the EU’s commitments vis-à-vis each Party to the GPA and, as a second step, by the FTAs concluded by the Union with other third countries; and help building a database that would feed into the IT tool;
• a technical analysis to 1) define and design the Database schema definition to support the IT tool; 2) define the logic and the functional requirements of the IT tool.

Financial and economic capacity
1.1 Turnover of the last two financial years above EUR 150 000; this criterion applies to the tenderer as a whole, i.e. the combined capacity of all members of a group in case of a joint tender.
1.2 Sufficient financial capacity to guarantee continuous and satisfactory performance throughout the envisaged lifetime of the contract.
1.3 Reliability of the mitigating measures presented to cover possible deficiencies in the evidence presented for the above criteria.

Technical and professional capacity:

- Project Manager: university degree or equivalent (minimum 3 years of study); at least 5 years experience in project management, including overseeing project delivery, quality control of delivered service, client orientation and conflict resolution experience in projects of at least € 100.000, with experience in management of a team of at least 5 people; proven knowledge of English at the level of C. 1 of the Common European Framework for Reference.
- Expert in the field of public procurement: Relevant higher education and 3 years professional experience in the field of public procurement;
- Expert(s) in Database, IT tool/web development: Relevant higher education and 2 years of relevant professional experience showing the ability to develop efficient and effective web tools;
- Legal expert specialised in public procurement and/or international trade: relevant higher education and at least 2 years of professional experience in the mentioned fields.

• quality of the technical proposal: 50%
• quality of the proposed methodology: 25%
• quality and efficiency of the proposed project management and resources: 25%

The final evaluation will be calculated in the following way: 35% for price and 65% for points gained for evaluation of the qualitative award criteria.

1. Organise a small scale closed competition for architectural and/or engineering students/young professionals. The contractor will invite contestants and brief them with guidelines based on the directions given in section 1.2.

2. Adjust the winning proposal so it is feasible, technically and budget-wise. Based on the final design, agreed upon with the Commission, the contractor will manufacture the exhibition and deliver it to EXPO 2020 Dubai, to be exhibited in the period January-February 2020.

TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL CAPACITY

1. Examples of 3 exhibition projects of similar nature. This can include exhibition stands designed and made for the Commission or other EU institutions and agencies, participation in other world EXPOs or the EXPO 2020 Dubai itself.

2. CVs of the members of the team proving that the team is composed by at least 1 architect/interior designer with previous experience (>3 years) in exhibition design and one professional capable of creating a digital and interactive experience of exhibition (proven experience of >2 years and 3 past project examples).

Market structure of motor vehicle visible spare parts in the EU

• Access to relevant data sources and quality of the data.
• A good understanding of the automotive aftermarket - at least 5 years of relevant experience.
• An adequate experience in conducting market structure analysis including projects covering multiple EU Member States.
• Excellent drafting skills in English as well as proven presenting and debating skills in English-speaking meetings.

Last week of February 2020

Deadline for submitting your interest is 21 February 2020

• At least one contractor staff member with profound knowledge of the Outdoor Noise Directive 2000/14/EC (+amendments) and related conformity assessment matters
• Capability to collect and format useful technical information (e.g. technical equipment, tools, plant etc.)

• Proven experience in organising policy and technological hackathons, including topic design, stakeholders and experts engagement, teams selection, formation and training, prize design;
• At least 2 years experience in organising events with an international dimension (relevance of the topic, origin of participants, etc.).
• Proven experience in designing and implementing communication campaigns, including the use of social media and community engagement, both to mobilise participants and to disseminate solutions, favouring their uptake.
• Excellent drafting skills in English as well as proven presenting skills in English-speaking meetings.

mid-October 2019

Deadline for submitting your interest is 11 October 2019

• A minimum of 3 years' experience in monitoring advertising placement and tracking advertising on IPR-infringing websites
• A minimum of 3 years' experience in the estimation of ad revenues collected by IPR-infringing website owners
• A minimum of 3 years' experience in the intelligence on IPR-infringement risk
• Excellent drafting skills in English as well as proven presenting and debating skills in English-speaking meetings

mid-October 2019

Deadline for submitting your interest is 10 October 2019

• Access to relevant data sources and quality of the data.
• A good understanding of the automotive aftermarket - at least 5 years of relevant experience.
• An adequate experience in conducting market structure analysis including projects covering multiple EU Member States.
• Excellent drafting and presentation skills in English.

• A good understanding of the legal issues relevant for the report.
• An adequate experience in conducting market analysis and monitoring, including multinational projects covering multiple EU Member States.
• Excellent drafting and presentation skills in English.

Awarding public contract referring to an invitation to tender
794/PP/GRO/IMA/19/1131/11211
Outreach for selected Member States for cross-border dimension

The purpose of this contract is to promote cross border outreach in public procurement especially in border regions via workshops that are targeted at regional and local public procurement practitioners and at businesses in these regions. These workshops should deliver the message that in border regions the market potential of the neighbouring countries should not be neglected and that cross border procurement is feasible also at regional or local level.

The overall aim is to make the idea to cooperate with regional neighbours also in cross-border public procurement more popular and to promote transparency in public procurement and to obtain better access for businesses.

1. Financial and economic capacity

1.1 Turnover of the last two financial years above EUR 120,000; this criterion applies to the tenderer as a whole, i.e. the combined capacity of all members of a group in case of a joint tender.

1.2 Reliability of the mitigating measures presented to cover possible deficiencies in the evidence presented for the above criteria.

2. Technical and professional capacity

The tenderer (in case of a consortium or grouping and/or subcontracting the combined capacity of all joint tenderers and subcontractors) must provide evidence of employing directly or being readily capable of constituting a team of experts capable of carrying out in a professional and timely manner the tasks requested under the Contract.

The contractor must have experience in carrying out similar services as those requested in these tender specifications by showing 3 projects that they carried out combining the following:
Research and subsequent organisation of events

2.1 Project Manager: Relevant higher education and at least 5 years’ experience in project management, including overseeing project delivery of a similar size (at least € 80.000) and coverage, quality control of delivered service, client orientation and conflict resolution experience in projects of a similar size and coverage;

2.2 Expert in the field of public procurement: Relevant higher education and 3 years’ professional experience in the field of public procurement;

2.3 Expert in the field of organising events.

2.4 Minimum requirements for the team proposed:
At least 1 project manager, 1 expert in the field of public procurement, 1 expert in the field of organising events in a multinational context. The team should collectively provide proven capacity to communicate in at least three different languages of the European Union at the level of C. 1 of the Common European Framework for Reference, including German and French.

2.5 The tenderer will have to name all members of the team in the tender. Any proposed changes to the team will have to ensure continuing compliance with the above criteria and be approved by the contracting authority.

GROW-G1-TENDERS@ec.europa.eu

The expressions of interest can be sent to the above email address up to 3 days before the indicative date for launching the procedure.

Deadline for submitting your interest is 16 August 2019.

The purpose of this contract is to assist the Commission in formatting and preparing for reporting under the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) the Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) datasets of the years 2017 and 2018.

Taking into consideration the methodology applied in the preparation of earlier datasets, the contractor shall clean the TED 2017 and 2018 data for types of purchase as well as for outliers, classify the procuring entities into GPA annexes, verify the GPA coverage of contracts, impute missing values, and generate summary tables.

1. Financial and economic capacity

1.1 Turnover of the last two financial years above EUR 100,000; this criterion applies to the tenderer as a whole, i.e. the combined capacity of all members of a group in case of a joint tender.

1.2 Sufficient financial capacity to guarantee continuous and satisfactory performance throughout the envisaged lifetime of the contract.

1.3 Reliability of the mitigating measures presented to cover possible deficiencies in the evidence presented for the above criteria.

2. Technical and professional capacity

2.1 Project Manager: Relevant higher education and at least 5 years’ experience in project management, including overseeing project delivery, quality control of delivered service, client orientation and conflict resolution experience in projects of a similar size and coverage;

2.2 Expert in the field of statistical analysis: Relevant higher education and 3 years’ professional experience in the field of statistical analysis;

2.3 Expert in the field of public procurement: Relevant higher education and 3 years’ professional experience in the field of public procurement;

2.4 All team members proposed for interaction with the Commission have to have proven knowledge of English at the level of C.1 of the Common European Framework for Reference.

2.5 The tenderer will have to name all members of the team in the tender. Any proposed changes to the team will have to ensure continuing compliance with the above criteria and be approved by the contracting authority.

GROW-G2-TENDERS@ec.europa.eu

The expressions of interest can be sent to GROW-G2-TENDERS@ec.europa.eu up to 3 days before the indicative date for launching the procedure.

Deadline for submitting your interest is 4 August 2019.

The Commission looks for quantitative, qualitative as well as cross cutting desk analysis and Europe-wide information specifically about start-ups that potentially scale-up and the ecosystems they are active in.

The goal of this collection and analysis is to monitor the development of the start-up and, where available, scale-up environment, to identify both country specific but in particular common challenges and possible solutions for the entrepreneurial landscape in Europe.

The tenderer and its team members should have a proven track record of the collection, analysis and publication of information related to SMEs in general and start-ups in particular. Excellent connections with the European start-up ecosystems are necessary.

The expressions of interest can be sent to GROW-SME-Envoy@ec.europa.eu

up to 3 days before the indicative date for launching the procedure. Deadline for submitting your interest is 14 April 2019.

GROW-SME-Envoy@ec.europa.eu

The objective of this study is to provide a comprehensive overview of existing and planned large infrastructure projects in the EU. It will classify them by sector, country, value, timetable, advancement, financing model, responsible entities and contact person, as well as other information. The study should be presented in an easily readable and processable format. The contractor should also identify existing cooperation and information exchange mechanisms.

Invitation to Tender n° 723/PP/GRO/COPE/18/11071 – Update of the Assessment of the Copernicus Security Framework

1. Financial and economic capacity

1.1 Annual turnover above €400,000 for the last two financial years. This criterion applies to the tenderer as a whole, i.e. the combined capacity of all members of a group in the case of a joint tender.

1.2 Reliability of the mitigating measures presented to cover possible deficiencies in the evidence presented for the above criteria.

2. Technical and professional capacity

2.1 One person having a minimum of 5 years' experience in the management of international projects and engineering subjects in the domain of security.

2.2 At least one expert having a minimum of 5 years' experience in the domain of security analysis.

2.3 At least one expert having a minimum of 3 years' experience in the domain of space systems and technologies.

2.4 Evidence showing technical contributions made to the security risk assessment of space systems within the last five years; the tenderer should provide at least 3 examples from past projects covering these services.

2.5 Evidence of good drafting and communication skills in English.

3. Legal and Regulatory capacity

3.1 Evidence of experience and ability to comply with security instructions as described in the draft Security Aspects Letter. An analysis of the SAL requirements and provision of a compliance matrix, providing, if needed, only the status "Partial Compliance (PC)" or "Non Compliance (NC)" with a justification for each of them should be provided.

3.2 The contractor and the subcontractors who require access to classified information must be in an EU country or in a country as defined in Art. 26 of Regulation (EU) No 377/2014, without prejudice to Commission Decision (EU, Euratom) 2015/444 of 13 March 2015 on the security rules for protecting EU classified information, notably Articles 43, 49 and 54.

1 September 2018

The following criteria are indicative:

• The tenderer must prove in the field of sustainable and socially responsible public procurement with at least 2 projects delivered in this field in the last 5 years with a minimum value for each project of € 30.000, and at least one covering socially responsible public procurement aspects.
• The tenderer must prove experience of work covering at least 5 EU Member States and experience of working in English, with at least 3 projects delivered in the last 5 years
• Legal expert specialised in EU public procurement law: at least 1 team member must hold a higher education degree in Law (or equivalent) and 5 years' professional experience in the field of EU public procurement law.
• Expert in sustainable public procurement with demonstrated experience in socially responsible public procurement: at least 1 team member must have 3 years' professional experience in the field of sustainable public procurement with relevant experience in socially responsible public procurement.

• A minimum of 10 years' experience in economic analysis of fashion value chains (international and regional)
• A minimum of 10 years' experience in the analysis of sustainable and circular economy with a particular focus on fashion/textile/clothing, including knowledge and analysis of obstacles and bottlenecks experienced by fashion companies especially of small size
• A minimum of 10 years' experience in the analysis of fashion market and consumer behaviour's evolution
• Excellent drafting skills in English as well as proven presenting and debating skills in English-speaking meetings

Ensuring the coordination and cooperation of the Notified Bodies under the Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC, including by

• Keeping abreast of the progress of EU legislation and standardisation, as well as guidance documents related to the safety of toys, and informing the Notified Bodies Group timely about it;
• Preparing, holding and following up meetings of the Notified Bodies Group at approximately regular time intervals, allowing them to exchange relevant information and views on their work regarding conformity assessment of toys, including on issues relating to negative and positive conformity assessment results;
• Preparing, holding and following up workshops for the Notified Bodies Group, as appropriate, to exchange practical experiences and tips on the conformity assessment of toys;
• Ensuring the further development of Protocols and Recommendations of the Notified Bodies Group, whether existing or new.

Ensuring the provision of technical advice, at the request of the Commission services on subjects related to the application of the Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC.

• Sufficient economic and financial capacity to guarantee continuous and satisfactory performance throughout the envisaged lifetime of the contract;
• Proven involvement of at least two years in EU activities on toy safety, in particular with Directive 2009/48/EC
• Demonstrated experience of at least two years with standardisation policy, in particular with standardisation under Directive 2009/48/EC;
• Demonstrated knowledge on the concept of the New Approach Legislation, particularly regarding conformity assessment, standards and the role of the notified bodies;
• Evidence of computer literacy: use of text and spreadsheet applications, communication by e-mail, database use;
• Experience of at least 2 years in preparing and conducting the secretarial work for the technical part of meetings, ability to draft meeting agendas, working documents and minutes, and to provide overviews;
• Demonstrated ability to draft reports and provide summaries in English.

• Proven experience in providing a virtual reality (VR) platform, building a digital 3D VR business environment, and creating avatar based customised profiles through a web-based technology. The VR platform needs to be accessible via an internet browser without any specific hardware or software and chat and talk functions need to be integrated.
• Experience with the Chinese online market as the platform needs to be accessible throughout Europe and China without restrictions.
• Experience in virtual fairs in the area of tourism and/or a track record in trading with China is a plus.
• Experience in promoting (virtual) events or trade fairs through different communication channels.

15 April 2018

GROW-DIR-F-FINANCIAL-TEAM@ec.europa.eu

Sufficient economic and financial capacity to guarantee continuous and satisfactory performance throughout the contract.

The team must demonstrate at least 3 years knowledge and experience related to the EU legal framework for placing pyrotechnic articles on the market.

The team proposed must demonstrate a minimum of 3-years' experience in the analysis of markets. Specifically in the collection of quantitative and qualitative data, analysis of data, and the presentation of conclusions based on that analysis.

Background Report on Costs and cost structure of defence research and development programmes

A 60 pages report on levels and structure of costs and risks during the different stages of defence research and development programmes and related funding needs in view of fostering cross-border cooperation.

(indicative): Financial, economic, technical and professional capacity adapted to the need of the contract; relevant experience in defence economics / industrial aspects of Defence; and quality and price of offer.

24 November 2017

Background Report on SMEs in defence research and development

A 25 pages Report on role and contribution of SMEs to research and development programmes, the specific problems they face, possibly in relation to cross-border issues, and how these can be addressed.

(indicative): Financial, economic, technical and professional capacity responding to the need of the contract. Relevant experience on defence economics (SMEs and cross-border issues); quality and price of offer.

24 November 2017

This contract will provide the European Commission with analytical support, including macro-economic analysis, to define and identify the "value chains of strategic importance to Europe". This contract will provide the European Commission with technical support to analyse the stakeholders' contributions received during the stakeholder consultation. This contract will also provide analytical support to prioritise "key value chains" which require joint efforts and investments by public authorities and industries from several Member States. It will entail attendance to specific events and meetings, including the Industry Day 2018 and the first meeting of the Strategic Forum on IPCEIs.

• A minimum of 10 years' experience in macro-economic analysis of value chains (international and regional), including specific issues like international integration, inter-linkages and trade
• A minimum of 5 years' experience in the analysis of advanced technologies (e.g. advanced digital and key enabling technologies), including their industrial implications and the European academic and technology base
• A minimum of 10 years' experience in the analysis of industrial value chains in Europe, including specific issues like their positioning within global value chains and corresponding comparative advantages, the investment needs and obstacles, and/or the links with regional smart specialisation strategies.
• Excellent drafting skills in English as well as proven presenting and debating skills in English-speaking meetings

28 November 2017

The expected result is continuous data delivery during a period of 1 year, covering all EU countries and the entire retail sector, with hard market data and reports on specific topics such as:

• economic performance
• market structure
• market functioning

There should be special emphasis on the sector's regulatory framework and the distinction between online and offline sales should be taken into account.

• sufficient economic and financial capacity to guarantee the provision of required data
• the necessary technical and professional capacity to provide the service – this should be demonstrated with a proven level and track record of knowledge and expertise in terms of data provision in the last 3 years

20 November 2017

The deadline for submitting your interest in 16 November 2017.

• a minimum of five years' experience of working with the Radio Regulations especially for satellite navigation and Earth-exploration and the working methods in the ITU and CEPT
• experience of dealing with the World Radio­communication Conference (WRC) process and active participation in at least three WRCs since 1999
• excellent representation and debating skills at national and international meetings in English-speaking fora, as well as very good written communication skills in English
• a very strong network of contacts within European National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs) and industry, as well as NRA's and industry outside Europe

• more detailed knowledge at EU and EFTA member state level of stan­dardisation's contribution to economic growth through its effect on productivity, com­petiveness and innovation, as well as societal welfare
• a better insight into the impact of standards and stan­dardisation on businesses and their supply chains
• help to the public sector to better understand the impact of using standards in public policy
• a clearer understanding of the impact of standards and stan­dardisation that could allow for a comprehensive analysis of the efficiency of the ESS