Overview
EU-OSHA plans a negotiated procurement (OSHA/2026/LVP/0027-EXA) for data review, statistical analysis and data visualisation to update the quantitative evidence underpinning the OSH in Europe: State and Trends report. The maximum budget is €50,000 excluding VAT and the maximum contract duration is seven months, with deliverables including reproducible analyses, updated tables and figures, publication‑quality graphs, scripts and methodological documentation. Economic operators or consortia may express interest via the EU Funding & Tenders Portal using EU Login between 01/10/2026 and 16/10/2026 and invited candidates will be selected for the negotiated procedure. Minimum technical requirements include recent quantitative analysis experience with European or international OSH or related data and at least one team member with three or more years of OSH or working‑conditions expertise.
Highlights
What it funds
Scope
A negotiated procurement for review, statistical analysis and data visualisation to update quantitative evidence used in EU-OSHA’s OSH in Europe: State and Trends report (2023 edition). Tasks cover updating existing indicators, analysing relations and trends, and selectively extending analyses in the context of megatrends. No primary data collection or full report drafting is required.
Key deliverables:Inception package and evidence map; 2023-to-current statistical crosswalk and comparison matrices; interim and final reports with methods, findings and discussion; ~25–35 publication-quality graphs (editable), underlying tables, reproducible scripts, data dictionaries, technical annex and a PowerPoint summary 1.
- 1Update 2023 statistical evidence and compare with previous waves
- 2Analyse relationships between indicators and identify areas of improvement or concern
- 3Selectively extend analyses in relation to megatrends (eg digitalisation, climate, labour market)
Who can apply
Economic operators (individuals, companies or consortia). Consortia must have expressed interest as a consortium to be invited to submit a joint tender. Required technical capacity includes recent European or international quantitative OSH or related data analysis and at least one team member with 3+ years OSH or working-conditions expertise.
Budget, duration and deadlines
| Maximum budget (excl. VAT) | €50,000 |
|---|---|
| Maximum duration | 7 months |
Expression of interest opens 01/10/2026 and closes 16/10/2026 23:59 Europe/Madrid. Indicative launch of negotiated procedure 20/10/2026. Submissions are electronic via EU Login. This notice is ex-ante and does not commit EU-OSHA to launch the procurement.
Footnotes
- 1Full procurement notice and technical details: EU-OSHA tender page
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Breakdown
Opportunity summary
The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) plans a negotiated procurement (planned low/middle value procedure) to commission data review, statistical analysis and data visualisation services to support its forthcoming publication OSH in Europe: State and Trends. The work updates and extends the quantitative evidence used in the 2023 edition and examines how major transformations in work are reshaping occupational safety and health in Europe. This ex-ante publicity notice does not commit EU-OSHA to launch the procurement procedure. The procedure identifier is OSHA/2026/LVP/0027-EXA 1.
Primary tasks:The contract covers three complementary tasks: 1) update the quantitative evidence from the 2023 report, analysing newly available data and comparing with previous waves or reference periods where appropriate; 2) identify relationships between indicators and trends, highlighting improvements, concerns or stagnation; and 3) selectively extend existing analyses in the context of megatrends (for example digitalisation and AI, climate change, labour-market change, job quality, competitiveness, market structure and geopolitical dynamics). The contractor is not required to draft the full State and Trends report nor to collect primary data.
Deliverables and outputs
Expected deliverables are comprehensive and designed for reproducibility, traceability and communication to non-specialist research and policy audiences.
- 1Inception package including inventory of 2023 statistical evidence, evidence map, dataset mappings, analytical questions and proposed methods.
- 2A 2023-to-current statistical crosswalk linking previous report items to updated sources/analyses.
- 3A comparison matrix for new and previously comparable data.
- 4An evidence-use log recording which 2023 findings were adopted, reproduced, updated, extended or excluded.
- 5Interim report presenting methodology, interim findings, discussion and dedicated sections for each thematic area.
- 6Final report presenting final findings, methodology, discussion, policy-relevant interpretation and a concise synthesis.
- 7Interim and final statistical findings: updated tables and figures, targeted descriptive and inferential analyses.
- 8Approximately 25 to 35 additional publication-quality graphs for new or extended analyses, delivered as editable graphs and underlying data tables.
- 9Reproducible scripts and data dictionaries for all analyses.
- 10Methodological, source, uncertainty and limitations notes and a technical annex.
- 11PowerPoint presentation summarising main findings for EU-OSHA use.
Data sources, scope and methodological expectations
Key recommended data sources to be used, where available and appropriate, include ESENER 2024; OSH Pulse Flash Eurobarometer surveys (2022 and 2025); Workers Exposure Survey (WES); European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) 2024; Senior Labour Inspectors Committee (SLIC) enforcement capacity data; OSH Barometer; Eurostat; and other relevant European or international sources. Contractors may propose additional sources and triangulate national data for validation. Analyses must account for differences in question wording, populations, coverage and indicator comparability; apply appropriate weights and survey-design information; include uncertainty measures, reliability rules and sensitivity checks; and document disclosure restrictions and limitations to generalisation.
- 1Comparability checks prior to time trend comparisons (question wording, populations and coverage).
- 2Appropriate use of survey weights, design variables and uncertainty estimation.
- 3Proportionate use of descriptive and inferential methods; causal interpretations only where supported by design and data.
- 4Analysis of subgroup differences where suitable: country, sector, occupation, enterprise-size, sex, age, employment-status and similar characteristics.
- 5Transparent, traceable and reproducible analysis with scripts, data dictionaries and editable outputs.
Eligibility and application
Economic operators may express interest individually or as a consortium. Invited candidates may submit a joint tender with other economic operators only if they previously expressed interest as a consortium. Expressions of interest must be submitted electronically via the EU Funding & Tenders Portal using an EU Login account. Submission deadlines and indicative dates are published on the portal.
| Milestone | Date / detail |
|---|---|
| Start date for expression of interest | 01/10/2026 Europe/Brussels |
| Deadline for expression of interest | 16/10/2026 21:59 Europe/Madrid (EXA registration deadline 16/10/2026 23:59:59 Europe/Madrid) |
| Indicative date of launch of negotiated procedure | 20/10/2026 Europe/Madrid |
| Planned maximum contract duration | 7 months |
| Maximum budget | €50,000 excluding VAT |
Assessment criteria and required technical/professional capacity
EU-OSHA specifies minimum capacity requirements to assess candidate suitability. Evidence is assessed at the tenderer level and for the proposed implementation team.
- 1T1 Relevant experience in quantitative analysis: Experience analysing European or international OSH or working-conditions data. At least one relevant project completed within the five years preceding the tender deadline. Collective experience must demonstrate survey, cross-country or administrative data analysis; descriptive and inferential or multivariable methods; and production of clear tables, graphs or visualisations. At least one project must include repeated cross-sectional or trend analysis, multi-wave comparison or evidence from multiple statistical sources. Tenderers must provide project title, client, dates, scope, datasets, methodology, role, value and links to public outputs where available.
- 2T2 OSH or working-conditions expertise: Team must include at least one expert with a minimum of three years relevant professional or research experience who can interpret statistical findings in the OSH context. Statistical and OSH expertise may be combined in a single person if both profiles are adequately demonstrated. Provide CV, description of role and relevant publications or outputs.
Eligible applicant types
Eligible applicants are economic operators capable of delivering services. EU-OSHA does not restrict to a specific legal form; typical eligible types include SMEs, large enterprises, research institutions, consultancies, nonprofit research organisations, universities, statistical agencies and consortia of these entities. Individuals are not the intended contracting entities unless organised as an economic operator. Expressions of interest may be submitted by single entities or consortia.
Funding type and contract nature
This is a procurement for a service contract. The primary financial mechanism is a service contract awarded following a negotiated procurement. The published notice indicates a maximum contract value of €50,000 (excluding VAT). The nature of support to beneficiaries is monetary payment under a services contract in return for deliverables.
Consortium requirement and submission rules
Consortiums are permitted. Expression of interest may be made individually or as a consortium. If an invited candidate intends to submit a joint tender with other economic operators, they must have expressed interest originally as a consortium. Submissions of expressions of interest must be electronic via the EU Funding & Tenders Portal using an EU Login account.
Geographic eligibility and scope
The contracting authority is an EU agency and the subject matter covers occupational safety and health in Europe. Geographic beneficiary eligibility follows the procurement rules applied by EU-OSHA and the portal; applicants based in EU Member States and other countries permitted to participate under the Funding & Tenders Portal / EU procurement rules are typical participants. The analyses themselves should cover European data sources and may include international data for context or triangulation. The official call page and portal contain the full legal participation conditions.
Target sector and thematic focus
Thematic sector:occupational safety and health, working conditions and related statistical analysis. Cross-cutting themes include digitalisation and artificial intelligence, climate change, demographic change, labour markets, job quality, prevention practices, OSH management, competitiveness, market structures and geopolitical dynamics.
Project stage, maturity and expected work
Expected project maturity:analysis and synthesis stage based on secondary data and existing outputs. The contractor must update, compare and extend existing analyses (development, validation and demonstration of updated statistical evidence), but is not required to design primary data collection or to author the complete State and Trends report.
Funding amount and duration
Maximum contract budget:€50,000 excluding VAT. Maximum contract duration: seven months from contract signature or start date as defined in the contract.
Application method and stages
Application type:planned negotiated procedure with an expression of interest phase. Candidates must submit an expression of interest electronically on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal. If the procurement proceeds, invited candidates will be asked to submit tenders in the negotiated procedure. Stages: 1) expression of interest; 2) invitation to tender (selection of candidates); 3) submission of tenders and award. The procurement documentation on the portal will set exact stages and evaluation rules.
Nature of support and co-funding
This is a paid services contract:successful contractor(s) will receive monetary payment for services delivered under the contract. There is no requirement described for co-funding by the contractor; the maximum budget is provided by the contracting authority. Any contractual details on payments, invoicing and VAT treatment will appear in the procurement documents.
Application documentation and templates
The ex-ante notice refers applicants to the Funding & Tenders Portal and EU-OSHA call page for full procurement documents, detailed terms of reference, submission templates and the technical and professional capacity assessment criteria. Tenderers will be required to provide evidence for the T1 and T2 criteria: project descriptions, client references, dates, detailed methodology, team CVs and role descriptions, links to public outputs where available, and value of previous projects. Reproducible scripts, data dictionaries and editable outputs are required as deliverables rather than as tender templates, but the procurement documents will specify the tender template and format for proposals.
| Typical application form sections (indicative) | Content required (indicative) |
|---|---|
| Administrative information | Company/consortium name, legal form, contact details, EU Login details |
| Eligibility and legal declarations | Declarations on exclusion, capacity to contract, VAT registration, compliance |
| Technical offer | Work plan, methodology, evidence map approach, deliverable schedule, description of sources and comparability approach |
| Experience and references | Project descriptions demonstrating T1, client names, dates, datasets, outputs and links |
| Team and CVs | CVs showing minimum 3 years OSH experience for at least one expert, roles and responsibilities |
| Financial offer | Price breakdown, fees, travel and overheads if applicable, VAT treatment |
| Annexes and reproducibility materials | Indicative examples of previous visualisations, data management approach, planned software and scripting languages |
Assessment of success rates and competition
No historical success rates are provided in the notice. Because this is a negotiated low/middle value procurement, the contracting authority will typically invite a limited number of candidates to submit full tenders following evaluation of expressions of interest. Competition depends on the number and quality of expressions of interest; therefore success rates cannot be reliably estimated from the ex-ante notice alone.
Key risks and considerations for applicants
- 1Ensure capacity to deliver reproducible analysis and to produce publication-quality visualisations in editable formats within the seven-month timeframe and €50,000 budget.
- 2Demonstrate prior repeated cross-sectional or multi-wave trend analysis and ability to handle survey design, weights and uncertainty.
- 3Include OSH-domain expertise in the team to contextualise statistical results.
- 4Prepare clear traceability between 2023 report items and updated analyses (crosswalk and evidence-use log).
- 5Plan for sensitivity analyses and transparent documentation of methodological limitations and disclosure constraints.
Mentioned countries and geographic references
The notice refers to Europe and European datasets; it is published by an EU Agency (EU-OSHA) and focuses on EU/European data sources. No specific non-EU countries are named. Applicants should assume geographic scope aligned with EU-OSHA reporting (EU Member States and relevant European data aggregations).
Summary and how to proceed
This opportunity is a planned negotiated procurement for analytical and visualisation services to update and extend the quantitative evidence underpinning EU-OSHA's State and Trends report. The contract is short-term (up to seven months), with a maximum budget of €50,000 excluding VAT. Eligible economic operators, individually or in consortia, should demonstrate quantitative analysis experience on European OSH or working-conditions data, provide OSH expertise on the implementation team, and be able to deliver reproducible scripts, editable high-quality visual outputs and robust methodological documentation. Expressions of interest must be submitted electronically via the EU Funding & Tenders Portal using EU Login by the EXA registration deadline. Full procurement documents and templates will be published on the portal if the negotiated procedure is launched; applicants should consult the EU-OSHA call page for complete terms and to download tender documentation EU-OSHA call page 1.
Footnotes
- 1Official notice and details are available on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal and the EU-OSHA procurement page. See the portal record OSHA/2026/LVP/0027-EXA and the EU-OSHA call page: ec.europa.eu and osha.europa.eu.
Short Summary
Impact Strengthen and update the quantitative evidence base on occupational safety and health in Europe to produce reproducible, policy‑relevant findings and publication‑quality visualisations for the State and Trends report. | Impact | Strengthen and update the quantitative evidence base on occupational safety and health in Europe to produce reproducible, policy‑relevant findings and publication‑quality visualisations for the State and Trends report. |
Applicant A tightly coordinated team with demonstrated capacity in cross‑country and survey quantitative analysis, appropriate survey‑design and weighting expertise, reproducible coding (scripts), and policy‑oriented data visualisation plus domain knowledge of OSH/working conditions. | Applicant | A tightly coordinated team with demonstrated capacity in cross‑country and survey quantitative analysis, appropriate survey‑design and weighting expertise, reproducible coding (scripts), and policy‑oriented data visualisation plus domain knowledge of OSH/working conditions. |
Developments Secondary‑data review, statistical analysis and data visualisation of OSH indicators and trends, with selective extensions relating to megatrends such as digitalisation/AI, climate change, demographic and labour‑market shifts, job quality and competitiveness. | Developments | Secondary‑data review, statistical analysis and data visualisation of OSH indicators and trends, with selective extensions relating to megatrends such as digitalisation/AI, climate change, demographic and labour‑market shifts, job quality and competitiveness. |
Applicant Type Economic operators such as SMEs, consultancies, research institutions, universities, statistical agencies or non‑profit research organisations capable of delivering contracted analytical services. | Applicant Type | Economic operators such as SMEs, consultancies, research institutions, universities, statistical agencies or non‑profit research organisations capable of delivering contracted analytical services. |
Consortium Single applicants are accepted and consortiums are permitted, but any joint tender must have been registered previously as a consortium at expression of interest stage. | Consortium | Single applicants are accepted and consortiums are permitted, but any joint tender must have been registered previously as a consortium at expression of interest stage. |
Funding Amount Maximum contract value €50,000 (excluding VAT) per contract, with a maximum duration of seven months. | Funding Amount | Maximum contract value €50,000 (excluding VAT) per contract, with a maximum duration of seven months. |
Countries European scope focused on EU Member States and European aggregated data sources, with optional use of international data for context or triangulation. | Countries | European scope focused on EU Member States and European aggregated data sources, with optional use of international data for context or triangulation. |
Industry Occupational safety and health / working conditions (OSH) sector, policy‑oriented evidence synthesis and statistics. | Industry | Occupational safety and health / working conditions (OSH) sector, policy‑oriented evidence synthesis and statistics. |
Additional Web Data
This is a planned EU-OSHA procurement notice for analytical support to the next OSH in Europe State and Trends report, and the portal lists it as a planned call for tenders rather than an open tender.9 It is an ex ante publicity notice and not a binding commitment to launch the procedure.
The work builds on EU-OSHA's 2023 flagship report, which used OSH Barometer and other evidence to describe long term trends, contextual developments and areas of concern across roughly 10 to 25 years.125
Maximum budget:€50,000 excluding VAT.
Maximum duration:7 months.
What the assignment is about
EU-OSHA is seeking a contractor to review, update and analyse the statistical evidence behind the forthcoming OSH in Europe State and Trends update. The assignment is focused on data review, statistical analysis and data visualisation, not on drafting the full report or collecting new primary data.
The analytical work is expected to update the quantitative evidence used in the 2023 report, examine relationships between indicators and trends, and selectively extend analyses where this would add policy value. The notice also points to wider context topics such as digitalisation, artificial intelligence, climate change, demographic shifts, labour market change, job quality, competitiveness, market structures and geopolitical dynamics.
Key working principles include prioritising new evidence and major knowledge gaps, checking comparability before making time trend comparisons, using appropriate survey weights and design information, applying uncertainty and sensitivity checks, triangulating evidence from different sources and documenting methodological limits clearly.
Likely data sources include ESENER 2024, OSH Pulse Flash Eurobarometer surveys, the Workers Exposure Survey, EWCS 2024, SLIC data, the OSH Barometer, Eurostat and other relevant European or international sources, subject to comparability and quality.
Deliverables and outputs
The contract is output heavy and requires both analytical and communication products. Applicants should expect to deliver traceable statistical work, publication quality figures and concise policy facing reporting rather than a full narrative report from scratch.
The expected outputs are the following.
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One inception package covering the inventory of 2023 statistical evidence, evidence map, dataset mappings, analytical questions and proposed methods.
A 2023 to current statistical crosswalk, a comparison matrix for new and previous comparable data, and an evidence use log showing which findings were adopted, reproduced, updated, extended or excluded.
An interim report and a final report presenting the findings, methodology, main results and critical discussion sections for the main OSH themes.
Updated tables and figures, targeted descriptive and inferential analyses, around 25 to 35 additional publication quality graphs, editable graphs and underlying data tables, reproducible scripts, relevant data dictionaries, methodological notes, source notes, uncertainty notes, limitations notes, a concise synthesis, a technical annex and a PowerPoint presentation of the main findings.
Who can apply and what they must show
Economic operators may express interest individually or as members of a consortium. If invited, joint tenders with other operators are allowed only when the interest was previously expressed as a consortium.
The technical and professional capacity requirements are centred on two areas.
Criterion:Minimum requirement and evidence
T1 Relevant experience in quantitative analysis:at least one relevant project completed within the five years before the tender deadline, showing experience with European or international OSH or closely related data, survey or cross country or administrative data analysis, descriptive and inferential or multivariable methods, and clear tables, graphs or visualisations. At least one project should involve repeated cross sectional or trend analysis or multiple statistical sources.
T2 OSH or working conditions expertise:the team must include at least one expert with at least three years of relevant professional or research experience. Statistical and OSH expertise may sit with the same person if both profiles are demonstrated.
Applicants should be ready to show project titles, clients, dates, scope, datasets, methods, roles, values and public outputs where available, plus CV evidence for the named expert.
Key procedure details
Field:Value
Lead contracting authority
European Agency for Safety and Health at Work EU-OSHA
Procedure type
Planned negotiated procedure for middle or low value contract
Nature of contract
Services
Main CPV
73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services
Expression of interest start
01/10/2026 Europe/Brussels
Expression of interest deadline
16/10/2026 21:59 Europe/Madrid
Indicative launch of negotiated procedure
20/10/2026 Europe/Madrid
Submission method
Electronic, with EU Login required
Practical assessment for applicants
This opportunity is best suited to teams that combine OSH statistics, cross country or survey analysis, reproducible coding and policy oriented data visualisation. The ceiling budget is modest for the scope, so bidders should demonstrate a tight, efficient methodology and prior comparable work.
The most competitive bids will likely show strong capability in survey comparability, trend analysis, multi source evidence synthesis, transparent methods and clear communication for non specialist policy audiences.
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