Overview
The European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA) is procuring a multiple framework contract to provide scientific research, analytical, methodological, evaluation, data, training and knowledge exchange services on drugs, drug use, drug markets and related consequences. The open procedure (EUDA/2026/OP/0006) will award up to three framework contracts in cascade with an indicative ceiling of €8 million for a maximum 48-month period and a tender submission deadline of 16 November 2026 at 12:00 Lisbon time via the EU Funding & Tenders Portal eSubmission. Evaluation is by best price–quality ratio with quality weighted 70% and price 30%, and tenders must follow the mandatory annex templates, participant registration (PIC) and specified administrative, technical and financial requirements. Work may include evidence reviews, quantitative and qualitative analyses, data integration, dashboards and training, and contractors must comply with data protection, research ethics and applicable EU restrictive measures.
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Procurement of scientific services to support the European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA) in monitoring drug markets, use and consequences, preparedness and competence development. Services include literature reviews, quantitative and qualitative studies, mixed-methods analysis, data integration, dashboards, AI-based tools, methodological guidance, training, workshops and databases.
Estimated value:Indicative ceiling for the framework contract: €8,000,000. The framework runs up to 48 months and is for multiple specific contracts/orders; quantities in tender documents are for evaluation only 1.
- 1Who can apply: economic operators established in the EU and entities with access to EU procurement (no participation from third countries not covered by EU decentralised agencies).
- 2Type of procedure: open procedure leading to a multiple framework contract in cascade (up to three contractors), award on best price–quality ratio.
- 3Contract duration: maximum 48 months; public opening 17/11/2026; tender deadline 16/11/2026 12:00 Europe/Lisbon.
- 4How to apply: electronic submission via the Funding & Tenders Portal / eSubmission; EU Login and PIC required.
| Lead contracting authority | European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA), Lisbon |
|---|---|
| Estimated total value and duration | €8,000,000; maximum 48 months |
Selection highlights:consolidated turnover and technical capacity requirements apply; tenders assessed on quality (70%) and price (30%); minimum quality thresholds apply to case-study responses in the technical offer.
Footnotes
- 1Full tender specifications, annexes and the financial tender form are published on the F&T Portal and set out detailed rules on deliverables, on-site/off-site day rates, subcontracting, data protection and AI use. See procurement documents on the Funding & Tenders Portal Call details.
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What the contracting authority wants
The European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA) is procuring a multiple framework contract (multiple framework contracts in cascade; maximum of three contractors) to provide scientific studies support services across a broad set of domains related to illicit drugs, drug markets, use, harms and responses. The framework is designed to purchase capacity that the Agency can rapidly mobilise to design, carry out and report scientific work (reports, digital dashboards, AI tools, methodological guidelines, training materials, workshops, databases, literature collections, etc.) that supports monitoring drug markets and use, anticipatory analysis, preparedness, trend identification and response planning at EU level. The total estimated ceiling for the framework is €8,000,000 for up to 48 months. The contract is service‑based and will be awarded using best price‑quality ratio evaluation and a quality weight of 70% / price weight of 30% for the evaluation exercise.
Lead contracting authority:European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA), Praça Europa 1, Cais do Sodré, 1249-289 Lisbon, Portugal. All procurement documents and annexes published on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal Opportunity on F&T Portal 1.
Detailed scope and expected outputs
The Framework Contract is intended to provide rapid external scientific capacity across six scientific domains: evidence review and synthesis; quantitative data collection and analysis; data integration and analytical framework development; qualitative analysis and mixed-methods approaches; strategic analysis (signal scanning, foresight); and evaluation and impact assessment. Work will support monitoring drug markets and use, measurement of harms, analysis of policy and operational responses, methodological development, dashboarding and reusable analytical products, and competence development (training, events). Deliverables may include protocols, systematic and rapid reviews, reproducible analytical code, cleaned datasets and metadata, technical notes, dashboards and prototypes, policy briefs, training materials, workshop facilitation and synthesis reports. All work must adhere to scientific standards, research ethics, data protection, confidentiality and EUDA quality assurance requirements. Annex 7 of the tender specifications lists detailed services and required profiles and estimates 16,000 workdays over four years across junior, intermediate and senior profiles (4,000 / 7,000 / 5,000 respectively) and estimates 3,500 on‑site workdays (Lisbon) and 12,500 off‑site workdays for evaluation purposes only.
Outputs may include:Draft and final scientific reports, systematic and rapid reviews, evidence maps, statistical and epidemiological analyses, cleaned datasets and metadata, reproducible code packages, indicators and classifications, dashboards and visualisations, methodological toolboxes, pilot tools and prototypes, training packages, workshop materials and event deliverables, policy briefs and plain‑language summaries.
How to apply and procurement process
Procedure type:Open procedure leading to multiple framework contracts in cascade (maximum three contractors). Submission is electronic only via the EU Funding & Tenders Portal eSubmission system. Tenderers must be registered in the Participant Register and use a PIC. The contracting authority will rank admissible tenders and award multiple framework contracts to the first three ranked tenderers. Specific contracts (orders) will be issued in cascade according to the ranking. The award method for the framework is best price-quality ratio (quality 70 / price 30). The tender documents include a draft framework contract, tender specifications, Annexes 1–10 (Invitation to tender; Financial Tender form; Services and profiles required; List of documents to submit; Declaration on Honour; Commitment letters; Draft contract; AI guidelines; Case studies; etc.).
- 1Submission method: Electronic via eSubmission (EU Login required).
- 2Deadlines: Deadline for receipt of tenders 16/11/2026 12:00 Europe/Lisbon. Public opening 17/11/2026 10:30 Europe/Lisbon.
- 3Questions: Questions may be submitted via the Portal Questions & Answers; contracting authority not bound to reply to questions submitted after 06/11/2026 23:59 Europe/Lisbon.
- 4Documents: Tender specifications (including Annex 7 Services and profiles), Invitation to tender, Draft framework contract, Annex 6 Financial Tender Form (price offer workbook), Annexes with templates for Declaration on Honour, Commitment Letters (Annex 5.1/5.2), Annex 4 list of identified subcontractors, Annex 1 list of documents to submit, Annex 10 AI use guidelines.
- 5Language: Official EU languages are allowed for tenders; procurement documents published in English and English is the working language for the tender documents.
| Milestone | Date / detail |
|---|---|
| TED publication date | 07/10/2026 |
| Deadline for receipt of tenders | 16/11/2026 12:00 Europe/Lisbon |
| Date and time of public opening | 17/11/2026 10:30 Europe/Lisbon |
| Contract maximum duration | 48 months |
| Estimated total procedure value | €8,000,000 (framework ceiling) |
Eligibility, evaluation and administrative requirements
Eligible Applicant Types:Acceptable applicants: sole legal entities or groups of economic operators (joint tenders). Eligible legal types include startups, SMEs, large enterprises, universities, research institutes, non‑profit organisations, consultancies, NGOs, international organisations and national authorities where the procurement rules permit. Subcontracting is permitted; identified subcontractors whose share exceeds 20% or who are relied upon for selection criteria must be declared in Annex 4 and provide commitment letters (Annex 5.1). Entities on whose capacities the tenderer relies must provide Annex 5.2 commitment letters. Non-EU third-country entities are excluded where the EUDA falls outside procurement agreements that allow their participation; see Section 2.2 of the Tender specifications.
Funding Type:This is a public procurement framework contract for services (service contract). The Agency will pay contractors for service orders (specific contracts) placed under the framework; the procurement is not a grant, loan or subsidy.
Consortium requirement:Single tenderers or joint tenders (consortia) are both allowed. If submitting as a group, a group leader must be appointed and an Agreement/Power of Attorney (Annex 3) must be signed by all group members. Joint tenders require joint and several liability; group composition cannot change after submission except in exceptional circumstances described in Section 2.4.1 of the tender specifications.
Beneficiary Scope (Geographic Eligibility):Participation is open to natural and legal persons within the scope of the EU Treaties. The procurement is not open to entities established in third countries that would normally participate only under specific international procurement agreements, because decentralised EU agencies are not covered by those agreements; participation is therefore limited to entities established within the EU and to entities otherwise permitted under the procurement documents and applicable rules. Tenderers must indicate country of establishment and provide evidence acceptable under national law.
Target Sector:Thematic sectors targeted: drugs policy and monitoring, public health and epidemiology, forensic chemistry/toxicology, crime and security, social research, data science, statistics and geospatial analysis, evaluation and impact assessment, digital services (dashboards and data engineering), training and knowledge exchange.
Mentioned Countries:Explicit country references in the procurement notice: Portugal (EUDA seat in Lisbon). The procedure is EU-focused with Member States and EU institutions as primary partners; case study examples and international cooperation references include Ukraine in a case study context. Tenderers should assume EU/EEA/Member State geographic context for most deliverables.
Project Stage:Expected maturity: research, development, validation, demonstration, and operational analytics leading to repeatable implementation (TRLs 5–8 equivalent in data/analytics). The framework supports rapid, targeted research and analytical tasks across stages from evidence synthesis to pilot tools and dashboards.
Funding Amount:Estimated overall procedure value / framework ceiling: €8,000,000. Individual specific contracts will be issued against the framework ceiling; the quantities in Annex 6 (Financial Tender Form) are indicative and used for financial evaluation only. The framework contract ceiling shall not be exceeded.
Application Type:Applicants must submit a full formal tender (technical and financial offers) in response to the open call on the F&T Portal (eSubmission). The call is an open single-stage procedure for the framework award. Tenders must include required annexes and declarations according to Annex 1 (List of documents to be submitted).
Nature of Support:Money (payments for services) will be provided under specific contracts issued from the framework. The Agency will pay contractors for service provision. Non-monetary services include access to EUDA networks, data (as permitted), coordination and integration with EUDA activities.
Application Stages:Single procurement submission stage (one-stage tender). Evaluation phases include administrative check, exclusion checks, selection criteria assessment (legal, financial, technical), quality scoring using four case-study responses (4 x 100 points = 400, with minimum thresholds: 50/100 per case study and minimum overall quality 260/400 = 65%), financial evaluation (via Annex 6 Price Offer workbook using 16,000 estimated workdays scenario), ranking and award. After framework award, each specific contract is subject to a further call/offer process in the cascade where the ranked contractors are invited to reply within specified time windows; that is the post-award ordering stage.
Success Rates:Not published. The framework will be awarded to the first three ranked compliant tenderers (maximum three contractors). The success probability depends on the number and quality of tenders received and the tenderer's score against quality and price criteria; historically for high-profile EU agency framework services procurements success rates are typically below 20% for single-winner procurements but vary widely. EUDA will award up to three framework contracts from this call.
Co-funding Requirement:No co-funding from the tenderer is required as a condition for participation. Tenderers must however price all items as all-inclusive daily rates and the financial offer must cover all costs including travel, accommodation and subsistence for on-site work (Lisbon) and off-site work. The tenderer must confirm that the tender is not abnormally low in accordance with Financial Regulation provisions.
Application content and templates
Tenderers must follow the strict document and template requirements. Failure to include required documents in eSubmission will lead to rejection. The main required documents and templates are listed in Annex 1 of the tender specifications and include the Declaration on Honour (Annex 2), Power of Attorney / Joint Tender Agreement (Annex 3), List of Identified Subcontractors (Annex 4), Commitment letters by identified subcontractors or entities on whose capacities is relied (Annex 5.1 / 5.2), the Financial Tender Form (Annex 6) which must not be modified, Services and Profiles required (Annex 7), case studies (Annex 8) which must be answered as part of the quality evaluation, draft framework contract (Annex 9), and Annex 10 EUDA Guidelines on the use of Artificial Intelligence by external parties (must be complied with and declared where AI is used).
- 1Annex 1: List of documents to be submitted with the tender (identifies which entity in a consortium must submit each document).
- 2Annex 2: Declaration on Honour (exclusion and selection).
- 3Annex 3: Agreement / Power of Attorney (joint tenders must complete and sign).
- 4Annex 4: List of identified subcontractors (mandatory if subcontracting above thresholds).
- 5Annex 5.1 / 5.2: Commitment letters by identified subcontractors / entities on whose capacities the tenderer relies.
- 6Annex 6: Financial Tender Form (mandatory workbook with green cells to be completed; daily rates basis: 220 working days/year, 8 hours/day; on-site & off-site daily rates).
- 7Annex 7: Services and profiles required (detailed technical specifications; expected staffing mix and estimated workdays).
- 8Annex 8: Case studies (four scenarios) — tenderers must respond; quality evaluation uses these case studies.
- 9Annex 9: Draft Framework Contract — read and accept provisions; includes implementation modalities (cascade list, specific contract rules, contractual clauses).
- 10Annex 10: Guidelines on the use of Artificial Intelligence by external parties — mandatory declaration in Annex I of those Guidelines if AI is used; EUDA approval required for substantive AI uses involving EUDA data.
The technical tender must respond to the minimum requirements in Section 1.4 and Annex 7 and must include the four case study responses (maximum lengths and formats set in the tender specifications). The financial tender must use the Annex 6 financial workbook and submit the completed workbook in eSubmission. All required signed declarations (Declaration on Honour, Power of Attorney where relevant) must be uploaded in the Party sections of eSubmission as set out in Annex 1.
Evaluation method and award
Tenders will be scored using the following high-level method:quality 70% and price 30%. Quality is assessed by responses to four case studies (each scored out of 100; total quality maximum 400) with minimum thresholds of 50/100 per case study and a minimum total quality threshold of 260/400 (65%). Financial evaluation uses the total scenario price calculated from the Annex 6 Price Offer workbook based on the evaluation scenario (estimated workdays by seniority and on-site/off-site split). The final ranking score for each tender is: (lowest price / tender price)*100*30% + (total quality score/4)*70%. The first three ranked compliant tenderers that meet minimum thresholds and are not excluded will be awarded framework contracts in cascade order.
Templates and structure (how application forms look):Use the exact Annex templates. Key form structures: Annex 6 Price Offer workbook (green mandatory cells for unit prices; calculates total scenario price automatically); Annex 2 Declaration on Honour (structured questions for exclusion and selection criteria); Annex 3 Power of Attorney (group members must use this model); Annex 4 list of identified subcontractors (table with identification, roles, intended percentage of contract); Annex 5.1 and 5.2 commitment letters (short templates); Annex 7 profiles table (profiles, seniority, education, experience, indicative daily estimated volumes) and Annex 8 case studies requiring a 2,000-word technical response per study. Do not modify the structure of the Financial Tender Form.
- 1Financial Tender Form (Annex 6): complete all green cells; daily rates based on 220 days/year; prices in €; on-site daily rate must include travel & subsistence to Lisbon for on-site days; off-site days invoiced at off-site daily rate.
- 2Technical Tender: include methodology, team composition (in line with Annex 7 minimum profile mix), quality assurance, risk mitigation, and the four case study responses (max 2,000 words each).
- 3Declarations and supporting evidence: Declaration on Honour (Annex 2) must be signed; proofs of financial capacity (average turnover last two years min €3,000,000 consolidated) and technical references (three similar projects each ≥€160,000 in last three years) to be provided.
- 4Annex 1 cross-check: follow the list-of-documents table to upload attachments in the correct eSubmission Party section and the Tender Data sections (Technical offer and Financial offer).
All tenders must observe eSubmission rules (file types, maximum 50 MB per attachment, max 200 attachments, supported browsers). PIC is mandatory. Original handwritten signatures are acceptable for some documents but qualified electronic signatures (QES) are recommended.
Footnotes
- 1Full procurement documentation and downloads available from the EU Funding & Tenders Portal opportunity page: EUDA Framework Contract Tender.
Short Summary
Impact Rapidly expand external scientific capacity to monitor drug markets and use, identify emerging threats, and deliver evidence-based analyses, tools and training to strengthen preparedness and policy responses to drug-related harms. | Impact | Rapidly expand external scientific capacity to monitor drug markets and use, identify emerging threats, and deliver evidence-based analyses, tools and training to strengthen preparedness and policy responses to drug-related harms. |
Applicant Teams with multidisciplinary scientific skills including evidence synthesis, epidemiology and biostatistics, quantitative and qualitative methods, data integration and engineering, evaluation, geospatial and network analysis, reproducible code and data management, plus experience producing dashboards, policy briefs and training materials and managing AI responsibly. | Applicant | Teams with multidisciplinary scientific skills including evidence synthesis, epidemiology and biostatistics, quantitative and qualitative methods, data integration and engineering, evaluation, geospatial and network analysis, reproducible code and data management, plus experience producing dashboards, policy briefs and training materials and managing AI responsibly. |
Developments Short-to-medium term scientific studies and analytical products related to illicit drugs, drug use and harms, drug markets and policy responses, including systematic reviews, epidemiological analyses, data integration frameworks, dashboards, AI-enabled tools, methodological guidelines, evaluations and training resources. | Developments | Short-to-medium term scientific studies and analytical products related to illicit drugs, drug use and harms, drug markets and policy responses, including systematic reviews, epidemiological analyses, data integration frameworks, dashboards, AI-enabled tools, methodological guidelines, evaluations and training resources. |
Applicant Type Researchers, profit SMEs/startups and larger consultancy firms, NGOs/non-profits, and government organisations with relevant scientific and analytical capacity. | Applicant Type | Researchers, profit SMEs/startups and larger consultancy firms, NGOs/non-profits, and government organisations with relevant scientific and analytical capacity. |
Consortium Both single applicants and joint tenders are permitted; where a single organisation cannot cover all required profiles a formally structured consortium/joint tender with a designated lead and joint and several liability is expected. | Consortium | Both single applicants and joint tenders are permitted; where a single organisation cannot cover all required profiles a formally structured consortium/joint tender with a designated lead and joint and several liability is expected. |
Funding Amount Indicative framework ceiling €8,000,000 for up to 48 months (framework ceiling; no guaranteed order volume and specific contracts will be issued against the framework). | Funding Amount | Indicative framework ceiling €8,000,000 for up to 48 months (framework ceiling; no guaranteed order volume and specific contracts will be issued against the framework). |
Countries EU-wide participation with the contracting authority based in Portugal (on-site workdays in Lisbon); entities established in non‑EU third countries are generally excluded under this procurement. | Countries | EU-wide participation with the contracting authority based in Portugal (on-site workdays in Lisbon); entities established in non‑EU third countries are generally excluded under this procurement. |
Industry Drugs policy and public health (evidence generation, monitoring and response capabilities for drug markets, use and harms). | Industry | Drugs policy and public health (evidence generation, monitoring and response capabilities for drug markets, use and harms). |
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Executive summary
This is a public procurement opportunity, not a grant. The European Union Drugs Agency intends to establish a framework arrangement with external specialists able to provide scientific research, analytical, methodological, evaluation, data, training and knowledge exchange services relating to drugs, drug use, drug markets and their consequences. The procurement is intended to give EUDA rapid access to specialised capacity as scientific priorities and evidence needs evolve 1.
The procedure is an open procedure for one undivided lot. EUDA expects to rank and conclude framework contracts with up to three contractors in cascade order. The estimated total value is €8 million over a maximum period of 48 months, but the estimate is not a guaranteed order volume and the contracting authority is not obliged to award specific contracts.
The opportunity is particularly relevant to research organisations, specialist consultancies, universities, data science and analytics firms, public policy institutes, evaluation specialists, epidemiological and social research teams, and consortiums combining complementary expertise in drug related scientific work.
Opportunity identification
Reference:EUDA/2026/OP/0006. TED reference 194/2026 689624-2026.
Contracting authority:European Union Drugs Agency, Praça Europa 1, Cais do Sodré, 1249-289 Lisbon, Portugal.
Contract type:Services. Main CPV classification: 73000000, research and development services and related consultancy services.
Procedure:Open procedure under the EU Financial Regulation. Electronic submission is mandatory through the European Commission Funding and Tenders Portal eSubmission system.
Procurement scope
The purpose is to increase EUDA capacity to design, conduct and report high quality scientific work and to mobilise external expertise quickly. The services may support routine monitoring, preparedness, early identification of emerging threats, assessment of trends, comparison between countries and settings, and evidence based responses to drug related harms.
Potential outputs include scientific and policy reports, scientific papers, policy briefs, plain language materials, literature collections, evidence tables, datasets, data dictionaries, statistical code, reproducibility packages, analytical frameworks, methodological guidelines, sampling strategies, data collection instruments, validation protocols, dashboards, artificial intelligence based tools, training materials, workshops, event support and databases.
Scientific domains
The tender specifications identify six principal domains of work:
- Evidence review and synthesis, including systematic, scoping, rapid and targeted reviews, meta analysis and structured desk research.
- Quantitative data collection and analysis, including epidemiological, statistical, longitudinal, multilevel, regression, network, geospatial and cost effectiveness analysis.
- Data integration and analytical framework development, including indicators, classification systems, data models, comparable datasets and reusable workflows.
- Qualitative analysis and mixed methods approaches, including content analysis, grounded theory, interviews, stakeholder research and combined quantitative and qualitative designs.
- Strategic analysis, including trend analysis, foresight, emerging threat assessment, drug market analysis and analysis of policy and intervention developments.
- Evaluation and impact assessment, including process, outcome, impact, implementation, effectiveness and cost effectiveness evaluations.
The subject areas may include drug use and its individual and societal consequences, overdose and other drug related harms, prevention, treatment, harm reduction, social reintegration, drug markets, drug related crime, drug policy, foresight and innovation. Work may require nationally representative, cross country comparable, regional, country level or city level data.
Expected deliverables
- Draft and final scientific reports, technical reports, policy reports and policy briefs.
- Systematic, scoping, rapid and other reproducible evidence reviews, including protocols, search strategies, screening records, extraction records and risk of bias assessments.
- Analytical plans, statistical code, cleaned or derived datasets, technical methodology notes, visualisations and reproducibility packages.
- Guidelines, analytical frameworks, indicators, classification systems, sampling strategies, data collection tools and validation protocols.
- Digital dashboards, pilot tools, reusable analytical workflows, databases and other scalable analytical products.
- Training materials, presentation materials, plain language communications and knowledge transfer resources.
- Evaluation frameworks, theories of change, indicators and impact assessment outputs.
- Scientific event mapping, expert and stakeholder mapping, event design, facilitation, workshop materials, rapporteur reports and follow up recommendations.
Contract structure and operating model
Framework arrangement:Multiple framework contracts in cascade, with a maximum of three contractors. The contractors will be ranked and specific contracts will normally be offered according to the cascade arrangements set out in the draft framework contract.
Specific contracts:The framework contract creates a mechanism for later specific contracts or order forms. Signature of the framework contract does not guarantee that any specific contract will be awarded to a contractor.
Lots:The procurement is not divided into lots. Tenderers must therefore demonstrate sufficient coverage of the required service categories or form an appropriate joint tender or delivery structure.
Place of performance:Performance will primarily take place at the contractor premises or remotely. Work may also be required at EUDA premises in Lisbon or at other locations for meetings, events, fieldwork or other activities.
Financial scale and conditions
The indicative value for the entire framework period is €8 million. This is a maximum framework ceiling and an estimate of anticipated purchasing, not a grant allocation, fixed budget entitlement or minimum commitment. Actual orders will depend on EUDA requirements, specific contracts and available resources.
Within three years after signature, EUDA may use a negotiated procedure to purchase repeated similar services up to a maximum of 50 percent of the initial framework ceiling. This possibility is subject to the conditions in the tender specifications and the applicable Financial Regulation.
The financial tender uses all inclusive daily rates for three seniority categories and two working locations:Tenderers must price junior or assistant, intermediate or mid senior, and senior or expert personnel for both on site and off site workdays. The financial form identifies indicative four year quantities of 1,000 on site and 3,000 off site junior or assistant days, 1,500 on site and 5,500 off site intermediate or mid senior days, and 1,000 on site and 4,000 off site senior or expert days. These quantities are for evaluation only and do not create a right to receive orders.
Rate requirements:Rates must be positive, stated with no more than two decimal places and calculated on the basis of 220 working days per year and 8 working hours per day. Rates must include personnel remuneration, employer contributions, management and administration, profit, and all other direct and indirect costs. On site rates must include travel, accommodation and subsistence for work at EUDA premises in Lisbon.
Special travel costs:Where EUDA specifically requests work at a location other than Lisbon, related travel, accommodation and subsistence may be reimbursed under the framework contract, subject to prior written approval. Such workdays are invoiced at the off site daily rate.
Taxes:Prices must be quoted free of duties, taxes and other charges, including VAT. Any applicable VAT rate is indicated for information only because EU institutions are generally exempt under the applicable privileges and immunities rules.
Evaluation and award
The award method is best price quality ratio. The available procurement data assigns 70 percent to quality and 30 percent to price. The detailed subcriteria, scoring method and minimum technical requirements must be taken from the final tender specifications and their annexes.
Financial tenders are compared using the total scenario price generated from the mandatory unit prices in the financial tender form. Missing prices, non positive prices, changes to the structure of the form or failure to sign as required may lead to rejection.
Eligibility and participation
Participation is open to natural or legal persons within the scope of the EU Treaties and to international organisations, subject to the access rules in the tender specifications. Because EUDA is a decentralised EU agency, the tender documents state that economic operators established in third countries are not eligible under this procurement, including countries that otherwise have relevant EU or WTO procurement arrangements.
Eligible operators may tender as a sole economic operator or as a group of economic operators. Joint tender members assume joint and several liability, must appoint a group leader and must complete the required agreement or power of attorney.
Subcontracting is permitted. Tenderers may also rely on the capacity of other entities to satisfy selection criteria, provided the relevant commitments and evidence are submitted. The tender documents contain restrictions on multiple participation, independent tender preparation, cross subcontracting and the use of subcontracting to circumvent access rules.
All involved entities and subcontractors must comply with applicable EU restrictive measures. Entities subject to relevant sanctions, asset freezes or prohibitions on making funds or economic resources available cannot participate in the performance of the contract.
Participant registration and tenderer requirements
- Each tenderer and each member of a joint tender must be registered in the European Commission Participant Register and have a valid nine digit Participant Identification Code.
- The tenderer must identify its country of establishment and provide evidence normally accepted under the law of that country.
- The tenderer must complete the required declaration on honour and provide evidence of legal, regulatory, economic, financial, technical and professional capacity as required by the tender specifications.
- Identified subcontractors and entities whose capacities are relied upon must be disclosed using the applicable forms and commitment letters.
- Tenderers must demonstrate that the proposed team can cover the required profiles, seniority levels and scientific service areas.
- Tenderers must comply with research ethics, human rights, data protection, confidentiality, research integrity and applicable national and EU legal requirements.
- Any use of artificial intelligence must comply with EUDA requirements concerning transparency, research integrity, conflicts of interest, confidentiality, personal data and responsible use.
Submission requirements
The tender must be submitted exclusively through the electronic submission address in the Funding and Tenders Portal. Submissions by email, post or other channels will be disregarded. An EU Login account is required for access to eSubmission and related portal functions.
The main published documents include the invitation letter, tender specifications, list of documents to be submitted, declaration on honour, agreement and power of attorney, list of identified subcontractors, subcontractor commitment letter, commitment letter for entities whose capacities are relied upon, financial tender form, services and profiles required, EUDA case studies, draft framework contract and guidelines on the use of artificial intelligence by external parties.
The financial tender form must be completed using the official structure. All mandatory green cells must be completed, the form must be dated and signed, and the legal representative must sign each page. Tenderers must not modify the structure of the form.
Only one tender may be considered per tenderer, subject to the rules on withdrawal, replacement and variants. Variants are not allowed. Tenderers bear their own preparation and submission costs.
Key dates
| Milestone | Date and time | Practical implication |
|---|---|---|
| Tender publication | 7 October 2026 | Tender documents published in the Funding and Tenders Portal and TED. |
| Latest date for questions to which EUDA is not bound to reply | 6 November 2026 at 23:59 Lisbon time | Submit clarification requests materially earlier than this date. |
| Tender submission deadline | 16 November 2026 at 12:00 Lisbon time | Late tenders will be rejected. The eSubmission timestamp is the evidence of timely receipt. |
| Public opening | 17 November 2026 at 10:30 Lisbon time | The public opening is limited mainly to procedural verification and announcement of tenderer names. |
| Tender validity period | 9 months | The tender remains binding for the period stated in the procurement data. |
| Maximum framework duration | 48 months | The final duration and any renewal mechanics are governed by the draft framework contract. |
The prepared metadata includes an earlier date of 1 January 2026, but the detailed official portal record and tender documents identify 16 November 2026 at 12:00 Lisbon time as the tender submission deadline. Applicants should rely on the latest official portal notice and any subsequently published corrigendum or document update.
Key risks and points requiring careful review
- No guaranteed revenue. The €8 million figure is a ceiling and indicative estimate, and order volumes may vary substantially or be zero for a particular contractor.
- Cascade allocation may limit access to specific contracts for lower ranked framework contractors, depending on the detailed cascade rules and exceptions in the draft contract.
- The single lot structure requires broad technical coverage or a credible consortium and subcontracting model.
- The quality weighting of 70 percent means that a low price alone is unlikely to compensate for weak methodology, staffing, relevant experience or delivery arrangements.
- All inclusive rates must absorb substantial costs, including management, employer charges, profit and Lisbon on site travel expenses.
- EUDA may require rapid mobilisation, multidisciplinary teams, reproducible outputs, data security and the ability to work across several scientific domains.
- Research ethics, data protection, confidentiality, human rights and scientific integrity obligations will apply throughout delivery.
- Artificial intelligence use is specifically addressed in the procurement documents and must be managed in accordance with EUDA guidance.
- The contracting authority may cancel the procedure before signature without compensation to tenderers.
- Outstanding debts owed to the EU or certain EU bodies may be offset against payments due under the contract.
- Security, background checking and related compliance costs may be borne by the contractor.
Recommended bid strategy
- 1Build a multidisciplinary team covering evidence synthesis, quantitative and qualitative methods, data integration, strategic analysis, evaluation and drug related subject matter expertise.
- 2Use a consortium or clearly structured subcontracting model where one organisation cannot credibly cover all required profiles and service categories.
- 3Prepare a concise delivery model showing how experts can be mobilised quickly for specific contracts, including availability, quality assurance, project management and replacement arrangements.
- 4Provide strong examples of comparable work involving drug use, drug markets, public health, social policy, epidemiology, evaluation or other closely relevant evidence domains.
- 5Demonstrate reproducibility through documented methods, version controlled code, data management, validation, sensitivity analysis and transparent reporting.
- 6Explain how personal data, confidential information, research ethics, conflicts of interest and artificial intelligence use will be governed.
- 7Price all mandatory categories carefully and validate the financial form calculations before submission.
- 8Register or update the organisation and SME information in the Participant Register early, obtain the PIC and verify the authority of the legal representative.
- 9Submit questions through the portal before the question deadline and monitor the portal for amendments, clarifications and revised documents.
- 10Complete a technical compliance matrix against every requirement in the tender specifications, annexes and draft framework contract.
Overall assessment
This is a strategically relevant but demanding procurement for organisations with demonstrated scientific delivery capacity rather than a conventional project funding opportunity. Its strongest fit is for established research and consultancy providers that can combine rigorous methods, drug related subject knowledge, multidisciplinary staffing, rapid mobilisation and high quality communication outputs.
The commercial opportunity is potentially substantial because the framework can generate multiple specific contracts over four years. However, the absence of a minimum commitment, the cascade structure, the single lot, the high quality weighting and the extensive compliance requirements mean that applicants should pursue the tender only where they can present a credible end to end service model and a competitively priced, fully compliant financial offer.
Source and document basis
This report is based on the official EU Funding and Tenders Portal opportunity record and the published invitation letter, tender specifications, financial tender form and related annex metadata 1. Applicants should treat the final portal documents, subsequent amendments and the draft framework contract as legally controlling.
Footnotes
- 1Official opportunity record: EU Funding and Tenders Portal, EUDA/2026/OP/0006.
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SPR/260834 - Provision of genomic epidemiology and public health bioinformatics training
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has published an open procurement (ECDC/2026/OP/0018, SPR/260834) for a single-award framework contract to deliver interdisciplinary genomic epidemiology and public health bio...
European Surveys with Asylum Migrants (EU SAM)
The European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) is procuring survey conduction and related research services via a single framework contract (procedure ref EUAA/MLA/2026/OP/0031) to collect quantitative data from asylum-related migrants and...
OHD/260917 - Scientific and technical support to antimicrobial resistance surveillance
ECDC has published an open procurement for a single framework service contract to provide scientific and technical support to EARS-Net and related antimicrobial resistance surveillance activities, including data collection, validation, s...
Capacity Reservation for Personal Protective Equipment Pilot
HaDEA has launched an EU4Health public tender (HADEA/2026/OP/0020) to reserve manufacturing capacity and establish contractor‑managed stockpiles for nitrile examination gloves (Lot 1) and FFP2 respiratory masks (Lot 2). Contracts will ru...
Facility for Information Integrity and Countering Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) in West Africa and the Lake Chad Region
This is a restricted EU public procurement (fee-based service contract) to establish a Facility for Information Integrity and Countering Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) covering West Africa and the Lake Chad regi...
European Union Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture Products
The European Commission Directorate General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE) is procuring a service contract to maintain, develop and operate the European Union Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture Products (EUMOF...
Facility supporting Interreg NEXT programmes(2021-2027)and preparatory activities for the next MFF programming period on the EU’s ext. eastern and southern borders, in the framework of the ERDF,NDICI and CF for the use of TA. 2026CE160AT059
European Commission (DG REGIO) restricted procurement for a fee-based technical assistance contract to support implementation, monitoring, evaluation and preparatory activities for Interreg NEXT programmes and the next MFF, estimated at...
Topic Centre on Chemicals, Environment and Health
The European Environment Agency (EEA) has issued an open tender (EEA/2026/OP/0047) to award a single framework service contract for a Topic Centre on Chemicals, Environment and Health to support OSOA dataflows, the Early Warning and Acti...
Training for ENP East and Central Asia countries
European Commission (Eurostat) is procuring an external contractor to design, organise and deliver seven statistical training courses for ENP East and Central Asia under a maximum 36‑month contract. The contract requires five on-site and...
Study to support the evaluation of Regulation 2019/933
This is an open public procurement tender (not a grant) by the European Commission DG GROW for a six-month services contract to conduct a study supporting the evaluation of the SPC manufacturing waiver under Regulation 2019/933. The cont...
Study for the end-term evaluation of the EU strategic framework on health and safety at work 2021–2027 and support to the preparation of the post-2027 strategic framework
This call for tenders by the European Commission (DG EMPL, Unit C.2) procures an independent external study to carry out the end-term evaluation of the EU strategic framework on health and safety at work 2021–2027, provide forward-lookin...
Framework contract for the supply of geospatial products for the Copernicus Security Service component on support to EU external and security actions
The European Union Satellite Centre (SatCen) is procuring a single-award service framework contract for rapid on-demand geospatial products and related services to support the Copernicus Security Service (SESA). The estimated total value...