Gender-Based Violence Data: Collection, Updates & Policy Alignment

This document outlines a call for tenders (reference EIGE/VNO/2025/OP/0010) published by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) to establish framework contracts with professional service providers. The aim is to enhance the collection, analysis, and production of data and statistics on gender-based violence in alignment with EU-level policies, specifically following the adoption of Directive (EU) 2024/1385.

The procurement is structured into three separate lots, each addressing different aspects of data collection and analysis:

**Lot 1** focuses on establishing regular data collection on violence against women and domestic violence within the EU. The objective includes preparing data collection methodologies, standards, collaborating with stakeholders, providing technical support, analyzing data, and publishing results. The estimated value is €825,000, with a maximum contract duration of 48 months, and the award will be based on the best price-quality ratio.

**Lot 2** aims to provide data-driven insights and advance knowledge on gender-based violence. This involves drafting reports on harmful practices and gender-related killings/femicide, including the establishment of an observatory on gender-related killings. This lot has an estimated value of €465,000, also with a 48-month maximum contract duration and similar award criteria.

**Lot 3** encompasses the development of a web-based platform for data submission and visualization related to violence against women and domestic violence. It includes providing user support and exploring innovative methodologies to improve data availability. The estimated value for this lot is €575,000, with the same contract terms as the previous lots.

The total estimated value of the entire procurement is €1,865,000. The application procedure is open, allowing any qualified organization to submit tenders electronically by the deadline of October 20, 2025, at 14:00 Vilnius time. A Personal Identification Code (PIC) is required for participation.

The contracting authority retains flexibility regarding submissions, as no co-funding is required. The selection process will evaluate tenders based on 70% quality and 30% price. The significance of this procurement aligns with EIGE's mandate to collect systematic data on gender-based violence, supporting effective EU-level decision-making and initiatives focused on combating violence against women and girls.

This is a call for tenders, reference EIGE/VNO/2025/OP/0010, published on 03/09/2025, with TED reference 168/2025 576077-2025. It is an open procedure, with electronic submission. The deadline for receipt of tenders is 20/10/2025 at 14:00 Europe/Vilnius. The date and time of public opening is 20/10/2025 15:00 Europe/Vilnius. The contracting authority is not bound to reply to questions submitted after 10/10/2025 05:00 Europe/Vilnius.
 
 The main objective of this procedure is to conclude a framework contract(s) with professional service provider(s) capable of providing services related to the production, collection and analysis of data and statistics on gender-based violence in the context of EU-level policies. Following EIGE’s long-term priority to address gender-based violence against women and girls, collect data to inform data-driven decision-making and the approval of the Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on combating violence against women and domestic violence in May 2024 (Directive (EU) 2024/1385), EIGE was mandated with specific tasks related to data collection in line with the requirements of the Directive outlined in Art. 44. The estimated total value is 1865000 EUR. The lead contracting authority is the European Institute for Gender Equality. The main classification (CPV) code is 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services.
 
 The call is divided into three lots:
 
 Lot 1: Establishing regular data collection on violence against women and domestic violence in the EU. The description is to prepare data collection, standards and guidelines, work closely with the stakeholders, provide technical support and analyse and publish the results and make them publicly available. The nature of the contract is services. The maximum contract duration is 48 months. The award method is best price-quality ratio. The estimated value is 825000 EUR. It is a framework agreement without reopening of competition. The additional classification (CPV) codes are 72316000 - Data analysis services, 72319000 - Data supply services, 73210000 - Research consultancy services, and 72314000 - Data collection and collation services.
 
 Lot 2: Data-driven insights: analysis and knowledge increase on gender-based violence. The description focuses on advancing the conceptualisation and data collection of harmful practices, as well as enhancing knowledge on gender-related killings/femicide through data collection, preventive measures, and policy initiatives. It also involves establishing an observatory on gender-related killings/femicide, drafting reports, and preparation of statistical data and metadata for inclusion in EIGE's Gender statistics database. The nature of the contract is services. The maximum contract duration is 48 months. The award method is best price-quality ratio. The estimated value is 465000 EUR. It is a framework agreement without reopening of competition. The additional classification (CPV) codes are 72314000 - Data collection and collation services, 72316000 - Data analysis services, 72319000 - Data supply services, and 73210000 - Research consultancy services.
 
 Lot 3: Web-based data collection, technical support and innovative methodology in GBV. The description comprises the development of an online platform for submitting and visualising data on VAW and DV, providing user support and capacity building for the data collection platform, creating custom visualisations, dashboards, and interactive features, and exploring new data sources and methods, and suggesting innovative methodologies to improve the data availability and data collection on GBV. The nature of the contract is services. The maximum contract duration is 48 months. The award method is best price-quality ratio. The estimated value is 575000 EUR. It is a framework agreement without reopening of competition. The additional classification (CPV) codes are 72314000 - Data collection and collation services, 72316000 - Data analysis services, 72319000 - Data supply services, and 73210000 - Research consultancy services.
 
 The documents available are: EIGE2025OPER05 LOT 1-3 Letter of invitation Open Procedure Invitation letter, Tender Specifications-EIGE2025OPER05 LOT 1-3 Tender specifications, Draft Framework Contract EIGE2025OPER05 Lot 1-3 Draft contract, Annex I to Tender Specifications - Scenarios EIGE2025OPER05 LOT 1-3 Other invitation to tender document, and STANDARD-SUBMISSION-FORMS - EIGE2025OPER05 LOT 1-3 Other invitation to tender document. All documents are published on 03/09/2025, apply to all lots, are version 1, and have no translations available.
 
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 In summary, this is an EU call for tenders by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) to establish framework contracts with service providers for data collection, analysis, and related services on gender-based violence. The call is divided into three lots covering different aspects of data collection and analysis, including establishing regular data collection, generating data-driven insights, and developing web-based data collection platforms. The total estimated value of the call is 1,865,000 EUR. The deadline for submitting tenders is October 20, 2025. The call aims to support EIGE's mandate to collect data on gender-based violence, as outlined in the Directive (EU) 2024/1385, and to inform data-driven decision-making in EU-level policies.

Eligible Applicant Types: Professional service providers are eligible applicants.

Funding Type: Procurement via framework contract.

Consortium Requirement: Not explicitly stated, but the requirement for a Personal Identification Code (PIC) for both sole candidates and members of a group (consortium) suggests that both single applicants and consortia are eligible.

Beneficiary Scope (Geographic Eligibility): Not explicitly stated, but given that it is an EU funding opportunity, it is likely open to entities within the EU and possibly EEA or associated countries.

Target Sector: Gender equality, data collection, research and development, policy alignment, data analysis, violence against women and domestic violence.

Mentioned Countries: Europe, EU. Specifically, the call mentions Europe/Vilnius for time zone references.

Project Stage: The project stage involves the production, collection, and analysis of data and statistics, suggesting a development and implementation stage.

Funding Amount: The estimated total value of the procedure is 1,865,000 EUR. Lot 1 is estimated at 825,000 EUR, Lot 2 at 465,000 EUR, and Lot 3 at 575,000 EUR.

Application Type: Open call.

Nature of Support: Non-monetary services. The selected entities will be awarded a service contract to provide services related to data collection, analysis, and platform development.

Application Stages: The information provided does not explicitly detail the number of stages. However, as an open procedure, it will likely involve at least two stages: submission of the tender and evaluation.

Success Rates: Not specified in the provided text.

Co-funding Requirement: Not specified in the provided text.

Summary:

This opportunity is a call for tenders by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) to establish framework contracts with professional service providers. The goal is to enhance the collection, analysis, and production of data and statistics related to gender-based violence within the EU. This initiative is driven by EIGE's long-term commitment to addressing violence against women and girls and is aligned with the requirements of Directive (EU) 2024/1385.

The call is divided into three lots:

Lot 1: Establishing regular data collection on violence against women and domestic violence in the EU. This involves preparing data collection methodologies, standards, and guidelines, collaborating with stakeholders, providing technical support, analyzing data, and publishing results.

Lot 2: Data-driven insights: analysis and knowledge increase on gender-based violence. This focuses on advancing data collection on harmful practices and enhancing knowledge on gender-related killings/femicide through data collection, preventive measures, and policy initiatives. It also includes establishing an observatory on gender-related killings/femicide.

Lot 3: Web-based data collection, technical support and innovative methodology in GBV. This involves developing an online platform for data submission and visualization, providing user support, creating visualizations and dashboards, and exploring innovative methodologies for data collection on gender-based violence.

The total estimated value of the procedure is 1,865,000 EUR, with individual lot values ranging from 465,000 EUR to 825,000 EUR. The maximum contract duration for each lot is 48 months. The award method is based on the best price-quality ratio. Submissions must be electronic, and the deadline for receipt of tenders is October 20, 2025. A Personal Identification Code (PIC) is mandatory for participation. The eSubmission system supports multiple languages and encrypts uploaded documents.