Transport Poverty Hub Website and Dashboard: Design and Development of a Geospatial Dashboard and Website to Identify and Monitor Transport Poverty In...

The European Commission Joint Research Centre (DG JRC) plans a negotiated middle/low value services contract (EC-JRC/SVQ/2026/MVP/4735-EXA) to design and develop a multilingual Transport Poverty Hub website and geospatial dashboard to identify and monitor transport poverty indicators across the EU. The estimated contract value is €139,950 with a maximum duration of 12 months and an expression of interest period from 11 September 2026 to 29 September 2026. Deliverables include interactive dashboards, dynamic maps, downloadable reports and a reusable modular architecture, and all results, including source code and documentation, will be owned by the EU. Expressions of interest must be submitted electronically via the EU Funding & Tenders Portal using an EU Login account.

What it funds

Scope summary

Design and development of a public web platform and geospatial dashboard to analyse and visualise transport poverty indicators across the EU. Deliverables include interactive dashboards, dynamic maps, multilingual UI aligned with EU eUI design standards, modular reusable components, data model and reporting/export features. All outputs and source code will be owned by the EU.

Funding and duration:Estimated total value €139,950; maximum contract duration 12 months ¹.

1. 1Who can apply: economic operators established in eligible countries for middle value EU negotiated procedures; EU Login required for submissions.
2. 2Procedure type: planned negotiated procedure for middle/low value contract (reference EC-JRC/SVQ/2026/MVP/4735-EXA).
3. 3Work type: services under CPV 73000000 (research and development services and related consultancy).
4. 4Key technical needs: geospatial visualisation, multilingual support, modular front end compatible with EU design standards, progressive extension to all Member States.

Expressions of interest open 11/09/2026 and close 29/09/2026; submissions electronic via the Funding and Tenders Portal and require an EU Login account. Non EU or third country participation may be restricted for middle value procedures, check Q&A for specifics ¹.

Footnotes

1. 1Full tender notice and dates available on the EU Funding and Tenders Portal Tender details.

Overview and Purpose

This planned negotiated middle/low value procurement aims to commission the design and development of a Transport Poverty Hub: a public web platform and geospatial dashboard to identify, analyse and visualise transport poverty indicators across the European Union. The contracting authority is the European Commission, DG JRC - Joint Research Centre. The Hub will support analysis of accessibility, availability and affordability for different transport modes (walking, cycling, driving, public transport) and socio-economic drivers at neighbourhood, regional and national scales. It will produce interactive dashboards, dynamic maps and downloadable reports and will be built to EU design standards for reuse across JRC and other Commission platforms. All deliverables (source code, methodologies, documentation) will be owned by the EU; pre-existing and third-party materials must be licensed as required.

Procedure type and contracting model:Planned negotiated procedure for middle/low value contract (ExA reference). Nature of contract: services. Maximum contract duration: 12 months. Estimated total value: €139,950. Framework: no framework indicated; single contract for delivery. EU Login account required for submissions. ¹

Eligible Applicant Types

Eligible applicants are economic operators able to bid in a European Commission procurement of services. Typical eligible applicant profiles include: private sector professional service suppliers (SMEs and large enterprises) with capabilities in web development and geospatial solutions, specialised web and UX design agencies, geospatial system integrators, consultancy firms offering R&D and development services, research institutes or universities if they operate as legal economic operators in procurement procedures, and public-private consortia where allowed by the procurement rules. Individual natural persons cannot normally be contracting parties unless legally constituted as an economic operator for tendering purposes.

Funding Type

This is a public procurement (tender) for paid services. The financial mechanism is a service contract resulting in direct payment to the selected contractor for delivery of the platform. It is not a grant, loan, equity or prize.

Consortium Requirement

The notice does not mandate a multi-party consortium; a single economic operator may submit an expression of interest and later a tender. However, the complexity of required skills (geospatial engineering, web development, multilingual UI, data modelling, EU eUI design standard compliance) means bidders frequently form consortia or subcontracting arrangements to assemble the necessary multidisciplinary expertise. Tender rules for negotiated procedures will specify subcontracting and joint tender requirements at launch.

Beneficiary Scope (Geographic Eligibility)

Intended geographic scope for platform coverage:all EU Member States progressively. Procurement participation is governed by EU procurement rules for middle/low value procedures. Bidders established in the EU are eligible. The published Q&A clarifies that entities established in Uruguay are not eligible to participate under this middle value procedure on the basis of the EU–Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement; participation rights for non-EU third countries will depend on the specific procurement procedure and applicable international agreements, thresholds and procurement rules.

Target Sectors and Technical Scope

Primary thematic and technical sectors:transport policy and equity (transport poverty), geospatial data and GIS, data visualisation and dashboards, web platform development, user experience and interface design, multilingual web services (support for EU official languages), open data and interoperability, reuse of components across Commission platforms, and alignment with EU eUI design standards. Secondary sectors: socio-economic research, policy analytics, data engineering, backend API development, and cloud hosting/operations.

Project stage expected:Delivery/maturity stage: development, implementation and deployment of a production web platform and geospatial dashboard with documentation and handover; work includes architecture, data model, UI components, multilingual support and integration ready for progressive extension to all EU Member States.

1. 1Design and develop a user-friendly web platform and geospatial dashboard for transport poverty indicators.
2. 2Implement interactive dashboards, dynamic map features and exportable/downloadable reports.
3. 3Create a robust data model accommodating multiple geospatial indicators and progressive geographic extension to all Member States.
4. 4Support EU official languages in architecture and interface.
5. 5Develop modular components aligned with the EU eUI design standards for reuse across JRC/EC platforms.
6. 6Deliver source code, methodologies and documentation; assign ownership/licences to the EU as required.

Application Type and Submission

This notice is an announcement of intent to launch a negotiated low or middle value procedure. Expressions of interest must be submitted electronically via the EU Funding & Tenders Portal (ESUBMISSION) using an EU Login account. The method of expression of interest is electronic and submissions must be sent exclusively to the address for submission indicated in the procurement documentation. The procurement will progress to a negotiated procedure for contract award; full tender documents will be published when the call is launched.

Nature of Support and Payments

Beneficiaries will receive monetary compensation under a service contract for delivering the platform and associated deliverables. The contract covers services and potentially licensing costs for third-party components if required; ownership of produced results transfers to the EU as specified in the contract.

Application Stages and Timeline

The public information indicates at least two stages:(1) expression of interest submission (electronic, via EU Login) within the indicated period; (2) launch of the negotiated procedure and selection/tendering stage leading to contract award. The negotiated procedure may include further stages such as invitation to negotiate, clarification interviews or presentations, and final offer submission depending on the procurement rules applied by the contracting authority.

Success Rates

No historical success rate data is provided in the notice. For middle/low value negotiated procedures the number of awards is typically small (often a single contract), so success rates are low and depend on the number and quality of competing bidders. Exact success probability cannot be determined from the published information.

Co-funding Requirement

No co-funding or applicant financial contribution is indicated or required in the notice. The EU will pay the contracted amount under the service contract. Bidders must cover their proposal preparation costs and any subcontractor fees within their commercial offer.

Eligibility nuance and explicit country mentions

Explicitly mentioned country/region in the documentation:European Union (coverage). A public Q&A clarifies that an economic operator established in Uruguay cannot participate in this middle value procedure under the EU–Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for this procurement. No other countries are explicitly listed as eligible or ineligible in the available text; procurement participation is subject to EU procurement rules and any applicable international agreements and thresholds.

Suggested Application Template and Structure

While full tender documents will define the required template, typical contents and structure bidders should prepare for a negotiated procurement of this scope include the following sections. Preparing these in advance will accelerate response once the negotiated procedure is launched.

1. 1Administrative and legal documents: proof of legal status, VAT/registration, declaration of honor, EU Login identity, references to eligibility and exclusion criteria.
2. 2Consortium and subcontracting declaration: lead contractor details, subcontractors, roles and responsibilities, consortium agreement if applicable.
3. 3Technical proposal: understanding of objectives, proposed platform architecture, data model, geospatial stack, multilingual and accessibility approach, security and privacy approach, compliance with EU eUI standards and interoperability (APIs, data formats).
4. 4Workplan and timeline: phased delivery plan (design, development, testing, deployment, handover), milestone list tied to the 12-month duration.
5. 5Staffing and CVs: key experts, project manager, lead geospatial engineer, front-end/UI developer, back-end developer, data engineer, QA/tester, documentation specialist — include relevant CVs and allocation of person-months.
6. 6Past performance and portfolio: examples of similar projects (dashboards, geospatial web platforms, multilingual EU-focused sites), client references, demonstrators and code repositories if permissible.
7. 7Quality assurance and testing strategy: UI/UX testing, cross-browser and device testing, geospatial data accuracy validation, performance and load testing, accessibility testing (WCAG), localisation testing for EU languages.
8. 8Security, data protection and hosting: proposed hosting model (cloud/on-premises), data residency considerations, GDPR compliance measures, authentication/authorization approach, backup and disaster recovery.
9. 9Maintenance and support offer: options for post-delivery maintenance, SLA levels, knowledge transfer and training for JRC staff.
10. 10Commercial offer: fixed price or price breakdown by deliverable/milestone, rates for optional additional tasks, VAT treatment, invoicing schedule.
11. 11IP, licensing and deliverables list: clear statement that results will be transferred to the EU, and identification/licensing of any pre-existing or third-party components.
12. 12Risk register and mitigation measures: identification of technical and schedule risks and proposed mitigations.

Bidders should ensure all electronic submission requirements for the EU Funding & Tenders Portal are met, including file formats, signatures and any form templates published with the call documents. The procurement eSubmission tool and EU Login account are mandatory for the expression of interest and subsequent tender steps.

Other procurement details and constraints

Main CPV code:73000000 (research and development services and related consultancy services). The notice states SME suitability indicator: false (the procurement is not specifically reserved for SMEs). The procedure is classified as a middle value negotiated procedure under the ExA publication category, which signals a pre-announcement rather than an open call at publication time. Specific procurement rules, award criteria, exclusion/selection grounds, minimum turnover or technical capacity thresholds will be provided in the tender dossier when the negotiated procedure is officially launched.

Where to find official documents:Official notice and future procurement documents are published on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal opportunity page: Tender opportunity page. Expressions of interest and all electronic submissions must be made through the portal using EU Login. ¹

Summary

This opportunity is a JRC procurement to commission the design and delivery of a multilingual, reusable, production-grade Transport Poverty Hub web platform and geospatial dashboard to support monitoring of transport poverty indicators across the EU. It is a services contract (estimated at €139,950) to be procured via a planned negotiated low/middle value procedure. The work requires multidisciplinary capacities (geospatial engineering, web and front-end design, multilingual UI, data modelling, EU eUI compliance) and will result in EU-owned deliverables (code, methodologies, documentation). Expressions of interest must be submitted electronically via the EU Funding & Tenders Portal using EU Login during the indicated period; final tender documents and award criteria will be published with the formal negotiated procedure launch. Participation is subject to procurement rules and eligibility; a published Q&A clarifies that operators established in Uruguay cannot participate on the basis of the EU–Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for this middle value procedure. Interested providers should prepare a comprehensive technical and commercial proposal covering architecture, data handling, accessibility, security, multilingual support and reuse of components per EU standards and be ready to demonstrate prior experience in geospatial dashboard development and public sector procurement delivery.

Footnotes

1. 1Tender opportunity page and documents are available on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal: ec.europa.eu

This is a planned negotiated procedure for a middle or low value services contract to design and develop a new Transport Poverty Hub website and geospatial dashboard for the European Commission Joint Research Centre. The notice shows an estimated value of €139950, a maximum duration of 12 months, and an expression of interest period running from 11 September 2026 to 29 September 2026.[1]

Opportunity at a glance

What the contract is about

The contract seeks external expertise to build a public web platform that will let the JRC monitor and visualise transport poverty indicators across the EU. The intended platform will support interactive dashboards, dynamic maps, downloadable reports, and high resolution analysis of access modes such as walking, cycling, driving, and public transport, together with socio economic factors affecting transport equity.

• Design and development of a new Transport Poverty Hub website
• Geospatial dashboard and map based data visualisation
• Support for neighbourhood, regional, and national scale analysis
• Downloadable reports generated from the platform
• Architecture that supports EU official languages
• Data model that can expand to all EU Member States
• Modular components aligned with EU eUI design standards

Who can apply and how

The notice requires an electronic expression of interest and states that submissions must be sent exclusively through the designated portal address. Access to the submission workflow requires an EU Login account.

This is not a current open tender competition; it is a prior notice announcing the contracting authority’s intention to launch a future negotiated procedure. That means interested operators should first express interest, then await the launch of the negotiated phase if invited.

Eligibility note

The portal Q and A indicates that, because this is a middle value procedure under the threshold of 130000 SDR, an economic operator established in Uruguay cannot participate in this procedure¹.

Key requirements and commercial considerations

• Experience in web platform design and development for public sector or institutional users
• Strong geospatial data visualisation capability
• Ability to work with multilingual content and EU official language requirements
• Capacity to build reusable modular components aligned with EU design standards
• Understanding of data models that can scale geographically and technically
• Ability to deliver source code, methods, and documentation that will become EU owned outputs

The notice states that all results produced under the contract, including source code, methodologies, and documentation, will be owned by the EU. Pre existing and third party materials must therefore be licensed as needed, and the contractor should expect the resulting components to be reusable across other JRC platforms.

Why the opportunity matters

The Transport Poverty Hub is intended to make the evidence base for transport poverty publicly available and to support policymaking linked to the Social Climate Fund. The platform is meant to help the JRC and stakeholders assess transport accessibility, availability, and affordability, with a clear focus on public transparency and policy relevance.

Footnotes

1. 1Portal Q and A item 104015 states that an economic operator established in Uruguay cannot participate in this procedure because it is a middle value procedure below the 130000 SDR threshold.