1. Buyer
1.1.
Buyer
Official name: European Commission, DG JRC - Joint Research Centre
Legal type of the buyer: EU institution, body or agency
Activity of the contracting authority: General public services
2. Procedure
2.1.
Procedure
Title: Framework service contract for operating the "Hydrological Forecast Centre - Analytics and Dissemination" in support to the Copernicus Emergency Management Service (CEMS) Flood Early Warning Systems
Description: The objective of this framework contract is to operate the CEMS "Hydrological Forecast Centre - Analytics and Dissemination" (DISS) service in support to the flood early warning and monitoring component of the Copernicus Emergency Management Service (CEMS) which continues as full operational service as defined in article 51(1.b)) of the regulation (EU) 2021/696 of the Union Space Program. The role of DISS is to analyse on a daily basis the flood forecasts of EFAS and GloFAS, inform the relevant users and provide an overall user management and support. The CEMS implementation is an inter-service arrangement between DG JRC, DG DEFIS and DG ECHO. JRC is in charge of preparing and implements CEMS work programs, manages dedicated budgets and supervises the implementation of service tasks.
Procedure identifier: 361e2d35-afc1-41b6-8e2e-d01905255e78
Internal identifier: EC-JRC/IPR/2026/OP/1752
Type of procedure: Open
The procedure is accelerated: no
2.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 71351612 Hydrometeorology services
2.1.2.
Place of performance
Anywhere
Additional information: Please consult the procurement documents.
2.1.3.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 4 550 000,00 EUR
2.1.4.
General information
Additional information: In case of unavailability or disruptions in the functioning of the electronic means of communication provided in Section 5.1.11 in the last 5 calendar days before the time limit for receipt indicated in Section 5.1.12, the contracting authority reserves the right to extend this time limit and publish the extension at the Internet address provided in Section 5.1.11, without a preceding publication of a corrigendum to this notice. Economic operators interested in this procurement are invited to subscribe to the call for tenders at the address in Section 5.1.11 in order to get notified when new information or documents are published.
Legal basis:
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509
2.1.6.
Grounds for exclusion
Sources of grounds for exclusion: Procurement Document
5. Lot
5.1.
Lot: LOT-0001
Title: Framework service contract for operating the "Hydrological Forecast Centre - Analytics and Dissemination" in support to the Copernicus Emergency Management Service (CEMS) Flood Early Warning Systems
Description: The objective of this framework contract is to operate the CEMS "Hydrological Forecast Centre - Analytics and Dissemination" (DISS) service in support to the flood early warning and monitoring component of the Copernicus Emergency Management Service (CEMS) which continues as full operational service as defined in article 51(1.b)) of the regulation (EU) 2021/696 of the Union Space Program. The role of DISS is to analyse on a daily basis the flood forecasts of EFAS and GloFAS, inform the relevant users and provide an overall user management and support. The CEMS implementation is an inter-service arrangement between DG JRC, DG DEFIS and DG ECHO. JRC is in charge of preparing and implements CEMS work programs, manages dedicated budgets and supervises the implementation of service tasks.
Internal identifier: EC-JRC/IPR/2026/OP/1752
5.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 71351612 Hydrometeorology services
Additional classification (cpv): 71351600 Weather-forecasting services, 71351900 Geology, oceanography and hydrology services, 72316000 Data analysis services, 80510000 Specialist training services
Options:
Description of the options: provided they are in conformity with the basic project, new services or works consisting in the repetition of similar services or works, may be entrusted up to 40 % of the initial contract to the initial contractor by negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice.
5.1.2.
Place of performance
Anywhere
Additional information: Please consult the procurement documents.
5.1.3.
Estimated duration
Duration: 72 Months
5.1.4.
Renewal
Maximum renewals: 2
Other information about renewals: The framework contract is concluded for an initial period of 24 (twenty-four) months, renewable 2 (two) time(s). Please consult the draft framework contract in the procurement documents.
5.1.5.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 4 550 000,00 EUR
5.1.6.
General information
Reserved participation:
Participation is not reserved.
Procurement Project fully or partially financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
Information about previous notices:
Identifier of the previous notice: 314976-2026
5.1.9.
Selection criteria
Sources of selection criteria: Procurement Document
5.1.10.
Award criteria
Criterion:
Type: Quality
Description: Please consult the procurement documents.
Category of award weight criterion: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number: 60
Criterion:
Type: Price
Description: Please consult the procurement documents.
Category of award weight criterion: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number: 40
5.1.11.
Procurement documents
Deadline for requesting additional information: 09/09/2026 23:59:59 (UTC+02:00) Eastern European Time, Central European Summer Time
Ad hoc communication channel:
Name: Funding and Tenders Portal
5.1.12.
Terms of procurement
Terms of submission:
Electronic submission: Required
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, German, Greek, English, Spanish, Estonian, Finnish, French, Irish, Croatian, Hungarian, Italian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Maltese, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish
Electronic catalogue: Not allowed
Deadline for receipt of tenders: 17/09/2026 16:00:59 (UTC+02:00) Eastern European Time, Central European Summer Time
Duration during which the tender must remain valid: 6 Months
Information about public opening:
Opening date: 18/09/2026 10:00:00 (UTC+02:00) Eastern European Time, Central European Summer Time
Terms of contract:
The execution of the contract must be performed within the framework of sheltered employment programmes: No
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic ordering will be used: yes
Electronic payment will be used: yes
5.1.15.
Techniques
Framework agreement:
Framework agreement, without reopening of competition
Maximum number of participants: 1
Justification for the duration of the framework agreement: Please consult the procurement documents.
Information about the dynamic purchasing system:
No dynamic purchase system
5.1.16.
Further information, mediation and review
Review organisation: Court of Justice of the European Union
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures: European Commission, DG JRC - Joint Research Centre
8. Organisations
8.1.
ORG-0001
Official name: European Commission, DG JRC - Joint Research Centre
Registration number: COM
Department: JRC.E - Societal Resilience and Security
Postal address: Via Enrico Fermi 2749
Town: Ispra (VA)
Postcode: I-21027
Country subdivision (NUTS): Varese (ITC41)
Country: Italy
Telephone: +32 2 299 11 11
Roles of this organisation:
Buyer
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures
8.1.
ORG-0002
Official name: Court of Justice of the European Union
Registration number: CURIA
Postal address: Rue du Fort Niedergrünewald
Town: Luxembourg
Postcode: L-2925
Country subdivision (NUTS): Luxembourg (LU000)
Country: Luxembourg
Telephone: +352 4303-1
Roles of this organisation:
Review organisation
8.1.
ORG-0003
Official name: European Commission
Registration number: EUCOM
Postal address: Mondrian (CDMA), Rue du Champ de Mars 21
Town: Brussels
Postcode: B-1050
Country subdivision (NUTS): Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad (BE100)
Country: Belgium
Telephone: +32 2 299 11 11
Roles of this organisation:
TED eSender
10. Change
Notice identifier/version: ebb81b02-d0a1-4f8b-91b4-a90310778154 - 01
Form type: Competition
Notice type: Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice subtype: 16
Notice dispatch date: 16/07/2026 15:15:50 (UTC+02:00) Eastern European Time, Central European Summer Time
Languages in which this notice is officially available: English
Notice publication number: 497985-2026
OJ S issue number: 137/2026
Publication date: 20/07/2026