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1. Buyer
1.1.
Buyer
Official name: European Commission, DG JUST - Justice and Consumers
Legal type of the buyer: EU institution, body or agency
Activity of the contracting authority: General public services
2. Procedure
2.1.
Procedure
Title: JUST/2025/PR/CGEQ/EQUA/0058 (EC-JUST/2025/OP/0005) Scientific analysis and advice on gender equality in the European Union
Description: The overall objective of the contract is to collect reliable, independent, and rigorous scientific evidence to strengthen the Commission's knowledge base, including its country-specific knowledge in the gender equality area. This knowledge base will support the European Commission in policy analysis and policy development, preparation of political initiatives, enlargement negotiations and political cooperation at European level.
Procedure identifier: 22151955-219e-4c3a-a7a5-adef1cba16fc
Previous notice: 702662-2025
Internal identifier: EC-JUST/2025/OP/0005
Type of procedure: Open
2.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services
2.1.2.
Place of performance
Anywhere
Additional information: Please consult the procurement documents.
2.1.3.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 600 000,00 EUR
2.1.4.
General information
Legal basis:
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509
5. Lot
5.1.
Lot: LOT-0001
Title: JUST/2025/PR/CGEQ/EQUA/0058 (EC-JUST/2025/OP/0005) Scientific analysis and advice on gender equality in the European Union
Description: The overall objective of the contract is to collect reliable, independent, and rigorous scientific evidence to strengthen the Commission's knowledge base, including its country-specific knowledge in the gender equality area. This knowledge base will support the European Commission in policy analysis and policy development, preparation of political initiatives, enlargement negotiations and political cooperation at European level.
Internal identifier: EC-JUST/2025/OP/0005
5.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services
Additional classification (cpv): 79315000 Social research services
5.1.2.
Place of performance
Anywhere
Additional information: Please consult the procurement documents.
5.1.3.
Estimated duration
Duration: 48 Months
5.1.4.
Renewal
Maximum renewals: 1
Other information about renewals: The contract is concluded for an initial period of 24 (twenty-four) months, renewable 1 (one) time(s). Please consult the draft contract in the procurement documents.
5.1.5.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 600 000,00 EUR
5.1.6.
General information
Procurement Project fully or partially financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
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: 70
Criterion:
Type: Price
Description: Please consult the procurement documents.
Category of award weight criterion: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number: 30
5.1.15.
Techniques
Framework agreement:
No framework agreement
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 JUST - Justice and Consumers
Organisation signing the contract: European Commission, DG JUST - Justice and Consumers
6. Results
Value of all contracts awarded in this notice: 2 389 978,88 EUR
6.1.
Result lot identifier: LOT-0001
Winner selection status: At least one winner was chosen.
6.1.2.
Information about winners
Winner:
Official name: PPMI Group, UAB
Tender:
Tender identifier: 300153716
Identifier of lot or group of lots: LOT-0001
Value of the tender: 2 389 978,88 EUR
Subcontracting: Yes
Subcontracting value is known: no
Subcontracting percentage is known: yes
Percentage of subcontracting: 16,65
Contract information:
Identifier of the contract: JUST/2025/PR/CGEQ/EQUA/0058 (EC-JUST/2025/OP/0005) SAAGE
Date on which the winner was chosen: 01/06/2026
Date of the conclusion of the contract: 24/07/2026
Information about European Union funds:
Name of EU-financed project or programme: Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (2021/2027)
Organisation signing the contract: European Commission, DG JUST - Justice and Consumers
6.1.4.
Statistical information
Received tenders or requests to participate:
Type of received submissions: Tenders
Number of tenders or requests to participate received: 11
Type of received submissions: Tenders submitted electronically
Number of tenders or requests to participate received: 11
Type of received submissions: Tenders from micro, small or medium tenderers
Number of tenders or requests to participate received: 4
Type of received submissions: Tenders from tenderers registered in other European Economic Area countries than the country of the buyer
Number of tenders or requests to participate received: 8
Type of received submissions: Tenders from tenders registered in countries outside of the European Economic Area
Number of tenders or requests to participate received: 0
8. Organisations
8.1.
ORG-0001
Official name: European Commission, DG JUST - Justice and Consumers
Registration number: COM
Department: JUST.D - Equality and Non-Discrimination
Postal address: Rue Montoyer 59
Town: Brussels
Postcode: B-1000
Country subdivision (NUTS): Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad (BE100)
Country: Belgium
Telephone: +32 2 299 11 11
Roles of this organisation:
Buyer
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures
Organisation signing the contract
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
8.1.
ORG-0004
Official name: PPMI Group, UAB
Size of the economic operator: Large
Registration number: LT100003672217
Postal address: Gedimino pr. 50
Town: Vilnius
Postcode: LT-01110
Country subdivision (NUTS): Extra-Regio NUTS 3 (LTZZZ)
Country: Lithuania
Telephone: +37052497056
Roles of this organisation:
Tenderer
Winner of these lots: LOT-0001
Notice information
Notice identifier/version: fbfc8d14-eb1f-4a93-8570-119b5c7f5d74 - 01
Form type: Result
Notice type: Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice subtype: 29
Notice dispatch date: 04/08/2026 08:48:32 (UTC+02:00) Eastern European Time, Central European Summer Time
Languages in which this notice is officially available: English
Notice publication number: 540484-2026
OJ S issue number: 149/2026
Publication date: 05/08/2026