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1. Buyer
1.1.
Buyer
Official name: European Commission, DG ECHO - European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO)
Legal type of the buyer: EU institution, body or agency
Activity of the contracting authority: General public services
2. Procedure
2.1.
Procedure
Title: Policy Support Framework Contract 2026-2030
Description: The objective of the Framework Contract is to provide support and assistance to DG ECHO policy development and analysis, through the deployment of short-term expertise.
Procedure identifier: 6c23cafd-d997-4485-89f6-9b88ad450be5
Internal identifier: EC-ECHO/2025/OP/0032
Type of procedure: Open
The procedure is accelerated: no
2.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 75211200 Foreign economic-aid-related services
2.1.2.
Place of performance
Anywhere
Additional information: Please consult the procurement documents.
2.1.3.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 8 000 000,00 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: Policy Support Framework Contract 2026-2030
Description: The objective of the Framework Contract is to provide support and assistance to DG ECHO policy development and analysis, through the deployment of short-term expertise.
Internal identifier: EC-ECHO/2025/OP/0032
5.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 75211200 Foreign economic-aid-related services
Additional classification (cpv): 79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, 73210000 Research consultancy services, 79411000 General management consultancy services
5.1.2.
Place of performance
Anywhere
Additional information: Please consult the procurement documents.
5.1.3.
Estimated duration
Duration: 48 Months
5.1.5.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 8 000 000,00 EUR
5.1.6.
General information
Reserved participation:
Participation is not reserved.
Procurement Project fully or partially financed with EU Funds.
Information about European Union funds:
EU funds programme: Humanitarian Aid (HUMA) (2021/2027)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
Information about previous notices:
Identifier of the previous notice: 621156-2025
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: 02/09/2026 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: 10/09/2026 16:00:59 (UTC+02:00) Eastern European Time, Central European Summer Time
Duration during which the tender must remain valid: 9 Months
Information about public opening:
Opening date: 11/09/2026 10:30:00 (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
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 ECHO - European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO)
8. Organisations
8.1.
ORG-0001
Official name: European Commission, DG ECHO - European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO)
Registration number: COM
Department: ECHO.B - Strategy and Policy,ECHO.B.4 - Humanitarian aid policies and International humanitarian law
Postal address: Rue de la Loi 86
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
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
Version of the previous notice to be changed: f219d405-7472-4286-bb55-22cc9d4ad742-01
Main reason for change: Information updated
Description: - In the Contract Notice: 5.1.12 Terms of procurement - Terms of submission: INSTEAD OF Deadline for receipt of tenders: 24/08/2026 16:00 +02:00 PLEASE READ Deadline for receipt of tenders: 10/09/2026 16:00 +02:00 - In the Contract Notice: 5.1.12 Terms of procurement - Information about public opening: INSTEAD OF Opening date: 25/08/2026 10:30 +02:00 PLEASE READ Opening date: 11/09/2026 10:30 +02:00 - In the Tender Specifications - 1.4.2. Detailed characteristics of the purchase - Pillar 3 - i.: INSTEAD OF i. Organisation of online/in presence/hybrid workshops, conferences and events, including development of background documents, logistical and administrative coordination, communication support, facilitation or moderation, and synthesis reporting PLEASE READ i. Organisation of online/in presence/hybrid workshops, conferences and events, including development of background documents, logistical and administrative coordination, communication support, facilitation or moderation, and synthesis reporting. The cost of renting seminar rooms and the cost of catering services should not be included in the price of the in-presence / hybrid workshop package. - In the Tender Specifications - 3.2.2. Economic and financial capacity: INSTEAD OF The evidence of economic and financial capacity does not need to be provided with the tender but may be requested by the contracting authority at any time during the procedure. PLEASE READ All of the above-specified evidence of economic and financial capacity must be provided with the tender. - In the Tender Specifications - 4.2. Content of the tender: what documents to submit with the tender? INSTEAD OF NOTA BENE Assignments related to the pillar 1 and 2 will be budgeted through man-days - see financial offer form Item 1. Assignments falling within pillars 3 will be budgeted as a lump sum and, depending on the nature of the request, complemented with man-days (sectoral expertise and translation) – see financial offer Item 2 Assignments falling within pillar 4 will be budgeted as a lump sum exclusively – see financial offer Item 3. PLEASE READ NOTA BENE Assignments related to pillars 1 and 2 will be budgeted through man-days – see financial offer form Item 1. Assignments falling within pillar 3 will be budgeted as a lump sum and, depending on the nature of the request, complemented with man-days (sectoral expertise and translation). The cost of renting seminar rooms and the cost of catering services should not be included in the price of the in-presence / hybrid workshop package – see financial offer Item 2 Assignments falling within pillar 4 will be budgeted as a lump sum exclusively – see financial offer Item 3.
Notice information
Notice identifier/version: 93245a29-8b2c-4b42-ac13-d7f96c52fc99 - 01
Form type: Competition
Notice type: Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice subtype: 16
Notice dispatch date: 13/08/2026 16:42:16 (UTC+02:00) Eastern European Time, Central European Summer Time
Languages in which this notice is officially available: English
Notice publication number: 566523-2026
OJ S issue number: 157/2026
Publication date: 17/08/2026