1. Buyer
1.1.
Buyer
Official name: ESPON EGTC
Legal type of the buyer: Body governed by public law
Activity of the contracting authority: General public services
2. Procedure
2.1.
Procedure
Title: ESPON CICERO- Crisis Innovation for a Competitive Europe and Regional Opportunities
Description: The project examines how regions exposed to crises can contribute to the development of globally competitive innovation activities. It focuses on collaboration between leading innovation centres and regions facing structural challenges, exploring how such cooperation may support new scientific and industrial developments. The study builds on recent ESPON work on competitiveness and innovation but shifts the perspective.
Procedure identifier: 7f86ba95-2f97-4f9c-a13a-cdb59dcb8cc4
Internal identifier: 2602064
Type of procedure: Open
The procedure is accelerated: no
2.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 73110000 Research services
Additional classification (cpv): 79311400 Economic research services, 79315000 Social research services
2.1.2.
Place of performance
Country subdivision (NUTS): Luxembourg (LU000)
Country: Luxembourg
2.1.3.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 800 000,00 EUR
2.1.4.
General information
Additional information: Autres informations : All questions or requests for clarification concerning the call for tender must be submitted exclusively via PMP.LU. Use of PMP.LU is mandatory. During ongoing Public Procurement Procedures, the contracting authority will not reply to any question sent by e-mail. Modalités de retrait du dossier : Luxembourg Public Procurement Portal (www.pmp.lu). Réception des offres/candidatures : Electronic submission is mandatory via the Luxembourg Public Procurement Portal (www.pmp.lu).
Legal basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
2.1.6.
Grounds for exclusion
Sources of grounds for exclusion: European Single Procurement Document (ESPD)
5. Lot
5.1.
Lot: LOT-0001
Title: ESPON CICERO- Crisis Innovation for a Competitive Europe and Regional Opportunities
Description: The project examines how regions exposed to crises can contribute to the development of globally competitive innovation activities. It focuses on collaboration between leading innovation centres and regions facing structural challenges, exploring how such cooperation may support new scientific and industrial developments. The study builds on recent ESPON work on competitiveness and innovation but shifts the perspective.
Internal identifier: 0
5.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 73110000 Research services
Additional classification (cpv): 79311400 Economic research services, 79315000 Social research services
5.1.2.
Place of performance
Country subdivision (NUTS): Luxembourg (LU000)
Country: Luxembourg
5.1.3.
Estimated duration
Other duration: Unknown
5.1.5.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 800 000,00 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: European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) (2021/2027)
Identifier of EU funds: ESPON 2030 Programme CCI 2021TC16RFIR004- Adopted by European Commission.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
This procurement is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs): yes
5.1.9.
Selection criteria
Sources of selection criteria: Procurement Document
5.1.10.
Award criteria
Criterion:
Type: Quality
Description: Most Economically Advantageous Tender. Assessed on the basis of the best price-quality ratio. Level of understanding of the tasks and services to be carried out 20pts Quality and appropriateness of the proposed methodology and research approach 60pts Organisation, planning, and management of the service contract 20pts
Criterion:
Type: Price
Description: Most Economically Advantageous Tender. Assessed on the basis of the best price-quality ratio. The contract is awarded on the tender that offers the best economic advantage. This is assessed on the basis of the best price-quality ratio as represented by the highest score (i.e. the highest X) - obtained by weighting the price and the quality respectively, in the formula X= (cheapest price/price of tender A*100*30%)+ (technical evaluation tender A*70%)
5.1.11.
Procurement documents
5.1.12.
Terms of procurement
Terms of submission:
Electronic submission: Required
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English
Electronic catalogue: Not allowed
Advanced or qualified electronic signature or seal (as defined in Regulation (EU) No 910/2014) is required
Variants: Not allowed
Deadline for receipt of tenders: 23/09/2026 11:00:00 (UTC+02:00) Eastern European Time, Central European Summer Time
Duration during which the tender must remain valid: 4 Months
Terms of contract:
The execution of the contract must be performed within the framework of sheltered employment programmes: No
Electronic invoicing: Required
Electronic ordering will be used: no
Electronic payment will be used: no
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: Juridictions administratives
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure: ESPON EGTC
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents: ESPON EGTC
Organisation receiving requests to participate: ESPON EGTC
Organisation processing tenders: ESPON EGTC
8. Organisations
8.1.
ORG-0001
Official name: ESPON EGTC
Registration number: LU27883700
Postal address: 11, Avenue J.F. Kennedy
Town: Luxembourg
Postcode: L1855
Country subdivision (NUTS): Luxembourg (LU000)
Country: Luxembourg
Contact point: ESPON EGTC
Telephone: 003522060028020
Roles of this organisation:
Buyer
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents
Organisation receiving requests to participate
Organisation processing tenders
8.1.
ORG-0002
Official name: Juridictions administratives
Registration number: JURAD
Postal address: 1, Rue du Fort Thüngen
Town: Luxembourg
Postcode: 1499
Country subdivision (NUTS): Luxembourg (LU000)
Country: Luxembourg
Contact point: Tribunal administratif - greffe
Telephone: 42105-1
Roles of this organisation:
Review organisation
Notice identifier/version: b423b024-9863-4f8c-aba9-4cc8df06643f - 01
Form type: Competition
Notice type: Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice subtype: 16
Notice dispatch date: 14/08/2026 15:48:40 (UTC+02:00) Eastern European Time, Central European Summer Time
Languages in which this notice is officially available: English
Notice publication number: 569543-2026
OJ S issue number: 158/2026
Publication date: 18/08/2026