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1. Buyer
1.1.
Buyer
Official name: European Commission, DG ESTAT - Eurostat
Legal type of the buyer: EU institution, body or agency
Activity of the contracting authority: General public services
2. Procedure
2.1.
Procedure
Title: LUCAS (Land Use/Cover Area frame Survey) 2027
Description: The subject of this call for tenders is the provision of services to support and implement the LUCAS (Land Use/Cover Area frame Survey) 2027. The Commission Land Use/Cover Area frame Survey (LUCAS) is an EU-wide, in-situ field survey that systematically captures detailed information on land cover, land use and other agri-environmental parameters — providing an essential evidence base for the design, implementation and monitoring progress of EU policies.
Procedure identifier: 6cde78e1-70db-4e4f-a7df-28dd30043054
Internal identifier: EC-ESTAT/2026/OP/0019
Type of procedure: Open
The procedure is accelerated: no
2.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 79330000 Statistical services
2.1.2.
Place of performance
Anywhere in the European Economic Area
Additional information: Please consult the procurement documents.
2.1.3.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 12 340 000,00 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
2.1.5.
Terms of procurement
Terms of submission:
Maximum number of lots for which one tenderer can submit tenders: 3
Terms of contract:
Maximum number of lots for which contracts can be awarded to one tenderer: 3
2.1.6.
Grounds for exclusion
Sources of grounds for exclusion: Procurement Document
5. Lot
5.1.
Lot: LOT-0001
Title: LUCAS 2027 – Survey in Belgium, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Luxemburg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, and Slovenia (Survey)
Description: The objectives of Lot 1 are to prepare the survey for LUCAS 2027, to collect data on land cover, land use and selected agri-environmental aspects, through field visits and to control the quality of this data in the office.
Internal identifier: EC-ESTAT/2026/OP/0019-LOT-1
5.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 79330000 Statistical services
Additional classification (cpv): 71355000 Surveying 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 25 % 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 in the European Economic Area
Additional information: Please consult the procurement documents.
5.1.3.
Estimated duration
Duration: 23 Months
5.1.5.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 5 400 000,00 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: Single Market Programme, including COSME, ISA2, ESP, consumer involvement in fin. Services, financial reporting, Health, Food and Feed, consumer programme (2021/2027)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
Information about previous notices:
Identifier of the previous notice: 364814-2026
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: 50
Criterion:
Type: Price
Description: Please consult the procurement documents.
Category of award weight criterion: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number: 50
5.1.11.
Procurement documents
Deadline for requesting additional information: 30/10/2026 23:59:59 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time, Western 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: 10/11/2026 16:00:59 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time, Western European Summer Time
Duration during which the tender must remain valid: 12 Months
Information about public opening:
Opening date: 12/11/2026 10:00:00 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time, Western 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:
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 ESTAT - Eurostat
5.1.
Lot: LOT-0002
Title: LUCAS 2027 – Survey in Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Austria, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Finland, and Sweden (Survey)
Description: The objectives of Lot 2 are to prepare the survey for LUCAS 2027, to collect data on land cover, land use and selected agri-environmental aspects, through field visits and to control the quality of this data in the office.
Internal identifier: EC-ESTAT/2026/OP/0019-LOT-2
5.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 79330000 Statistical services
Additional classification (cpv): 71355000 Surveying 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 25 % 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 in the European Economic Area
Additional information: Please consult the procurement documents.
5.1.3.
Estimated duration
Duration: 23 Months
5.1.5.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 5 300 000,00 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: Single Market Programme, including COSME, ISA2, ESP, consumer involvement in fin. Services, financial reporting, Health, Food and Feed, consumer programme (2021/2027)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
Information about previous notices:
Identifier of the previous notice: 364814-2026
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: 50
Criterion:
Type: Price
Description: Please consult the procurement documents.
Category of award weight criterion: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number: 50
5.1.11.
Procurement documents
Deadline for requesting additional information: 30/10/2026 23:59:59 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time, Western 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: 10/11/2026 16:00:59 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time, Western European Summer Time
Duration during which the tender must remain valid: 12 Months
Information about public opening:
Opening date: 12/11/2026 10:00:00 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time, Western 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:
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 ESTAT - Eurostat
5.1.
Lot: LOT-0003
Title: LUCAS 2027 – Helpdesk, Technical Assistance and External Quality Control (XQC)
Description: The objectives of lot 3 are to - Prepare the launching of the LUCAS 2027 survey - Provide training to project managers and the survey managers, as well as providing technical assistance and quality control services to the Commission and the survey contractors (lots 1 and 2) carrying out the LUCAS 2027 survey. The timing of all tasks in this lot will depend heavily on the progress in lots 1 and 2, which in turn will depend on the contractual and climatic conditions.
Internal identifier: EC-ESTAT/2026/OP/0019-LOT-3
5.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 79330000 Statistical services
5.1.2.
Place of performance
Anywhere in the European Economic Area
Additional information: Please consult the procurement documents.
5.1.3.
Estimated duration
Duration: 23 Months
5.1.5.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 250 000,00 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: Single Market Programme, including COSME, ISA2, ESP, consumer involvement in fin. Services, financial reporting, Health, Food and Feed, consumer programme (2021/2027)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
Information about previous notices:
Identifier of the previous notice: 364814-2026
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: 50
Criterion:
Type: Price
Description: Please consult the procurement documents.
Category of award weight criterion: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number: 50
5.1.11.
Procurement documents
Deadline for requesting additional information: 30/10/2026 23:59:59 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time, Western 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: 10/11/2026 16:00:59 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time, Western European Summer Time
Duration during which the tender must remain valid: 12 Months
Information about public opening:
Opening date: 12/11/2026 10:00:00 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time, Western 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:
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 ESTAT - Eurostat
5.1.
Lot: LOT-0004
Title: LUCAS 2027 – Data Management Tool (DMT) – hosting, maintenance and helpdesk
Description: The objectives of lot 4 of LUCAS 2027 are to: - Host the IT infrastructure for data entry, the centralised storage and management of data and processes supporting the LUCAS 2027 Survey. - Guarantee technical assistance and the availability and reliability of the LUCAS DMT 2027 solution for the duration of the LUCAS 2027 survey.
Internal identifier: EC-ESTAT/2026/OP/0019-LOT-4
5.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 79330000 Statistical services
5.1.2.
Place of performance
Anywhere in the European Economic Area
Additional information: Please consult the procurement documents.
5.1.3.
Estimated duration
Duration: 24 Months
5.1.5.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 390 000,00 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: Single Market Programme, including COSME, ISA2, ESP, consumer involvement in fin. Services, financial reporting, Health, Food and Feed, consumer programme (2021/2027)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
Information about previous notices:
Identifier of the previous notice: 364814-2026
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: 50
Criterion:
Type: Price
Description: Please consult the procurement documents.
Category of award weight criterion: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number: 50
5.1.11.
Procurement documents
Deadline for requesting additional information: 30/10/2026 23:59:59 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time, Western 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: 10/11/2026 16:00:59 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time, Western European Summer Time
Duration during which the tender must remain valid: 12 Months
Information about public opening:
Opening date: 12/11/2026 10:00:00 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time, Western 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:
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 ESTAT - Eurostat
8. Organisations
8.1.
ORG-0001
Official name: European Commission, DG ESTAT - Eurostat
Registration number: COM
Department: ESTAT.E - Sectoral and regional statistics
Postal address: Bâtiment Bech building (BECH), rue Alphonse Weicker 5
Town: Luxembourg
Postcode: L-2721
Country subdivision (NUTS): Luxembourg (LU000)
Country: Luxembourg
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
Notice information
Notice identifier/version: 37e4cabd-20ee-476b-9922-e04b98a3a6cc - 01
Form type: Competition
Notice type: Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice subtype: 16
Notice dispatch date: 17/09/2026 11:07:03 (UTC+02:00) Eastern European Time, Central European Summer Time
Languages in which this notice is officially available: English
Notice publication number: 643556-2026
OJ S issue number: 181/2026
Publication date: 18/09/2026