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1. Buyer
1.1.
Buyer
Official name: European Commission, DG CNECT - Communications Networks, Content and Technology
Legal type of the buyer: EU institution, body or agency
Activity of the contracting authority: General public services
2. Procedure
2.1.
Procedure
Title: Longitudinal support contract on specific risks and harms that minors face in the EU digital environment over time
Description: Amidst the upcoming adoption of Commission’s Guidelines on article 28(1) of the DSA as well as other measures on the protection of minors in Q3 2025, there is a need to increase our understanding of how the risks, harms and benefits that children experience on online platforms evolve (also in light of a potential review of the Guidelines in 2027). In addition, it is important to supplement currently fragmented understanding about children’s perceptions of their online experiences, or knowledge about what children would want from tech companies to improve their safety, security and well-being online. Complementing the EU-wide inquiry into the impact of social media on well-being, this support contract would help monitoring children’s perspective on how EU rules are improving the digital environment over time. The support contract aims at providing comprehensive and representative data on children’s online experiences in the EU over time, which would be accompanied by a monitoring measurement framework. This primary research would allow to monitor trends with regards to the risks, harms and benefits that children face online across the EU, as well as their perception of different platforms and characteristics thereof, and how they navigate those risks and opportunities of their digital environment. In particular, the support contract should aim at linking specific risks, harms, benefits, perceptions and behaviors to specific platforms, features, and/or uses thereof, to assess the impact of EU action on platforms via the DSA.
Procedure identifier: 5869049e-df84-43b6-a944-49e06fa83d70
Previous notice: 504408-2025
Internal identifier: EC-CNECT/2025/OP/0055
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: 2 000 000,00 EUR
2.1.4.
General information
Legal basis:
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509
5. Lot
5.1.
Lot: LOT-0001
Title: Longitudinal support contract on specific risks and harms that minors face in the EU digital environment over time
Description: Amidst the upcoming adoption of Commission’s Guidelines on article 28(1) of the DSA as well as other measures on the protection of minors in Q3 2025, there is a need to increase our understanding of how the risks, harms and benefits that children experience on online platforms evolve (also in light of a potential review of the Guidelines in 2027). In addition, it is important to supplement currently fragmented understanding about children’s perceptions of their online experiences, or knowledge about what children would want from tech companies to improve their safety, security and well-being online. Complementing the EU-wide inquiry into the impact of social media on well-being, this support contract would help monitoring children’s perspective on how EU rules are improving the digital environment over time. The support contract aims at providing comprehensive and representative data on children’s online experiences in the EU over time, which would be accompanied by a monitoring measurement framework. This primary research would allow to monitor trends with regards to the risks, harms and benefits that children face online across the EU, as well as their perception of different platforms and characteristics thereof, and how they navigate those risks and opportunities of their digital environment. In particular, the support contract should aim at linking specific risks, harms, benefits, perceptions and behaviors to specific platforms, features, and/or uses thereof, to assess the impact of EU action on platforms via the DSA.
Internal identifier: EC-CNECT/2025/OP/0055
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): 79140000 Legal advisory and information services, 79417000 Safety consultancy 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 50 % 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: 36 Months
5.1.5.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 000 000,00 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: 60
Criterion:
Type: Price
Description: Please consult the procurement documents.
Category of award weight criterion: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number: 40
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 CNECT - Communications Networks, Content and Technology
Organisation signing the contract: European Commission, DG CNECT - Communications Networks, Content and Technology
6. Results
Value of all contracts awarded in this notice: 1 650 550,00 EUR
6.1.
Result lot identifier: LOT-0001
Winner selection status: At least one winner was chosen.
6.1.2.
Information about winners
Winner:
Leader of tendering party: OPEN EVIDENCE
Official name: VVA MARKET RESEARCH SRL
Tender:
Tender identifier: OPEN EVIDENCE
Identifier of lot or group of lots: LOT-0001
Value of the tender: 1 650 550,00 EUR
Subcontracting: Yes
Subcontracting value is known: no
Subcontracting percentage is known: yes
Percentage of subcontracting: 27,77
Contract information:
Identifier of the contract: 300142071
Date on which the winner was chosen: 25/11/2025
Date of the conclusion of the contract: 10/12/2025
Organisation signing the contract: European Commission, DG CNECT - Communications Networks, Content and Technology
6.1.4.
Statistical information
Received tenders or requests to participate:
Type of received submissions: Tenders submitted electronically
Number of tenders or requests to participate received: 7
8. Organisations
8.1.
ORG-0001
Official name: European Commission, DG CNECT - Communications Networks, Content and Technology
Registration number: COM
Department: CNECT.F - Online Platforms: Society,CNECT.F.3 - DSA Protection of Minors and other Societal Risks
Postal address: Rue de la Loi 200, Wetstraat 200
Town: Brussels
Postcode: B-1049
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: OPEN EVIDENCE
Size of the economic operator: Micro, small, or medium
Registration number: ESB66058595
Postal address: CL PUJADES 51-55 ESCALERA B BOX 45
Town: BARCELONA
Postcode: 08005
Country subdivision (NUTS): Extra-Regio NUTS 3 (ESZZZ)
Country: Spain
Telephone: +34696213679
Roles of this organisation:
Tenderer
Leader of tendering party
Winner of these lots: LOT-0001
8.1.
ORG-0005
Official name: VVA MARKET RESEARCH SRL
Size of the economic operator: Large
Registration number: IT13285280155
Postal address: VIA TORINO 61
Town: MILANO
Postcode: 20123
Country subdivision (NUTS): Extra-Regio NUTS 3 (ITZZZ)
Country: Italy
Telephone: +390272733
Roles of this organisation:
Tenderer
Winner of these lots: LOT-0001
Notice information
Notice identifier/version: 74803863-32ed-4648-a54c-eabd933a8a91 - 01
Form type: Result
Notice type: Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice subtype: 29
Notice dispatch date: 12/12/2025 11:41:08 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time, Western European Summer Time
Languages in which this notice is officially available: English
Notice publication number: 829063-2025
OJ S issue number: 241/2025
Publication date: 15/12/2025