Analysis of target setting for a selection of common indicators used under the European Regional Development Fund, Cohesion Fund and Just Transition Fund in 2021-2027

Facility supporting Interreg NEXT programmes(2021-2027)and preparatory activities for the next MFF programming period on the EU’s ext. eastern and southern borders, in the framework of the ERDF,NDICI and CF for the use of TA. 2026CE160AT059

The European Commission, REGIO - Regional and Urban Policy, needs technical assistance and support services for the effective implementation, monitoring, and management of cross-border and trans-national cooperation programmes and preparatory activities for the next MFF programming period. The contract has a maximum total value of 5,314,701 EUR over 4 years. The services are demand-driven and include expertise in programme management, monitoring, evaluation, stakeholder coordination, analytical support, drafting reports and studies, organising workshops and events, maintaining knowledge-sharing platforms, supporting project selection and assessment processes, and capacity-building activities for programme beneficiaries. All services must align with EU regulations and strategic objectives. Offers will be evaluated based on quality (80%) and price (20%).

Learning through Experimentation for Adaptive Programming (LEAP) - Producing experimental designs for ERDF/CF/JTF investment in the field of access to quality public services

The European Commission’s DG GROW needs consultancy services for a 9-month assignment, with a maximum total value of EUR 340,000, to prepare for embedding experimentation in EU National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPPs) for 2028–2034. The work focuses on access to quality public services and must produce implementation-ready experimental designs for three Member States and a practical LEAP Kit to help Member States introduce experimental designs in their plans. The assignment will build the capacity of evaluators and programme planners, using approaches including randomised controlled trials to generate evidence on intervention effectiveness. Offers are evaluated on quality (70%) and price (30%).

Learning through Experimentation for Adaptive Programming (LEAP) - Producing experimental designs for ERDF/CF/JTF investment in the field of energy efficiency measures

The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy needs a 9-month consultancy assignment, with a maximum total value of €340,000, to develop experimental designs for energy-efficiency investments under the 2028–2034 programming period. The work must produce designs ready for inclusion in National and Regional Partnership Plans in three Member States, alongside a practical LEAP toolkit to help other Member States introduce experimentation. It will bring evaluators and programme designers together and build their capacity to use randomised controlled trials and analyse results to assess the causal effects of interventions. Offers will be evaluated on quality (70%) and price (30%).

EEA/CCE/TC/26/012 - Topic Centre on Energy System Decarbonisation

The European Environment Agency (EEA) needs services for a Topic Centre on Energy System Decarbonisation through a framework agreement over 4 years, with a maximum total value of 1,005,000 EUR. The services should support and strengthen EEA capabilities in quantitative analytical methods, such as indicators, trends and scenario assessments for the evolution of the energy system, and in the quantification of associated benefits, co-benefits, trade-offs and just transition implications. It also includes targeted case study work combining desk research, stakeholder mapping, structured questionnaires, EUSurvey-based evidence collection, expert workshops, and interviews to identify and share success factors, barriers, impacts, and transferability across policy contexts, sectors, and countries. Offers will be evaluated based on quality (70%) and price (30%).

The provision of pan-European bird observation data, indicators, mapping products, capacity building and scientific support for EU environmental policy

The European Commission, DG ENV - Environment, based in Belgium, needs services for the provision of pan-European bird observation data, indicators, mapping products, capacity building, and scientific support for EU environmental policy. The contract has a maximum total value of 650,000 EUR over 4 years. The objective is to ensure continuity in the production and update of EU policy-relevant Common bird indicators (farmland, forest, and urban), develop new ones, and further develop a publicly accessible, pan-European service delivering almost daily bird observation data and derived products. Award criteria are Quality (50%) and Price (50%).