EEA Topic Centre on Energy System Decarbonisation

200/2026 See the notice on TED website 714228-2026 - Competition 714228-2026 714228-2026 - Competition Denmark – Research and development services and related consultancy services – EEA/CCE/TC/26/012 - Topic Centre on Energy System Decarbonisation OJ S 200/2026 15/10/2026 Contract or concession notice – standard regime Services 1. Buyer 1.1. Buyer Official name : European Environment Agency (EEA) Email : procurement@eea.europa.eu Legal type of the buyer : EU institution, body or agency Activity of the contracting authority : General public services 2. Procedure 2.1. Procedure Title : EEA/CCE/TC/26/012 - Topic Centre on Energy System Decarbonisation Description : The future Topic Centre 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 (distributional, procedural and recognitional). It should also support targeted case study work that combines desk research, stakeholder mapping, structured questionnaires, EUSurvey-based evidence collection, expert workshops where appropriate and interviews to identify and share between Member States success factors, barriers, impacts and transferability across policy contexts, sectors and countries. Procedure identifier : 404364bd-771d-49f5-9db7-88f77ce13196 Internal identifier : EEA/2026/OP/0046 Type of procedure : Open The procedure is accelerated : no 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 in the European Economic Area Additional information : Please consult the procurement documents. 2.1.3. Value Estimated value excluding VAT : 1 005 000,00 EUR 2.1.4. General information Additional information : Participation in this call for tender is restricted to the list of Topic Centre Organisations designated by the EEA’s Management Board in application of Article 2 of the Management Board Decision of 4 December 2025 laying down Implementing Rules for the designation of Topic Centres in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 401/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the EEA and the European Environment Information and Observation Network (Eionet)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 : EEA/CCE/TC/26/012 - Topic Centre on Energy System Decarbonisation Description : The future Topic Centre 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 (distributional, procedural and recognitional). It should also support targeted case study work that combines desk research, stakeholder mapping, structured questionnaires, EUSurvey-based evidence collection, expert workshops where appropriate and interviews to identify and share between Member States success factors, barriers, impacts and transferability across policy contexts, sectors and countries. Internal identifier : EEA/2026/OP/0046 5.1.1. Purpose Main nature of the contract : Services Main classification ( cpv ): 73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy 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 : 48 Months 5.1.4. Renewal Maximum renewals : 2 Other information about renewals : The framework contract is concluded for an initial period of 24 (twenty-four) months, renewable 2 (two) time(s). Please consult the draft framework contract in the procurement documents. 5.1.5. Value Estimated value excluding VAT : 1 005 000,00 EUR 5.1.6. General information Reserved participation : Participation is not reserved. Procurement Project fully or partially financed with EU Funds. The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : no 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 : 70 Criterion : Type: Price Description : Please consult the procurement documents. Category of award weight criterion: Weight (percentage, exact) Award criterion number : 30 5.1.11. Procurement documents Deadline for requesting additional information : 13/11/2026 23:59:59 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time, Western European Summer Time Address of the procurement documents : https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/tender-details/404364bd-771d-49f5-9db7-88f77ce13196-CN?#anchorDocuments Ad hoc communication channel : Name : Funding and Tenders Portal URL : https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/tender-details/404364bd-771d-49f5-9db7-88f77ce13196-CN?#anchorDocuments 5.1.12. Terms of procurement Terms of submission : Electronic submission : Required Address for submission : https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/digit/opsys/esubmission?cftUuid=404364bd-771d-49f5-9db7-88f77ce13196 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 : 23/11/2026 14:00:59 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time, Western European Summer Time Duration during which the tender must remain valid : 6 Months Information about public opening : Opening date : 24/11/2026 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 : 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 Environment Agency (EEA) 8. Organisations 8.1. ORG-0001 Official name : European Environment Agency (EEA) Registration number : EEA Department : EEA.EDO - Executive Director's Office,EEA.EDO.CCE - Climate and Circular Economy,EEA.EDO.CCE.CCE1 - Climate Neutrality, Energy and Mobility Postal address : Kongens Nytorv 6 Town : Copenhagen Postcode : DK-1050 Country subdivision (NUTS) : Byen København ( DK011 ) Country : Denmark Email : procurement@eea.europa.eu Telephone : +45 33 36 71 00 Internet address : https://www.eea.europa.eu 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 Email : GC.Registry@curia.europa.eu Telephone : +352 4303-1 Internet address : http://curia.europa.eu 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 Email : procurement@eea.europa.eu Telephone : +32 2 299 11 11 Internet address : https://commission.europa.eu/ Roles of this organisation: TED eSender Notice information Notice identifier/version : 74844067-5583-4d97-b9bb-5672aa0d4529 - 01 Form type : Competition Notice type : Contract or concession notice – standard regime Notice subtype : 16 Notice dispatch date : 14/10/2026 12:48:20 (UTC+02:00) Eastern European Time, Central European Summer Time Languages in which this notice is officially available : English Notice publication number : 714228-2026 OJ S issue number : 200/2026 Publication date : 15/10/2026