Coordination of a third wave of the European survey of higher education graduates (Eurograduate 2026)

The launching of this negotiated procedure is based on the need to integrate another European level higher education data tool, the “Eurograduate 2026 Survey” into the European Higher Education Observatory (EHESO) service contract. The objective is to support the European graduate tracking initiative further implementation through support for the coordination …

CPV: 79330000 Статистически услуги
Място на изпълнение:
Coordination of a third wave of the European survey of higher education graduates (Eurograduate 2026)
Издаващ орган:
European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) , EACEA - European Education and Culture Executive Agency
Номер на наградата:
EACEA/2024/NP/0019

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) , EACEA - European Education and Culture Executive Agency
Legal type of the buyer : EU institution, body or agency
Activity of the contracting authority : General public services

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Coordination of a third wave of the European survey of higher education graduates (Eurograduate 2026)
Description : The launching of this negotiated procedure is based on the need to integrate another European level higher education data tool, the “Eurograduate 2026 Survey” into the European Higher Education Observatory (EHESO) service contract. The objective is to support the European graduate tracking initiative further implementation through support for the coordination of a third wave of the European survey of higher education graduates (Eurograduate 2026) in the context of the further development of the EHESO. The integration of the Eurograduate 2026 Survey is meeting the EHESO objective 1 (connect and upgrade existing databases, streamline the data collection processes and simplify the use of its data) and objective 2 (strengthen the strategic intelligence for the Commission, Member States and higher education stakeholders)
Procedure identifier : 561b8c0e-7b2f-4d0d-ba90-52f2840ad1d3
Internal identifier : EACEA/2024/NP/0019
Type of procedure : Negotiated without prior call for competition

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 79330000 Statistical services

2.1.2 Place of performance

Anywhere
Additional information : Please consult the procurement documents.

2.1.4 General information

Legal basis :
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001

Title : Coordination of a third wave of the European survey of higher education graduates (Eurograduate 2026)
Description : The launching of this negotiated procedure is based on the need to integrate another European level higher education data tool, the “Eurograduate 2026 Survey” into the European Higher Education Observatory (EHESO) service contract. The objective is to support the European graduate tracking initiative further implementation through support for the coordination of a third wave of the European survey of higher education graduates (Eurograduate 2026) in the context of the further development of the EHESO. The integration of the Eurograduate 2026 Survey is meeting the EHESO objective 1 (connect and upgrade existing databases, streamline the data collection processes and simplify the use of its data) and objective 2 (strengthen the strategic intelligence for the Commission, Member States and higher education stakeholders)
Internal identifier : EACEA/2024/NP/0019

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 79330000 Statistical services

5.1.2 Place of performance

Anywhere
Additional information : Please consult the procurement documents.

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration : 34 Month

5.1.4 Renewal

Maximum renewals : 1
Other information about renewals : The contract is concluded for an initial period of 17 (seventeen) months, renewable 1 (one) time(s). Please consult the draft contract in the procurement documents.

5.1.6 General information

Procurement Project fully or partially financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : no

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Quality
Description : Please consult the procurement documents.
Criterion :
Type : Price
Description : Please consult the procurement documents.
Description of the method to be used if weighting cannot be expressed by criteria : Please consult the procurement documents.

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 Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) , EACEA - European Education and Culture Executive Agency
Organisation signing the contract : European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) , EACEA - European Education and Culture Executive Agency

6. Results

Value of all contracts awarded in this notice : 1 000 000 Euro
Direct award :
Justification for direct award : New works or services, constituting a repetition of existing works or services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the Directive
Other justification : The launching of this negotiated procedure is based on the need to integrate another European level higher education data tool, the “Eurograduate 2026 Survey” into the European Higher Education Observatory (EHESO) service contract. The objective is to support the further implementation of the European graduate tracking initiative through support for the coordination of a third wave of the European survey of higher education graduates (Eurograduate 2026) in the context of the further development of the EHESO. The possibility to launch a negotiated procedure is foreseen in the Call for tenders EACEA/2023/OP/0004 - Development of a European Higher Education Sector Observatory. In page 4 of the Tender Specifications, part 1: Administrative specifications, section “1.7. Volume and value of the contract: how much do we plan to buy?”, it is indicated that: “Within three years following the signature of the contract resulting from the current call for tenders, the contracting authority may use the negotiated procedure under point 11.1.e of Annex 1 to the Financial Regulation to procure new services from the contractor up to a maximum 50% of the initial contract value. These services would consist in the repetition of similar services entrusted to the contractor and would be awarded under the following conditions: • the services are in conformity with the objectives and the minimum requirements of the basic project for which the original contract was awarded after publication of a contract notice; • there is a need to integrate other European level higher education data tools.” The mentioned requirements are met because: - Timing: The successful tenderer, a consortium led by the PPMI Group, signed the service contract SI2.905534 on 16 November 2023. The contract entered into force on the same day and for a maximum duration of 48 months from this date (article 3 of the Main conditions), with an initial duration of 24 months with an automatic renewal 1 time for 24 months (article I.3.1 and I.3.5 of the Special conditions). - Initial contract value: The initial value for this contract is mentioned in article 2 of the main conditions of the contract (before price revision and amendments): EUR 4 982 850. - Value of the procedure: The last version of the Erasmus+ Annual Work Programme 2024 (Part II. Grants, procurement and other actions, A. Education and training, III. Key Action 3, section 4. Actions implemented under direct management – procurements, q) European Higher Education Sector Observatory) indicates that: “[…] in alignment with the tender on the rationalisation of Higher Education monitoring tools (European Higher Education Sector Observatory), this will also include the action on the Eurograduate 2026 Survey with a budget of EUR 1 000 000. […]” This is the budget allocated for this negotiated procedure out of the total budget earmarked in the Index reference in the budget table (WPI) 3.69 (Total of EUR 1 500 000). - Condition for the procedure: there is a need to integrate other European level higher education data tools, i.e. the Eurograduate 2026 Survey, which is a repetition of similar services entrusted to the contractor and are in conformity with the objectives of the Development of a European Higher Education Sector Observatory’s Call for Tenders. In a nutshell, the negotiated procedure is requested still during the eligible period of the first three years following the signature of the contract, its maximum budget is below the legal maximum of 50% of the initial contract value mentioned above and the conditions required are met.

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0001

At least one winner was chosen.

6.1.2 Information about winners

Winner :
Leader of tendering party : PPMI Group
Official name : AIT AUSTRIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GMBH CHE GEMEINNUTZIGES CENTRUM FUR HOCHSCHULENTWICKLUNG GMBH UNIVERSITEIT TWENTE JOANNEUM RESEARCH FORSCHUNGSGESELLSCHAFT MBH
Tender :
Tender identifier : PPMI_AIT_CHE_CHEPS_JOANNEUM
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0001
Value of the tender : 1 000 000 Euro
Subcontracting : No
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : SI2.905534
Date on which the winner was chosen : 04/07/2025
Information about European Union funds
Name of EU-financed project or programme : Erasmus+ (2021/2027)
Organisation signing the contract : European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) , EACEA - European Education and Culture Executive Agency

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 : 1

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) , EACEA - European Education and Culture Executive Agency
Registration number : EACEA
Department : EACEA - Directorate of EACEA,EACEA.A - Erasmus+, EU Solidarity Corps,EACEA.A.6 - Platforms, studies and analysis
Postal address : North Light building, Boulevard Simon Bolivar 34
Town : Brussels
Postcode : B-1000
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
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
Telephone : +32 2 299 11 11
Roles of this organisation :
TED eSender

8.1 ORG-0004

Official name : PPMI Group
Size of the economic operator : Large
Registration number : LT100003672217
Postal address : Gedimino pr. 50
Town : Vilnius
Postcode : LT-01110
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Extra-Regio NUTS 3 ( LTZZZ )
Country : Lithuania
Telephone : +37052497056
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Group leader
Winner of these lots : LOT-0001

8.1 ORG-0005

Official name : AIT AUSTRIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GMBH
Size of the economic operator : Large
Registration number : ATU14703506
Postal address : GIEFINGGASSE 4
Town : WIEN
Postcode : 1210
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Extra-Regio NUTS 3 ( ATZZZ )
Country : Austria
Telephone : +43505500
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0001

8.1 ORG-0006

Official name : CHE GEMEINNUTZIGES CENTRUM FUR HOCHSCHULENTWICKLUNG GMBH
Size of the economic operator : Large
Registration number : DE200127293
Postal address : CARL-BERTELSMANN-STRASSE 256
Town : GUTERSLOH
Postcode : 33311
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Extra-Regio NUTS 3 ( DEZZZ )
Country : Germany
Telephone : +49524197610
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0001

8.1 ORG-0007

Official name : UNIVERSITEIT TWENTE
Size of the economic operator : Large
Registration number : NL002946725B01
Postal address : DRIENERLOLAAN 5
Town : ENSCHEDE
Postcode : 7522 NB
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Extra-Regio NUTS 3 ( NLZZZ )
Country : Netherlands
Telephone : +31534895687
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0001

8.1 ORG-0008

Official name : JOANNEUM RESEARCH FORSCHUNGSGESELLSCHAFT MBH
Size of the economic operator : Large
Registration number : ATU28781306
Postal address : LEONHARDSTRASSE 59
Town : GRAZ
Postcode : 8010
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Extra-Regio NUTS 3 ( ATZZZ )
Country : Austria
Telephone : +433168761151
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0001

Notice information

Notice identifier/version : 270a7764-e8d1-485d-8328-c1e97152c698 - 01
Form type : Result
Notice type : Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 27/08/2025 14:58 +02:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00562880-2025
OJ S issue number : 164/2025
Publication date : 28/08/2025