Database, monitoring and research on Renewable Energy Auctions

In the current context, auctions and tenders for public support to renewable energies are evolving rapidly. At EU level, changes in legislation have been agreed (Electricity Market regulation) and the Commission has issued recommendations and guidance on auction design to Member States. In addition, the Net Zero Industry Act has …

CPV: 73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services, 73200000 Research and development consultancy services
Deadline:
Oct. 10, 2025, 4 p.m.
Deadline type:
Submitting a bid
Place of execution:
Database, monitoring and research on Renewable Energy Auctions
Awarding body:
European Commission, DG ENER - Energy
Award number:
EC-ENER/2025/OP/0076

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : European Commission, DG ENER - Energy
Legal type of the buyer : EU institution, body or agency
Activity of the contracting authority : General public services

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Database, monitoring and research on Renewable Energy Auctions
Description : In the current context, auctions and tenders for public support to renewable energies are evolving rapidly. At EU level, changes in legislation have been agreed (Electricity Market regulation) and the Commission has issued recommendations and guidance on auction design to Member States. In addition, the Net Zero Industry Act has introduced provisions regarding the use of non-price criteria in such auctions. In the current practice, zero support auctions have become more common, non-price criteria are being increasingly used and technology-specific and hybrid auctions have become part of the toolbox, while the emergence of PPA markets also provides an alternative or complementary route to the financing of renewable energy deployment. In this changing landscape, decision makers in the EU and in the Member States need a clear reference point to source and exchange up-to date knowledge about the evolution of renewable energy auctions. The overall objective is to improve the effectiveness and cost-efficiency of these tendering procedures, taking into account the EU’s decarbonisation objectives. The project will: - Collect, organise, continuously update and make publicly available relevant data on renewable energy auctions in the form of a comprehensive free online auction database; - Provide empirical and theoretical analysis and concrete recommendations regarding the key aspects of the evolution of practice in renewable energy auctions, in particular all specific design features and their overall interaction and coherence; - Interact with policy makers in the EU and Member States and other relevant stakeholders, including other academics and researchers to source additional information and disseminate the results of the project’s work, including the database and the analysis. This interaction can take the form of workshops, webinars and conferences bringing together top researchers and academics and the relevant stakeholders to further enhance the outcome of the project and to disseminate its outcome. To fulfil the project’s objectives, the contractors can build on the results of the Horizon Europe AURES II project, including its database and analysis and other relevant sources.
Procedure identifier : 5c648986-c417-4d73-ab82-ed819f402d56
Internal identifier : EC-ENER/2025/OP/0076
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
Additional information : Please consult the procurement documents.

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 1 600 000 Euro

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

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001

Title : Database, monitoring and research on Renewable Energy Auctions
Description : In the current context, auctions and tenders for public support to renewable energies are evolving rapidly. At EU level, changes in legislation have been agreed (Electricity Market regulation) and the Commission has issued recommendations and guidance on auction design to Member States. In addition, the Net Zero Industry Act has introduced provisions regarding the use of non-price criteria in such auctions. In the current practice, zero support auctions have become more common, non-price criteria are being increasingly used and technology-specific and hybrid auctions have become part of the toolbox, while the emergence of PPA markets also provides an alternative or complementary route to the financing of renewable energy deployment. In this changing landscape, decision makers in the EU and in the Member States need a clear reference point to source and exchange up-to date knowledge about the evolution of renewable energy auctions. The overall objective is to improve the effectiveness and cost-efficiency of these tendering procedures, taking into account the EU’s decarbonisation objectives. The project will: - Collect, organise, continuously update and make publicly available relevant data on renewable energy auctions in the form of a comprehensive free online auction database; - Provide empirical and theoretical analysis and concrete recommendations regarding the key aspects of the evolution of practice in renewable energy auctions, in particular all specific design features and their overall interaction and coherence; - Interact with policy makers in the EU and Member States and other relevant stakeholders, including other academics and researchers to source additional information and disseminate the results of the project’s work, including the database and the analysis. This interaction can take the form of workshops, webinars and conferences bringing together top researchers and academics and the relevant stakeholders to further enhance the outcome of the project and to disseminate its outcome. To fulfil the project’s objectives, the contractors can build on the results of the Horizon Europe AURES II project, including its database and analysis and other relevant sources.
Internal identifier : EC-ENER/2025/OP/0076

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 ): 73200000 Research and development consultancy services

5.1.2 Place of performance

Anywhere
Additional information : Please consult the procurement documents.

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration : 36 Month

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 1 600 000 Euro

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 : Programme for the Environment and Climate Action (LIFE) (2021/2027)
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 threshold criterion : Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number : 70
Criterion :
Type : Price
Description : Please consult the procurement documents.
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number : 30

5.1.11 Procurement documents

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 : 10/10/2025 16:00 +02:00
Deadline until which the tender must remain valid : 6 Month
Information about public opening :
Opening date : 13/10/2025 10:00 +02:00
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 ENER - Energy

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : European Commission, DG ENER - Energy
Registration number : COM
Department : ENER.C - Green Transition and Energy System Integration
Postal address : 24-26, rue Jean-André de Mot, Jean-André de Motstraat
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

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

Notice information

Notice identifier/version : bc22de67-84fe-4797-8951-9d0d80c055fa - 01
Form type : Competition
Notice type : Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 27/08/2025 17:30 +02:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00565025-2025
OJ S issue number : 165/2025
Publication date : 29/08/2025