Knowledge Hub for expertise and engagement on Youth - part II

The contract will provide expertise and support on knowledge and youth engagement to EC HQ services and EU Delegations in the area of youth in external action (youth participation and empowerment, youth specific issues in sectoral policies, youth mainstreaming). The Hub will also support sector specific policy and actions in …

CPV: 73000000 Servicios de investigación y desarrollo y servicios de consultoría conexos, 98000000 Otros servicios comunitarios, sociales o personales
Lugar de ejecución:
Knowledge Hub for expertise and engagement on Youth - part II
Organismo adjudicador:
European Commission, INTPA - International Partnerships
Número de premio:
EC-INTPA/2025/EA-RP/0077

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : European Commission, INTPA - International Partnerships
Legal type of the buyer : EU institution, body or agency
Activity of the contracting authority : General public services

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Knowledge Hub for expertise and engagement on Youth - part II
Description : The contract will provide expertise and support on knowledge and youth engagement to EC HQ services and EU Delegations in the area of youth in external action (youth participation and empowerment, youth specific issues in sectoral policies, youth mainstreaming). The Hub will also support sector specific policy and actions in this area and will provide support on: the implementation of the Youth Action Plan in EU External Action; integrating youth engagement in the implementation of Global Gateway; support the management of the EU YSB for International Partnerships and YSBs at EUD level; increasing opportunity for inclusive participation of young people in initiatives supported by EUD, etc.
Procedure identifier : 94d0e472-86e5-4e6b-a844-fc538a7ab7a3
Internal identifier : EC-INTPA/2025/EA-RP/0077
Type of procedure : Restricted
The procedure is accelerated : no
Justification for the accelerated procedure :
Main features of the procedure :

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 : 4 000 000 Euro

2.1.4 General information

Additional information : ***** IMPORTANT INFORMATION: due to technical reasons, article 5.1.2 below is replaced by: "The contract will be performed in Countries as listed in appendices 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11 of the annex a2a1 of the PRAG 2025".For any additional information, please refer to the document A5f "Additional information about the Contract Notice". 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
LocalLaw - Procurement award procedure applying to European Union external actions financed from the general budget of the European Union and the European Development Fund (EDF)

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001

Title : Knowledge Hub for expertise and engagement on Youth - part II
Description : The contract will provide expertise and support on knowledge and youth engagement to EC HQ services and EU Delegations in the area of youth in external action (youth participation and empowerment, youth specific issues in sectoral policies, youth mainstreaming). The Hub will also support sector specific policy and actions in this area and will provide support on: the implementation of the Youth Action Plan in EU External Action; integrating youth engagement in the implementation of Global Gateway; support the management of the EU YSB for International Partnerships and YSBs at EUD level; increasing opportunity for inclusive participation of young people in initiatives supported by EUD, etc.
Internal identifier : EC-INTPA/2025/EA-RP/0077

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 ): 98000000 Other community, social and personal 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

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Extra-Regio NUTS 3 ( BEZZZ )
Country : Belgium
Additional information :

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration : 42 Month

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 4 000 000 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 : Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) (2021/2027)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : no
Additional information : The procurement is funded by the following EU programme: Global Challenge.

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name :
Description : Please consult the procurement documents.
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number : 80
Criterion :
Type : Price
Name :
Description : Please consult the procurement documents.
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number : 20
Description of the method to be used if weighting cannot be expressed by criteria :
Justification for not indicating the weighting of the award criteria :

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 : English
Electronic catalogue : Not allowed
Deadline for receipt of requests to participate : 30/06/2025 12:00 +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, INTPA - International Partnerships -

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : European Commission, INTPA - International Partnerships
Registration number : COM
Department : INTPA.G - Human Development, Migration, Governance and Peace,INTPA.G.3 - Youth, Education and Research, Culture
Postal address : Rue de la Loi 41
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 : 07dc7baa-3b7c-4898-8c0b-39c82d428f81 - 01
Form type : Competition
Notice type : Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 27/05/2025 13:46 +02:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00346052-2025
OJ S issue number : 102/2025
Publication date : 28/05/2025