Quantum Technologies in Defence (Action Plan and Foundational Research for Quantum Technologies in Defence)

In the context of Technology and Innovation, EDA intends to launch a tender to develop an Action Plan and Foundational Research for Quantum Technologies in Defence. There will be 2 LOTS: LOT 1: Development and Implementation of the Action plan on Quantum: This lot aims to manage administrative aspects of …

CPV: 73410000 Vojna istraživanja i tehnologija, 71318000 Savjetodavne tehničke usluge, 71335000 Tehničke studije, 72220000 Usluge sistemskog i tehničkog savjetovanja, 73400000 Usluge istraživanje i razvoja sigurnosnih i obrambenih sredstava, 73420000 Prethodna studija izvodljivosti i prikaz tehnologije
rok:
27. listopada 2025. 17:00
vrsta roka:
nadmetanje
mjesto izvršenja:
Quantum Technologies in Defence (Action Plan and Foundational Research for Quantum Technologies in Defence)
registar:
European Defence Agency
nagradni broj:
EDA/2025/OP/0007

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : European Defence 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 : Quantum Technologies in Defence (Action Plan and Foundational Research for Quantum Technologies in Defence)
Description : In the context of Technology and Innovation, EDA intends to launch a tender to develop an Action Plan and Foundational Research for Quantum Technologies in Defence. There will be 2 LOTS: LOT 1: Development and Implementation of the Action plan on Quantum: This lot aims to manage administrative aspects of the ‘Quantum Action Plan’ to be developed for the RTI (Research Technology & Innovation) directorate, propose and consult experts, organize workshops, assist EDA Project Officers in general management of tasks, propose a structure for the Quantum Action Plan, draft the Action Plan and its annexes including roadmap(s) proposal(s) ; LOT 2: Launching Quantum Defence Projects for Foundational Research and Technology: Under this lot economic operators will provide services to identify, propose, and develop promising technologies to different CapTechs or within cross CapTechs activities. The objective is to support the initiation or continuation of R&T projects, and to act as an incubator for early-stage innovations. This could include supporting the first steps of EDA OB studies, Cat. B projects and/or EDF projects or the transition from EDA OB studies to Cat. B projects and/or EDF projects and propose next steps including roadmaps and demonstrations.
Procedure identifier : baab5cc5-acbb-4391-bac9-8f20cc7df9e5
Internal identifier : EDA/2025/OP/0007
Type of procedure : Open
The procedure is accelerated : no

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 73410000 Military research and technology

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

2.1.5 Terms of procurement

Terms of submission :
Maximum number of lots for which one tenderer can submit tenders : 2
Terms of contract :
Maximum number of lots for which contracts can be awarded to one tenderer : 2

2.1.6 Grounds for exclusion

Sources of grounds for exclusion : Procurement Document

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001

Title : Support for the Development and Implementation of an Action Plan on Quantum in Defence (25.RTI.OP.077)
Description : LOT 1: Development and Implementation of the Action plan on Quantum: This lot aims to manage administrative aspects of the ‘Quantum Action Plan’ to be developed for the RTI (Research Technology & Innovation) directorate, propose and consult experts, organize workshops, assist EDA Project Officers in general management of tasks, propose a structure for the Quantum Action Plan, draft the Action Plan and its annexes including roadmap(s) proposal(s) ;
Internal identifier : EDA/2025/OP/0007-LOT-1

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 73410000 Military research and technology
Additional classification ( cpv ): 71318000 Advisory and consultative engineering services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 71335000 Engineering studies
Additional classification ( cpv ): 72220000 Systems and technical consultancy services

5.1.2 Place of performance

Anywhere
Additional information : Please consult the procurement documents.

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration : 48 Month

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 600 000 Euro

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
Information about previous notices :
Identifier of the previous notice : 220046-2025

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 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 : 27/10/2025 17:00 +01:00
Deadline until which the tender must remain valid : 6 Month
Information about public opening :
Opening date : 28/10/2025 11:00 +01:00
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 :
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 Defence Agency

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0002

Title : Launching Quantum Defence Projects for Foundational Research and Technology (25.RTI.OP.091)
Description : LOT 2: Launching Quantum Defence Projects for Foundational Research and Technology: Under this lot economic operators will provide services to identify, propose, and develop promising technologies to different CapTechs or within cross CapTechs activities. The objective is to support the initiation or continuation of R&T projects, and to act as an incubator for early-stage innovations. This could include supporting the first steps of EDA OB studies, Cat. B projects and/or EDF projects or the transition from EDA OB studies to Cat. B projects and/or EDF projects and propose next steps including roadmaps and demonstrations.
Internal identifier : EDA/2025/OP/0007-LOT-2

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 73410000 Military research and technology
Additional classification ( cpv ): 73400000 Research and Development services on security and defence materials
Additional classification ( cpv ): 73420000 Pre-feasibility study and technological demonstration

5.1.2 Place of performance

Anywhere
Additional information : Please consult the procurement documents.

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration : 48 Month

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 1 000 000 Euro

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
Information about previous notices :
Identifier of the previous notice : 220046-2025

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 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 : 27/10/2025 17:00 +01:00
Deadline until which the tender must remain valid : 6 Month
Information about public opening :
Opening date : 28/10/2025 11:00 +01:00
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 :
Framework agreement, partly without reopening and partly with reopening of competition
Maximum number of participants : 5
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 Defence Agency

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : European Defence Agency
Registration number : EDA
Department : EDA.CEO - Chief Executive Office,EDA.CEO.CSD - Corporate Services Directorate,EDA.CEO.CSD.3 - Procurement and Contract Unit
Postal address : Rue des Drapiers/Lakenweversstraat 17-23
Town : Brussels
Postcode : B-1050
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad ( BE100 )
Country : Belgium
Telephone : +32 2 504 28 00
Internet address : https://eda.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
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 : dac86b01-b948-434f-a618-0ddecb9706e5 - 01
Form type : Competition
Notice type : Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 19/09/2025 11:44 +02:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00617508-2025
OJ S issue number : 181/2025
Publication date : 22/09/2025