Trade Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA) in support of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations between the European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries

The DG TRADE- specific tool Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA) is an ex-ante analysis of the potential economic, social and environmental impacts as well as human rights impacts of a trade negotiation in order to facilitate a better policy mix and coherence between the objective of trade liberalisation and the EU …

CPV: 73000000 Usługi badawcze i eksperymentalno-rozwojowe oraz pokrewne usługi doradcze, 79000000 Usługi biznesowe: prawnicze, marketingowe, konsultingowe, rekrutacji, drukowania i zabezpieczania, 79300000 Badania rynkowe i ekonomiczne; ankietowanie i statystyka, 79311400 Usługi badań ekonomicznych, 79311410 Ocena wpływu ekonomicznego, 79419000 Usługi konsultacyjne w zakresie ewaluacji, 90713000 Usługi konsultacyjne w zakresie zagadnień dotyczących środowiska
Termin:
15 września 2025 14:00
Rodzaj terminu:
Złożenie oferty
Miejsce wykonania:
Trade Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA) in support of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations between the European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries
Miejsce udzielenia zamówienia:
European Commission, DG TRADE - Trade
Numer nagrody:
EC-TRADE/2025/OP/0013

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

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

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Trade Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA) in support of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations between the European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries
Description : The DG TRADE- specific tool Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA) is an ex-ante analysis of the potential economic, social and environmental impacts as well as human rights impacts of a trade negotiation in order to facilitate a better policy mix and coherence between the objective of trade liberalisation and the EU policy objective of sustainable development and respect for human rights. This SIA would cover Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations between the European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Countries (Bahrain, KSA, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and UAE). This will feed information into and help steer the negotiations, help identify trade- offs and ensure that the related policy choices are optimised.
Procedure identifier : cdda4c6f-e7c9-4b80-9b5b-6774eb2fe444
Internal identifier : EC-TRADE/2025/OP/0013
Type of procedure : Open
The procedure is accelerated : no

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 79311400 Economic research services

2.1.2 Place of performance

Anywhere
Additional information : Please consult the procurement documents.

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 500 000 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 : Trade Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA) in support of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations between the European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries
Description : The DG TRADE- specific tool Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA) is an ex-ante analysis of the potential economic, social and environmental impacts as well as human rights impacts of a trade negotiation in order to facilitate a better policy mix and coherence between the objective of trade liberalisation and the EU policy objective of sustainable development and respect for human rights. This SIA would cover Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations between the European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Countries (Bahrain, KSA, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and UAE). This will feed information into and help steer the negotiations, help identify trade- offs and ensure that the related policy choices are optimised.
Internal identifier : EC-TRADE/2025/OP/0013

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 79311400 Economic research services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79311410 Economic impact assessment
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79300000 Market and economic research; polling and statistics
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79419000 Evaluation consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 90713000 Environmental issues consultancy services

5.1.2 Place of performance

Anywhere
Additional information : Please consult the procurement documents.

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration : 18 Month

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 500 000 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) : yes
Information about previous notices :
Identifier of the previous notice : 319801-2025

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 : 15/09/2025 14:00 +02:00
Deadline until which the tender must remain valid : 6 Month
Information about public opening :
Opening date : 16/09/2025 14:00 +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 TRADE - Trade

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : European Commission, DG TRADE - Trade
Registration number : COM
Department : TRADE.E - Neighbouring Countries, Industry, Goods, Regulatory Cooperation and Public Procurement
Postal address : Rue de la Loi 170
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

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 : abdd9f76-74f1-4f15-a4ad-db30319e81ad - 01
Form type : Competition
Notice type : Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 02/07/2025 16:41 +02:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00433970-2025
OJ S issue number : 126/2025
Publication date : 04/07/2025