Harmonising the implementation of EU legal requirements in the fields of Food, Feed, Animal By-products and Food Processing Technologies through the 'Better Training for Safer Food' Initiative
Belgium · Brussels · how to bid here →
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 9 November at 14:00 — 36 days left.
- The submission point is stated in the notice (link on the right).
- Offer and evidence in: BUL, CES, DAN, DEU, ELL, ENG, SPA, EST, FIN, FRA, GLE, HRV, HUN, ITA, LIT, LAV, MLT, NLD, POL, POR, RON, SLK, SLV, SWE.
- Collect your evidence — the eligibility requirements are listed above; for many of them the analysis explains how to obtain them.
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 72% of awards went to companies from abroad (158 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 23%.n = 158
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 3 months (24 awards, most recently February 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around May 2026. The last award went to AESA.n = 24
- 15% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (158 awards since 2024, spread over 131 companies). 85% went to new names.n = 158 awards since 2024
- The median procedure drew 5 bids (158 procedures with a bid count); 23% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 4 bids.n = 158
- 100% of the bids received came from other countries (5 procedures with a bid mix) — all bidders, not just the winners.n = 5
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 04/10/2026.
Foreign bidders
In Belgium · Education & training, 120 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 574 recorded awards) — mostly from France, Germany, Italy.
Submission language: BUL.
Typical field: median 7 (from 24 awards).
What the buyer is looking for
Organisation and implementation of BTSF training activities in the areas of food law, feed law, animal by-products and food processing technologies. Includes face-to-face workshops for competent authority staff in EU Member States and Candidate Countries (Tasks 1-2) and subject matter experts (SMEs) support for BTSF e-learning course development (Task 3).
Selection criteria — in the procurement documents
The buyer states in the notice that the selection criteria are in the procurement documents (link on the right), not in the EU form. The document analysis below extracts them from there — bid and evidence in Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, German, Greek, English, Spanish, Estonian, Finnish, French, Irish, Croatian, Hungarian, Italian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Maltese, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish.
Contract
Who has won here before
| Company | Awards | Period |
|---|---|---|
| THE BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP | 3 | 2024–2025 |
| Safinea Ltd. | 3 | 2025 |
| GINKGO BIOWORKS NETHERLANDS BV | 3 | 2025 |
| McKinsey Solutions | 2 | 2025 |
| ZORGINSTITUUT NEDERLAND | 2 | 2024–2025 |
How often this buyer tenders this
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