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Framework service contract for the collection of meteorological and hydrological in-situ data in support to the Copernicus Emergency Management Service (CEMS) Flood Early Warning Systems

ITItaly · Ispra (VA)

Your path to submission

  1. Deadline: 23 November at 16:00 — 23 days left.
  2. The submission point is stated in the notice (link on this page).
  3. Offer 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.
  4. Collect your evidence — use the eligibility analysis on this page: it lists the requirements and, for known certificates, how to get them.
Compiled automatically from notice and documents — no guarantee; the procedure's wording is binding.

What the buyer is looking for

The objective of this framework contract is to continue the operation of the CEMS "Hydrological and Meteorological Data Collection Centers" (METEO and HYDRO) in support to the flood early warning and monitoring component of the Copernicus Emergency Management Service (CEMS) which continues as full operational service as defined in article 51(1.b)) of the regulation (EU) 2021/696 of the Union Space Program. Meteorological and hydrological observations constitute a key input for the European and Global Flood Awareness Systems (EFAS and GloFAS) of the Copernicus Emergency Management Service (CEMS). The role of METEO and HYDRO is to collect meteorological (Europe only) and hydrological in-situ observations in near real time (METEO only) as well as for historic periods, quality control and post-process the collected observations, manage and expand the data provider networks and further…

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… enhance the data collection. CEMS implementation is an interservice arrangement between DG JRC, DG DEFIS and DG ECHO (Ares (2021) 2234141). JRC is in charge of preparing and implements the CEMS work programs, manages dedicated budgets and supervises the implementation of service tasks. · CEMS meteo data collection · CEMS hydro data collection

Contract

TypeServices
Estimated value€9,000,000
Published20 Oct 2026
ProcedureOpen procedure
Framework agreement2 lotsEU-funded

Type of service

72 · IT services71 · Architecture & engineering
CPV 72314000 · 71351610 · 71351612 · 72312100 · 72320000

Clement What the numbers say about this buyer

  • 91% of the bids received came from other countries (11 procedures with a bid mix) — all bidders, not just the winners. Sector: 22%.n = 11
  • 50% of awards went to companies from abroad (90 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 1%.n = 90
  • In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 4 months (10 awards, most recently June 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around October 2026. The last award went to ORANGE BUSINESS BELGIUM SA.n = 10
  • The award came in at a median 97% of the estimated value (7 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually about right here. Sector: 70%.n = 7
  • 17% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (90 awards since 2023, spread over 73 companies). 83% went to new names.n = 90 awards since 2023

From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 25/10/2026.

Clement
In this buyer's last 30 comparable contracts (same sector), usually only a single offer came in — a solid bid has real chances.
References and certificates from your home country count fully across the EU — that is what European procurement law is for.

Selection criteria — in the procurement documents

The buyer states in the notice that the selection criteria are in the procurement documents (link on this page), 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.

Eligibility analysis from the tender documents

Tender documents — direct download

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Annex 1
Specifications and annexes at the buyer — usually viewable without registration
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Administrative conditions
The full notice, official wording

Who has won at this buyer so far

Across all contract types of this buyer — not just this sector. A city buys software and fire engines through the same purchasing office.

CompanyAwardsPeriod
AVL ITALIA SRL42025
VVA MARKET RESEARCH SRL32023–2025
TRANSNUBEL · BRUSSEL32024
TECHNOLOGY NUCLEAR ELECTRONICS SRL32024–2025
CAMPOVERDE SRL32024
From the recorded awards · regular winners know this buyer's requirements — that is your competition.

How often this buyer tenders this kind of work

3
2024
7
2024
7
2025
1
2025
1
2025
10
2025
2
2026
15
2026
2
2026
48 procedures in this category since 2019. Public procurement repeats itself — those who know the rhythm prepare instead of reacting.

Contracting authority contact

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Deadline — Monday 23 November at 16:00

Tactics

When this buyer has awarded in this sector, there was usually a single bid in the end. A solid bid has a real chance here. (Based on 30 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)

This procedure allows 35 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 34 (median of 3,875 procedures). A normal window for this market.

The deadline falls on a Monday — your last full working day is the Friday before. Have evidence and guarantees together by Thursday.

Foreign bidders

In Italy · IT services, 81 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 6,237 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, France, Belgium.

Submission language: Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, German, Greek, English, Spanish, Estonian, Finnish, French, Irish, Croatian, Hungarian, Italian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Maltese, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish.

Measured from linked award data; foreign winners bidding through a local subsidiary count as domestic — the true share is higher.

How to bid

Read the full notice — Original + documents
Goes directly to this tender on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily. The full specification and all annexes are there.
Put together the 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
Certificates, references and your price — as set out in the notice.
Submit via TED — Tenders Electronic Daily before the deadline
Electronic submission — allow time for the portal registration the first time.
To the procurement portal →Official notice on TED →
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