The service contract shall support the production of a report aimed at communicating the main territorial development trends in relation to the key challenges facing Europe, including recovery from the global economic recession, refugee inflows, global competition, ageing and migration, accessibility and connectivity.

The report shall highlight specific patterns of development in cities, rural areas, specific regions and macroregions in Europe as well as present innovative ideas and reflections post 2020 mainly focused on the objective of European territorial cooperation aimed at supporting EU cohesion through cooperation at cross-border, transnational and interregional level.

Budget

The maximum available budget for this contract is EUR 80.000,00 exclusive of VAT but inclusive of all other taxes, disbursements, travel, accommodation and delivery costs.

Tendering documents

The documentation related to the Call, such as technical specifications, annexes, questions and answers, can be accessed free of charge, until 7 days before submission deadline, as follows:

• at the ESPON EGTC e-Tendering Platform
• at the Portail des Marchés Publics of Luxembourg
• or via email to tenders@espon.eu.

Deadline

Deadline for the submission of the offers is 9 January 2017 at 10:30 (CET - Central European Time).

More information

• Any request for additional information must be made by email to the following address: tenders@espon.eu.
• This tender notice has been published at the “Portail des Marchés Publics” of Luxembourg (www.marches.public.lu/) and at the online version of the “Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union”, dedicated to European public procurement TED (Tenders Electronic Daily).