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Support to the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ESPAD)
Notice number: 00541883-2026
KEY INFORMATION
- Submission deadline
- • Sep 16, 2026
- Location
- 🇵🇹 Portugal
- Contracting authority
- European Union Drugs Agency
- Accepted Languages
- Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, German, Greek, English, Spanish, Estonian, Finnish, French, Irish, Croatian, Hungarian, Italian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Maltese, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish
- Tender type
- Services
- Contract Value
- Published date
- Aug 5, 2026
TENDER DESCRIPTION
This tender seeks a contractor to provide support to the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ESPAD), specifically for the 2028 data collection and reporting cycle, aimed at strengthening EUDA's monitoring capacities and anticipating emerging drug-related risks among European adolescents. The core scope of work involves compiling national datasets into an international database, drafting the ESPAD 2028 report and summary results, supporting EUDA in the production of the 2028 ESPAD Report Package, organizing annual network meetings, and reviewing/revising questionnaires, with deliverables including workplans, revised questionnaires, and a methodological handbook. Technical requirements include adherence to EMAS best practices and the use of Qualified Electronic Signatures (QES) according to Regulation (EU) No 910/2014. Financially, tenderers must demonstrate an average yearly turnover exceeding EUR 50,000 for the last two financial years. The contract has a maximum duration of 48 months, divided into four 12-month phases, with progression to subsequent phases subject to written consent from the contracting authority following a progress report analysis.
TENDER BRIEF
The contract duration is for a maximum of 48 months. The performance of the contract is divided into four phases, each lasting 12 months. The contractor requires written consent from the contracting authority to proceed to the second and third phases, which is granted after a progress report analysis at the end of the preceding phase. The performance of the contract cannot commence before its official entry into force. While the entry into force and maximum duration are indicated in Article 3 of the Main conditions, the specific start and end dates are not explicitly stated in the provided documents.
Sources
- 1Tender specifications - Part 1 - Administrative specifications_V1.pdf — “amount of all purchases under this call for tenders is indicated under Section 2.1.3 of the contract notice. The estimated maximum value of the contract, including all phases, is EUR 350 000. 1.8. Duration of the contrac…”
- 2Annex 6 - Draft service contrat_EUDA-2026-OP-0005_V1.pdf — “period. 1.3.2 The performance of the contract cannot start before its entry into force. 1.3.3 The suspension of the performance of the contract due to force majeure as provided for in Article II.17 will automatically ext…”
The core scope of work for this tender involves several key activities and deliverables related to the ESPAD 2028 data collection and reporting. The contractor is responsible for compiling national cleaned datasets into an international database. They must also provide a draft of the summary results and a full draft of the ESPAD 2028 report, adhering to the structure of the 2024 report and an agreed structure with EUDA, respectively, including the consolidation of all results tables and graphs.
Further responsibilities include supporting the EUDA in the production of the 2028 ESPAD Report Package by clarifying scientific issues, validating proofs, and liaising with Principal Investigators. The contractor will also provide necessary input for EUDA outputs using ESPAD data and organize annual face-to-face network meetings, covering logistics, follow-up, documentation, and technical/methodological aspects. Additionally, the scope encompasses submitting yearly workplans, organizing online kick-off and regular progress meetings with minutes, and reviewing the 2024 study questionnaire in coordination with EUDA and national partners.
Key deliverables include a workplan and timetable covering the full contract period, the outcome of the revision of the 2024 questionnaire, the final version of the 2028 questionnaire, a final methodological handbook, and final versions of national questionnaires.
Sources
- 1Tender specifications - Part 2 - Technical specifications_V1.pdf — “a timetable and description of the activities and tasks to be carried out during the respective 12-month period; To compile all national cleaned datasets into an international database; To provide a draft of the summary…”
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DIRECTORY • 10 FILES
- EN-Invitation_to_tender_EUDA2026OP0005_ESPAD_V1.pdf321 KBPDF
- Tender specifications - Part 1 - Administrative specifications_V1.pdf614 KBPDF
- Annex 5.2 - Commitment letter by an entity on whose capacities is being relied_V1.pdf221 KBPDF
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