Firm-level case studies on the use of AI technologies - 250001/7797

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

This call for tenders concerns the provision of firm-level case studies on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies across selected EU Member States. The project will generate qualitative evidence on how firms adopt and deploy AI in practice and how this affects productivity, work organisation, skills, and employment conditions. The study will cover different types of AI technologies and sectors, and will contribute to Eurofoundโ€™s broader research on AI, labour markets, and productivity, supporting policy analysis and the design of a subsequent EU-level company survey.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-06-11. The procurement was published on 2026-05-01.

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

Who? What? Where?
  • โ€ข Eastern and Midland โ€บ Dublin
  • โ€ข Luxembourg โ€บ Luxembourg
  • โ€ข Rรฉgion de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest โ€บ Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
Procurement history
Date Document
2026-05-01 Contract notice
2026-10-23 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2026-05-01)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Firm-level case studies on the use of AI technologies - 250001/7797
Reference number: EUROFOUND/2026/OP/0007
Short description:
This call for tenders concerns the provision of firm-level case studies on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies across selected EU Member States. The project will generate qualitative evidence on how firms adopt and deploy AI in practice and how this affects productivity, work organisation, skills, and employment conditions. The study will cover different types of AI technologies and sectors, and will contribute to Eurofoundโ€™s broader research on AI, labour markets, and productivity, supporting policy analysis and the design of a subsequent EU-level company survey.
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Social research services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 220 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Other restrictions on the place of performance: Anywhere in the European Economic Area
This procurement is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) โœ…
Description
Internal identifier: EUROFOUND/2026/OP/0007
Main site or place of performance: Please consult the procurement documents.
Duration: 18 months
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Please consult the procurement documents.
Quality criterion (weighting): 60
Price โœ…
Price (weighting): 40
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โœ…
Legal basis: Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-06-11 14:00:59 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-06-12 11:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Bulgarian ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
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Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 6 months
Tendering terms
Opening date: 2026-06-12 11:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic ordering will be used โœ…
Electronic payment will be used โœ…
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-06-03 23:59:59 ๐Ÿ“…
Award criteria
Weight type: Weight (percentage, exact)

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
National registration number: EUROFOUND
Department: Eurofound.adir - agency directorate,eurofound.adir.re - resources
Postal address: Wyattville Road, Loughlinstown
Postal code: D18 KP65
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: ef-procurement@eurofound.europa.eu ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 1 204 31 00 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
European Institution/Agency or International Organisation
Main activity
General public services
Communication
Documents URL: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/tender-details/8c0962e2-79dc-4cff-af7b-701a01d62483-CN?#anchorDocuments ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/digit/opsys/esubmission?cftUuid=8c0962e2-79dc-4cff-af7b-701a01d62483 ๐ŸŒ
Procurement tool URL: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/tender-details/8c0962e2-79dc-4cff-af7b-701a01d62483-CN?#anchorDocuments ๐ŸŒ
Name: Funding and Tenders Portal
Procurement document language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Electronic submission: Required

Complementary information
Additional information
This call for tenders concerns the provision of firm-level case studies on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies across selected EU Member States. The project will generate qualitative evidence on how firms adopt and deploy AI in practice and how this affects productivity, work organisation, skills, and employment conditions. The study will cover different types of AI technologies and sectors, and will contribute to Eurofoundโ€™s broader research on AI, labour markets, and productivity, supporting policy analysis and the design of a subsequent EU-level company survey.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.
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Review body
Name: Court of Justice of the European Union
National registration number: CURIA
Postal address: Rue du Fort Niedergrรผnewald
Postal code: L-2925
Postal town: Luxembourg
Region: Luxembourg ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Luxembourg ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ
E-mail: gc.registry@curia.europa.eu ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +352 4303-1 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: http://curia.europa.eu ๐ŸŒ
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Name and addresses
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2026/S 086-307793 (2026-05-01)
Contract award notice (2026-10-23)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 220 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 206 700 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ

Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded โœ…
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Contract Number: 26-3030-68
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-10-16 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 14
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 14
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 14
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 206 700 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Tender identifier: 300166953
Leader of tendering party โœ…
Identifier of lot or group of lots: LOT-0001
Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators โœ…
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Panteia bv
National registration number: NL809981737B01
Postal address: BREDEWATER 26
Postal code: 2715 CA
Postal town: Zoetermeer
Region: Extra-Regio NUTS 3 ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Netherlands ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
E-mail: info@panteia.nl ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 31793430100 ๐Ÿ“ž
Size of the economic operator: Micro, small, or medium
Name: Predictby
National registration number: ESB09869355
Postal address: CL LLACUNA NUM.118 P.1 PTA.1
Postal code: 08018
Postal town: Barcelona
Region: Extra-Regio NUTS 3 ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Spain ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ
E-mail: offertebureau@panteia.nl ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +34696213679 ๐Ÿ“ž
Size of the economic operator: Large
Name: Polimi
National registration number: IT04376620151
Postal address: PIAZZA LEONARDO DA VINCI 32
Postal code: 20133
Postal town: Milano
Region: Extra-Regio NUTS 3 ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Italy ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น
Phone: 39223992077 ๐Ÿ“ž
Name: Easygov
National registration number: IT03111770131
Postal address: VIA COMINA 39
Postal code: 20831
Postal town: Seregno
Phone: +390362275141 ๐Ÿ“ž

Complementary information
Additional information
This call for tenders concerns the provision of firm-level case studies on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies across selected EU Member States. The project will generate qualitative evidence on how firms adopt and deploy AI in practice and how this affects productivity, work organisation, skills, and employment conditions. The study will cover different types of AI technologies and sectors, and will contribute to Eurofoundโ€™s broader research on AI, labour markets, and productivity, supporting policy analysis and the design of a subsequent EU-level company survey.
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Source: OJS 2026/S 208-742044 (2026-10-23)