Purpose of the contract
The aim of this tender is to acquire the expertise of a research and data consultant to support the needs of our organization. The selected contractor will work closely with the Secretariat to collaborate on the preparation of ALDE Party surveys and their analysis as well as support the organisation by providing trainings and acting as a facilitator of best-practice exchanges among the secretariat and our main stakeholders. The Contractor may be established in any Member State of the European Union and is not required to be based in Brussels.
The Contractor is expected to provide services corresponding to an estimated 10 working days per month, with one working day equivalent to 7 hours. This number of days is indicative and may vary from month to month, with some periods requiring fewer days and others requiring more. The exact number of days to be provided each month will be agreed with the Contractor at the time of contract signature, and any potential variations will also be regulated in the contract.
The bidder must be available to start service delivery from 1 April 2026. However, this date is indicative and does not guarantee the start of services on that day. The ALDE Party reserves the right to postpone the commencement of service delivery if required for operational reasons.
Nature and duration of the contract
The contract to be awarded is a direct contract for provision of services. In direct contracts all the terms governing the provision of the services, supplies or works are defined at the outset. Once signed, they can be implemented directly without any further contract procedures.
The contract will be concluded for an initial duration of twelve (12) months, starting 1 April 2026. It may be renewed for up to four (4) additional years, on an annual basis, subject to satisfactory performance by the contractor and the availability of budgetary resources.
Maximum estimated value of the contract: 270.000€ excluding VAT based on an indicative annual expenditure of 54.000€ excluding VAT. These values are provided for reference purposes only and do not constitute any obligation for the ALDE Party to commit to these amounts.
Find all the information, including the purpose, nature, duration and estimated value of the contract, in the Tender Specifications document below.
Tenders must be submitted filled in and signed, by 20 February 2026 at 23:59 CET to Gisela Ducaille Sinués, Compliance and Finance Manager, at compliance@aldeparty.eu. The deadline for the selection of the tenderer is set by 9 March 2026.
For any questions regarding this call for tender, please contact Raphael Velez, Research and Campaigns Manager at rvelez@aldeparty.eu with the Compliance team in cc at compliance@aldeparty.eu.
Appendix II - Selection and Exclusion criteria