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Update of the European Startup and Scaleup Scoreboard

Tenders due closed — 18 August 2026 at 12:00

Official notice and documents

Public buyer: European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA), EISMEA - European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency
Brussels
Place of performance: 1140 Brussels
not published: buyer's address
Estimated value: €792,000 excl. VAT
Procedure: Open procedure
Any company may submit a bid.
Publication: 17 August 2026
Notice language: English

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Description

The aim of this action is to update the common methodology and indicator framework of the ESSS 2026 for the collection of data and analysis of startups, scale-ups and their ecosystem in the European Union. This action provides the basis for a regular update of the European Startup Scoreboard to monitor, measure and benchmark the innovation performance of the EU’s start-up ecosystem.

CPV codes

European codes that classify what the contract is about. They are how we find the tenders for your trade.

73000000

Winning prices for comparable contracts

A quarter below: €361,602
Median: €984,500
A quarter above: €3,554,250
This contract (estimated): €792,000

Amounts awarded (excl. VAT) over the last 3 years for 127 contracts in the same CPV group (7300…), excluding framework agreements. Half of the contracts fall between the two quartiles. TED source: mostly contracts above the EU thresholds, so amounts tend to be high.

Likely competitors: who wins with this buyer in this field

VISIONARY ANALYTICS UAB · 1 contract won
EUROPEAN FUTURE INNOVATION SYSTEM CENTRE · 1 contract won
FOREFRONT OY · 1 contract won
Capital for the Public SPRL · 1 contract won
PPMI Group · 1 contract won

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Source : TED – Office des publications de l'Union européenne © Union européenne, données retraitées. Reference 568141-2026.