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Pact for Skills and European Alliance for Apprenticeships Support Services

Public buyer: European Commission, DG EMPL - Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
Brussels
Place of performance: 1000 Brussels
not published: buyer's address
Amount awarded: €10,915,488 excl. VAT
Planned end of contract: 29 June 2030
likely re-tender around December 2029
Bids received: 9
Procedure: Open procedure
Any company may submit a bid.
Publication: 2 July 2026
Notice language: English

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Description

The purpose of the contract is to support the European Commission services (DG EMPL in the lead and other relevant services) with high-quality policy implementation by providing joint policy support and technical assistance for upskilling and reskilling actions and apprenticeships by signatories of the Pact for Skills and the European Alliance for Apprenticeships. The aim of the contract is to assist the contracting authority in

supporting stakeholders’ development of and wide participation in upskilling and reskilling initiatives designed for the EU working age population
promoting the supply, quality and image of apprenticeships and mobility of apprentices.

Awarded to

CPV codes

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

79400000

Winning prices for comparable contracts

A quarter below: €371,438
Median: €886,850
A quarter above: €4,114,978

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Source : TED – Office des publications de l'Union européenne © Union européenne, données retraitées. Reference 455775-2026.