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 "title": "Public consulting market: Strategy & advisory, EU institutions and agencies",
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  "kind": "strategy"
 },
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  "framework_agreements_pct_of_awards": 59
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   {
    "firm": "PwC",
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   },
   {
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   {
    "firm": "MILIEU CONSULTING",
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   {
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   {
    "firm": "PPMI Group",
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   {
    "firm": "PANTEIA BV",
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   {
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   {
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   {
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   {
    "firm": "GIZ",
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   {
    "firm": "PARTICIP GMBH",
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   {
    "firm": "NIRAS Sweden AB",
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   {
    "firm": "GOPA PARTNERS IN ACTION FOR CHANGE AND ENGAGEMENT",
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   {
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   {
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  "big_four_single_bid_pct": 13,
  "big_four_awards_with_bid_counts": 46,
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  "awards_with_estimate": 82
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  {
   "buyer": "European Commission, DG JRC - Joint Research Centre",
   "awards": 22
  },
  {
   "buyer": "European Commission, DG CNECT - Communications Networks, Content and Technology",
   "awards": 19
  },
  {
   "buyer": "European Commission, FPI - Service for Foreign Policy Instruments",
   "awards": 16
  },
  {
   "buyer": "European Commission, DG GROW - Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs",
   "awards": 16
  },
  {
   "buyer": "European Commission, DG EMPL - Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion",
   "awards": 16
  },
  {
   "buyer": "European Defence Agency",
   "awards": 15
  },
  {
   "buyer": "European Food Safety Authority",
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 ],
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  {
   "title": "Supporting the AI Observatory",
   "buyer": "European Commission, DG CNECT - Communications Networks, Content and Technology",
   "country": "EUI",
   "value_eur": 2500000,
   "closes": "2026-11-03",
   "notice": "https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/681546-2026"
  },
  {
   "title": "Legal advice for the debt issuance programmes of the EU and EURATOM and related operations",
   "buyer": "European Commission, DG BUDG - Budget",
   "country": "EUI",
   "value_eur": 350000,
   "closes": "2026-11-03",
   "notice": "https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/714941-2026"
  },
  {
   "title": "European Union Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture Products",
   "buyer": "European Commission, DG MARE - Maritime Affairs and Fisheries",
   "country": "EUI",
   "value_eur": 14592000,
   "closes": "2026-11-04",
   "notice": "https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/523011-2026"
  },
  {
   "title": "Provision of services on conducting staff engagement surveys and follow-up activities",
   "buyer": "European Border and Coast Guard Agency (FRONTEX)",
   "country": "EUI",
   "value_eur": 160000,
   "closes": "2026-11-05",
   "notice": "https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/685885-2026"
  },
  {
   "title": "LUCAS (Land Use/Cover Area frame Survey) 2027",
   "buyer": "European Commission, DG ESTAT - Eurostat",
   "country": "EUI",
   "value_eur": 12340000,
   "closes": "2026-11-10",
   "notice": "https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/643556-2026"
  },
  {
   "title": "TEN-D study - Investments in Trans European Digital Networks Study on topology, needs, market failure and investment gaps of backbone projects of strategic European Interest",
   "buyer": "European Commission, DG CNECT - Communications Networks, Content and Technology",
   "country": "EUI",
   "value_eur": 400000,
   "closes": "2026-11-13",
   "notice": "https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/694548-2026"
  },
  {
   "title": "26.RTI.OP.102 - Service Framework Contract for the provision of “Nuclear Technologies for EU Defence Energy Systems (NUCLEUS) Study”",
   "buyer": "European Defence Agency",
   "country": "EUI",
   "value_eur": 900000,
   "closes": "2026-11-16",
   "notice": "https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/703445-2026"
  },
  {
   "title": "Topic Centre on Chemicals, Environment and Health",
   "buyer": "European Environment Agency (EEA)",
   "country": "EUI",
   "value_eur": 1200000,
   "closes": "2026-11-16",
   "notice": "https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/728194-2026"
  },
  {
   "title": "Framework contract for the organisation of study visits and market access analysis in the sanitary and phytosanitary field (SPS)",
   "buyer": "European Commission, DG TRADE - Trade",
   "country": "EUI",
   "value_eur": 1000000,
   "closes": "2026-11-16",
   "notice": "https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/644502-2026"
  },
  {
   "title": "Assessing the Elasticity of Retail Investment to Tax Incentives",
   "buyer": "European Commission, DG FISMA - Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union",
   "country": "EUI",
   "value_eur": 300000,
   "closes": "2026-11-20",
   "notice": "https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/700915-2026"
  }
 ],
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  {
   "title": "Your Europe Advice",
   "buyer": "European Commission, DG GROW - Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs",
   "expected": "2026-12-19",
   "basis": "contract end stated in the notice",
   "current_holder": "EUROPEAN CITIZEN ACTION SERVICE",
   "value_eur": 3254200
  },
  {
   "title": "DG NEAR Residual Error Rate Study",
   "buyer": "European Commission, DG ENEST - Enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood",
   "expected": "2027-02-10",
   "basis": "contract end stated in the notice",
   "current_holder": "BDO",
   "value_eur": 2000000
  },
  {
   "title": "Processing of Family Budget Surveys conducted amongst EU staff working in Intra-EU duty stations",
   "buyer": "European Commission, DG ESTAT - Eurostat",
   "expected": "2027-01-17",
   "basis": "contract end stated in the notice",
   "current_holder": "VERIAN GROUP BELGIUM SA",
   "value_eur": 697500
  },
  {
   "title": "EU Risk Analysis of marine oil pollution by ships and by oil and gas installations",
   "buyer": "European Maritime Safety Agency",
   "expected": "2027-03-22",
   "basis": "contract end stated in the notice",
   "current_holder": "DNV AS",
   "value_eur": 540000
  },
  {
   "title": "Integration of New Approach Methodologies in Chemical Risk Assessment: case studies addressing nanoplastics in food (NAMs4Nanoplastics)",
   "buyer": "European Food Safety Authority",
   "expected": "2027-04-14",
   "basis": "contract end stated in the notice",
   "current_holder": "Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.",
   "value_eur": 495000
  },
  {
   "title": "Support to Eurostat in the domain of Purchasing Power Parities (PPP) for the implementation of price collections on consumer goods and construction and for further development of the database and related tools",
   "buyer": "European Commission, DG ESTAT - Eurostat",
   "expected": "2027-01-24",
   "basis": "contract end stated in the notice",
   "current_holder": "PLANCO CONSULTING GMBH",
   "value_eur": 300000
  },
  {
   "title": "Study on Improving and Simplifying Child-Resistant Fastenings, Tactile Warnings and other Packaging Rules for Hazardous Chemicals – Costs and Benefits Analysis",
   "buyer": "European Commission, DG GROW - Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs",
   "expected": "2027-01-30",
   "basis": "contract end stated in the notice",
   "current_holder": "VERIAN GROUP BELGIUM SA",
   "value_eur": 299400
  },
  {
   "title": "Strategic Stabilisation Support in Somalia",
   "buyer": "European Commission, FPI - Service for Foreign Policy Instruments",
   "expected": "2027-01-27",
   "basis": "contract end stated in the notice",
   "current_holder": "GIST Research Ltd",
   "value_eur": 249992
  },
  {
   "title": "Dimensions of plates of EPS insulation material",
   "buyer": "European Commission, DG JRC - Joint Research Centre",
   "expected": "2026-12-08",
   "basis": "contract end stated in the notice",
   "current_holder": "SGS INTRON B.V.",
   "value_eur": 226800
  },
  {
   "title": "Legal support services for the compliance assessment of the national measures transposing Directive (EU) 2022/2041of the European Parliament and the Council of 19 October 2022 on Adequate Minimum Wages in the European Union",
   "buyer": "European Commission, DG EMPL - Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion",
   "expected": "2027-03-05",
   "basis": "contract end stated in the notice",
   "current_holder": "PANTEIA BV",
   "value_eur": 221700
  }
 ],
 "coverage": {
  "sources": {
   "TED": 650,
   "BOAMP": 1
  },
  "note": "TED covers awards above the EU thresholds; national registers (France DECP/BOAMP, Spain PLACSP, Germany, Netherlands) add some below them. Price, SME and contract-end details come mainly from TED eForms, so their counts are given with each figure."
 },
 "market_page": "https://arquestra.dev/markets/en/eui-strategy",
 "market_pages": {
  "en": "https://arquestra.dev/markets/en/eui-strategy",
  "es": "https://arquestra.dev/markets/es/eui-strategy",
  "fr": "https://arquestra.dev/markets/fr/eui-strategy",
  "de": "https://arquestra.dev/markets/de/eui-strategy",
  "it": "https://arquestra.dev/markets/it/eui-strategy"
 },
 "cite": {
  "text": "Source: Arquestra Consulting Market Radar (arquestra.dev), Strategy & advisory, EU institutions and agencies, data of 2026-10-29",
  "url": "https://arquestra.dev/assets/consulting?country=EUI&kinds=strategy&status=awarded&src=agent-card",
  "how": "Quote figures with this source and give the url: it opens the same view on the radar, where the user can search and narrow further."
 }
}