# Public consulting market: Strategy & advisory, EU institutions and agencies

Updated 2026-10-29 · awards of the last 24 months; open calls on the update day.

> Source: Arquestra Consulting Market Radar (arquestra.dev), Strategy & advisory, EU institutions and agencies, data of 2026-10-29. Open this view: https://arquestra.dev/assets/consulting?country=EUI&kinds=strategy&status=awarded&src=agent-card

## In figures

- Awards in 24 months: 386; open calls now: 19; framework agreements: 59% of awards.
- Total value awarded: EUR 311.7 M.
- Award value: median EUR 620 k (half between EUR 299 k and EUR 2.3 M; 157 awards with a value; frameworks, whose value is only a ceiling, left out).
- Competition: median 4 bids; 18% of awards had a single bid (371 awards say).
- Big firms (Big Four, Accenture, Capgemini, IBM and the strategy houses) win 15% of the awards; the Big Four alone 12%, and 13% of the Big Four awards had a single bid (46 say).
- SMEs win 29% of the awards whose notice gives the winner size (253).
- Price weighs a median 30% in the award criteria; 4% decided on price alone (364 awards).
- Awards come in at a median 91% of the estimated value (82 awards).

## Who wins

1. Ecorys: 21 awards (5%), EUR 12.7 M won
2. EY: 21 awards (5%), EUR 1.9 M won
3. Deloitte: 18 awards (5%)
4. PwC: 17 awards (4%), EUR 2.7 M won
5. ICF: 13 awards (3%), EUR 9.7 M won
6. MILIEU CONSULTING: 12 awards (3%), EUR 346 k won
7. Ipsos: 11 awards (3%), EUR 4.6 M won
8. PPMI Group: 11 awards (3%), EUR 11.3 M won
9. PANTEIA BV: 10 awards (3%), EUR 277 k won
10. VERIAN GROUP BELGIUM SA: 10 awards (3%), EUR 1.9 M won

An award can have several winners, so shares can add up to more than 100%. value won: each award's value split between its winners; frameworks and awards above EUR 150 M left out.

## Main buyers

- European Commission, INTPA - International Partnerships: 32 awards
- European Commission, DG JRC - Joint Research Centre: 22 awards
- European Commission, DG CNECT - Communications Networks, Content and Technology: 19 awards
- European Commission, FPI - Service for Foreign Policy Instruments: 16 awards
- European Commission, DG GROW - Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs: 16 awards
- European Commission, DG EMPL - Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion: 16 awards
- European Defence Agency: 15 awards
- European Food Safety Authority: 14 awards

## Open now (closing first)

- Supporting the AI Observatory · European Commission, DG CNECT - Communications Networks, Content and Technology · EUR 2.5 M · closes 2026-11-03 · https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/681546-2026
- Legal advice for the debt issuance programmes of the EU and EURATOM and related operations · European Commission, DG BUDG - Budget · EUR 350 k · closes 2026-11-03 · https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/714941-2026
- European Union Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture Products · European Commission, DG MARE - Maritime Affairs and Fisheries · EUR 14.6 M · closes 2026-11-04 · https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/523011-2026
- Provision of services on conducting staff engagement surveys and follow-up activities · European Border and Coast Guard Agency (FRONTEX) · EUR 160 k · closes 2026-11-05 · https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/685885-2026
- LUCAS (Land Use/Cover Area frame Survey) 2027 · European Commission, DG ESTAT - Eurostat · EUR 12.3 M · closes 2026-11-10 · https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/643556-2026
- 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 · European Commission, DG CNECT - Communications Networks, Content and Technology · EUR 400 k · closes 2026-11-13 · https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/694548-2026
- 26.RTI.OP.102 - Service Framework Contract for the provision of “Nuclear Technologies for EU Defence Energy Systems (NUCLEUS) Study” · European Defence Agency · EUR 900 k · closes 2026-11-16 · https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/703445-2026
- Topic Centre on Chemicals, Environment and Health · European Environment Agency (EEA) · EUR 1.2 M · closes 2026-11-16 · https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/728194-2026
- Framework contract for the organisation of study visits and market access analysis in the sanitary and phytosanitary field (SPS) · European Commission, DG TRADE - Trade · EUR 1.0 M · closes 2026-11-16 · https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/644502-2026
- Assessing the Elasticity of Retail Investment to Tax Incentives · European Commission, DG FISMA - Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union · EUR 300 k · closes 2026-11-20 · https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/700915-2026

## Coming up again in six months (rough dates)

- Your Europe Advice · European Commission, DG GROW - Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs · around 2026-12 (contract end stated in the notice) · now with EUROPEAN CITIZEN ACTION SERVICE · EUR 3.3 M
- DG NEAR Residual Error Rate Study · European Commission, DG ENEST - Enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood · around 2027-02 (contract end stated in the notice) · now with BDO · EUR 2.0 M
- Processing of Family Budget Surveys conducted amongst EU staff working in Intra-EU duty stations · European Commission, DG ESTAT - Eurostat · around 2027-01 (contract end stated in the notice) · now with VERIAN GROUP BELGIUM SA · EUR 698 k
- EU Risk Analysis of marine oil pollution by ships and by oil and gas installations · European Maritime Safety Agency · around 2027-03 (contract end stated in the notice) · now with DNV AS · EUR 540 k
- Integration of New Approach Methodologies in Chemical Risk Assessment: case studies addressing nanoplastics in food (NAMs4Nanoplastics) · European Food Safety Authority · around 2027-04 (contract end stated in the notice) · now with Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. · EUR 495 k
- 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 · European Commission, DG ESTAT - Eurostat · around 2027-01 (contract end stated in the notice) · now with PLANCO CONSULTING GMBH · EUR 300 k
- Study on Improving and Simplifying Child-Resistant Fastenings, Tactile Warnings and other Packaging Rules for Hazardous Chemicals – Costs and Benefits Analysis · European Commission, DG GROW - Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs · around 2027-01 (contract end stated in the notice) · now with VERIAN GROUP BELGIUM SA · EUR 299 k
- Strategic Stabilisation Support in Somalia · European Commission, FPI - Service for Foreign Policy Instruments · around 2027-01 (contract end stated in the notice) · now with GIST Research Ltd · EUR 250 k
- Dimensions of plates of EPS insulation material · European Commission, DG JRC - Joint Research Centre · around 2026-12 (contract end stated in the notice) · now with SGS INTRON B.V. · EUR 227 k
- 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 · European Commission, DG EMPL - Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion · around 2027-03 (contract end stated in the notice) · now with PANTEIA BV · EUR 222 k

## Coverage

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.
Sources: TED 650, BOAMP 1.