# Who sells consulting to European Commission, DG TRADE - Trade? · Arquestra Consulting Market Radar

EU institutions and agencies, Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad (BE100) · EU institutions (guessed from the name) · updated 2026-10-30 · awards dated 2024-10-31 to 2026-10-30 · consulting work only.

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## Who wins consulting work from European Commission, DG TRADE - Trade?

13 firms won its 9 consulting awards. Large consultancies (Big Four, Accenture, Capgemini, IBM and the strategy houses (McKinsey, BCG, Bain, Roland Berger, Oliver Wyman, Kearney)) are named on 0% of them.

- Ecorys: 2 awards (22%), EUR 932 k won · https://arquestra.dev/firms/en/ecorys
- Trade Impact: 2 awards (22%), EUR 140 k won
- Rhodium Group: 1 awards (11%), EUR 1.5 M won
- Emerging Markets International: 1 awards (11%), EUR 1.4 M won
- GOPA: 1 awards (11%), EUR 1.4 M won · https://arquestra.dev/firms/en/gopa
- Oca Global Consulting and Technicaladvisory Services: 1 awards (11%), EUR 988 k won
- Weglobal: 1 awards (11%), EUR 988 k won
- Rand Europe (EU): 1 awards (11%), EUR 394 k won · https://arquestra.dev/firms/en/rand-europe-eu
- Lse Enterprise Limited: 1 awards (11%), EUR 165 k won
- Milieu Consulting: 1 awards (11%), EUR 165 k won · https://arquestra.dev/firms/en/milieu-consulting
- Stiftelsen European Institute of Japanese Studies: 1 awards (11%), EUR 140 k won
- Gulf Research Center Foundation Brussels AISBL: 1 awards (11%)
- SQ Consult: 1 awards (11%)

## How much does European Commission, DG TRADE - Trade spend on consulting?

EUR 8.2 M over 8 awards with a published value (median EUR 394 k; half between EUR 280 k and EUR 1.5 M). Frameworks apart: 1 framework awards, ceilings EUR 455 k in total (a ceiling, not spending).

- Strategy & advisory: 8 awards, EUR 5.4 M (Research & evaluation 8)
- Transformation & change: 1 awards, EUR 2.8 M (Programme delivery 1)

## How many firms bid?

Median 4 bids; 11% of awards had a single bid (9 awards give the number of bids).
25% of its awards after a first one went to a firm that had already won from it (8 awards).

## What is open now?

- Framework contract for the organisation of study visits and market access analysis in the sanitary and phytosanitary field (SPS) · closes 2026-11-16 · EUR 1.0 M · https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/644502-2026

## Which frameworks?

- Framework contract for the organisation of study visits and market access analysis in the sanitary and phytosanitary field (SPS) · 2026-07-20 · ceiling no data · ends 2030-07-18 · 0 holders · https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/644502-2026
- Procurement of data for the "Tariffs", "Taxes" and "Procedures and Formalities" section of Access2Markets for 2027-2030 · 2026-06-02 · ceiling no data · ends 2030-05-31 · 0 holders · https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/541158-2026

## Latest awards

- 2025-12-22 · China Observatory: Monitoring of China’s economic policy and developments affecting the economic relations between the EU and China: development and maintenance of a foreign direct investment database · Rhodium Group · EUR 1.5 M · https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/578598-2026
- 2025-10-10 · Assessment of the effectiveness of Trade Defence Instruments (TDI) measures · Ecorys · EUR 194 k · https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/224980-2026
- 2025-07-18 · Database on forced labour risks under Regulation (EU) 2024/3015 on prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market · Ecorys · EUR 737 k · https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/835184-2025
- 2025-07-18 · Indicative, non-exhaustive list of conflict affected and high-risk areas (the CAHRA list) under Regulation (EU) 2017/821 - responsible sourcing of minerals · Rand Europe (EU) · EUR 394 k · https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/790238-2025
- 2025-07-04 · Trade Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA) in support of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations between the European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries · SQ Consult, Trade Impact, Gulf Research Center Foundation Brussels AISBL · framework · https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/855731-2025
- 2025-02-18 · Trade Sustainability Impact Assessment in support of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations between the EU and Thailand · Milieu Consulting, Lse Enterprise Limited · EUR 330 k · https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/552554-2025
- 2025-02-03 · Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) and Trade and Sustainable Development (TSD) Compliance Support Facility · Weglobal, Oca Global Consulting and Technicaladvisory Services · EUR 2.0 M · https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/524723-2025
- 2025-01-13 · Support to civil society advisory bodies (Domestic Advisory Groups, or DAGs) in trade agreements · GOPA, Emerging Markets International · EUR 2.8 M · https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/18428-2025
- 2025-01-10 · Study in support of an ex-post evaluation of the Agreement between the European Union and Japan for an Economic Partnership · Trade Impact, Stiftelsen European Institute of Japanese Studies · EUR 280 k · https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/14827-2025

Similar buyers: European Commission, ENEST - Enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood (9) https://arquestra.dev/api/radar/cards/buyers/european-commission-enest-enlargement-and-eastern.md, European Institute for Gender Equality (9) https://arquestra.dev/api/radar/cards/buyers/european-institute-for-gender-equality.md, European Commission, DG REGIO - Regional and Urban Policy (10) https://arquestra.dev/api/radar/cards/buyers/european-commission-dg-regio-regional-and-urban-policy.md, European Environment Agency (EEA) (10) https://arquestra.dev/api/radar/cards/buyers/european-environment-agency.md, European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA), EISMEA - European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (10) https://arquestra.dev/api/radar/cards/buyers/european-innovation-council-and-smes-executive-agency.md, European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (8) https://arquestra.dev/api/radar/cards/buyers/european-union-agency-for-fundamental-rights.md.

## Method and source

Arquestra Consulting Market Radar, built 2026-10-30 from TED (eForms) and national registers (France DECP/BOAMP, Spain PLACSP, Germany, Netherlands): public consulting awards from EUR 15,000 up of the last 24 months, classified by kind of work; work outside consulting left out. Spellings of the buyer's name are merged within one country. Spending: the published value of each award other than a framework, values of EUR 150 M or more left out; frameworks are counted apart (their value is a ceiling). An award with several winners counts once for each firm.
Sources: TED 14.