Who sells consulting to European Commission, DG EMPL - Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion?
European Commission, DG EMPL - Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion (EU institutions and agencies · Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad) gave 16 public consulting awards in the last 24 months to 26 firms; spending €22.4 M (frameworks apart); most often to ICF (3); 1 call open now. Data of 2026-10-30, from TED and national registers.
- 16Awards · 24 m
- €22.4 MSpending
- 26Consulting firms
- 3bids (median)
- 1Open
EU institutions and agencies · Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad · public consulting · rank 6 of 86 buyers there by consulting awards
Open European Commission, DG EMPL - Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion in the live radar →Who wins consulting work from European Commission, DG EMPL - Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion?
26 firms won its 16 consulting awards dated 2024-10-31 to 2026-10-30; the most went to ICF (3 awards); Alphametrics LTD (2 awards); Applica (2 awards). The large consultancies are named on 19% of them (the Big Four alone: 19%).
| # | Firm | Awards | Share | Value won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ICF | 3 | 19% | €5.1 M |
| 2 | Alphametrics LTD | 2 | 12% | €1.2 M |
| 3 | Applica | 2 | 12% | €681 k |
| 4 | Panteia | 2 | 12% | €111 k |
| 5 | Spark Legal and Policy Consulting | 2 | 12% | €111 k |
| 6 | Deloitte ● | 2 | 12% | – |
| 7 | EY ● | 2 | 12% | – |
| 8 | Katholieke Universiteit Leuven | 2 | 12% | – |
| 9 | Ecorys | 1 | 6% | €5.5 M |
| 10 | Ipsos | 1 | 6% | €1.9 M |
| 11 | Risk & Policy Analysts Limited | 1 | 6% | €1.5 M |
| 12 | Prognos AG | 1 | 6% | €383 k |
| 13 | Universita Degli Studi di Roma la Sapienza | 1 | 6% | €225 k |
| 14 | Verian | 1 | 6% | €225 k |
| 15 | 3S Unternehmensberatung GMBH | 1 | 6% | – |
● Large consultancies: Big Four, Accenture, Capgemini, IBM and the strategy houses. An award with several winners (consortium, lots, multi-holder framework) counts once for each, so shares can add up to more than 100 %. Value won: each award's value split between its winners, frameworks left out.
How much does European Commission, DG EMPL - Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion spend on consulting?
€22.4 M over 10 awards with a published value, frameworks left out (median €1.4 M; half between €475 k and €1.9 M; largest €10.9 M). Frameworks apart: 6 of its awards are framework agreements with published ceilings of €29.5 M in total; a ceiling is shared by the holders and is not spending.
| Kind of work | Awards | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Strategy & advisory | 16 | €22.4 M |
| research & evaluation | 13 | |
| strategy & management | 2 | |
| legal advice | 1 | |
| Σ | 16 | €22.4 M |
By kind of work: strategy & advisory 16.
How many firms bid?
Its consulting awards drew a median 3 bids (mean 3.9); 12% had a single bid (16 awards give the number of bids). 40% of its awards after a first one went to a firm that had already won from it (15 awards).
What is open now at European Commission, DG EMPL - Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion?
1 consulting call was open on 2026-10-30.
- Study for the end-term evaluation of the EU strategic framework on health and safety at work 2021–2027 and support to the preparation of the post-2027… · strategy & advisory · no value published · closes 2026-11-20
Which frameworks does European Commission, DG EMPL - Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion use?
6 of its 16 consulting awards are framework agreements (38%); 3 consulting framework notices under its name are on TED (eForms, since 2023).
- Framework contract for peer reviews and mutual learning · 2026-06-15 · ends 2030-06-13
- Framework contract supporting measures to enhance cooperation between Public Employment Services (PES) Lot 1:… · 2026-06-04 · ends 2030-06-02
- Multiple Framework Contracts for the provision of services in relation to impact assessment, evaluation and monitoring,… · 2025-05-12 · ends 2029-05-10 · 6 holders
What has European Commission, DG EMPL - Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion awarded lately?
- 2025-12-11 · Production of labour market policy (LMP) statistics and maintenance of the EU labour market policy statistical database · Applica, Alphametrics LTD · €1.4 M · 5 bids
- 2025-12-04 · Legal support services for the compliance assessment of the national measures transposing Directive (EU) 2022/2041of the European Parliament and the… · Panteia, Spark Legal and Policy Consulting · €222 k · 2 bids
- 2025-11-20 · Pact for Skills and European Alliance for Apprenticeships Support Services · Ecorys · €10.9 M · 9 bids
- 2025-11-13 · Study on the use of Distributional Impact Assessment (DIA) and social checks in EU Member States · Csil SCRL, European Centre, FBK · framework · 3 bids
- 2025-07-15 · European Fair Transition Observatory (EFTO) · Prognos AG, ICF · €767 k · 11 bids
- 2025-07-02 · European survey on work in the twin transition · Ipsos · €1.9 M · 2 bids
- 2025-05-21 · Data collection for monitoring the reinforced Youth Guarantee and the integration of the long-term unemployed into the labour market · Alphametrics LTD · €475 k · 1 bid
- 2025-05-12 · Multiple Framework Contracts for the provision of services in relation to impact assessment, evaluation and monitoring, in the field of employment,… · EY, Deloitte, Cambridge Econometrics (Belgium), Centre for Strategy & Evaluation Services (EUROPE) Limited · framework · 9 bids
- 2025-04-14 · Expertise on intra-EU mobility, free movement of workers and Social Security Coordination – Support on statistics and socio-economic analysis · Milieu Consulting, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Wiener Institut für Internationale Wirtschaftsvergleiche · framework · 3 bids
- 2025-04-11 · Study on the provision social and essential services to low-income households and their possible contribution to the adequacy of income support · EY, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven · framework · 3 bids
Which buyers are like European Commission, DG EMPL - Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion?
Same country and type of buyer, closest in number of consulting awards.
- European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA), CINEA - European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency · 16 awards
- European Commission, DG JRC - Joint Research Centre · 15 awards
- European Commission, DG ESTAT - Eurostat · 14 awards
- European Food Safety Authority · 14 awards
- European Commission, DG GROW - Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs · 19 awards
- European Defence Agency · 13 awards
Its markets: Strategy & advisory, EU institutions and agencies · Public consulting, EU institutions and agencies
Where do these figures come from?
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 dated 2024-10-31 to 2026-10-30 (consulting work only: strategy, transformation, platform implementation, software build & run). 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. Type of buyer guessed from its name. Sources of this buyer's notices: TED 22.
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Source: Arquestra Consulting Market Radar (arquestra.dev), European Commission, DG EMPL - Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, data of 2026-10-30. https://arquestra.dev/buyers/en/european-commission-dg-empl-employment-social-affairs-and
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