ATU wishes to establish a Panel of National Contact Point Experts across EU Member States to build capacity to incorporate EU Results-Based Payments Schemes in Public or Private Support Schemes. Tender

Atlantic Technological University

About this tender

Atlantic Technological University (ATU), as Lead Contracting Authority with project partners SUSKE Consulting (Austria) and ZRSVN (Slovenia), is establishing a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) panel of National Contact Point (NCP) experts across EU Member States. The panel will provide expert advice on the EU Results-Based Payment Scheme (RBPS) under the 'Capacity Building and Support for Biodiversity and Nature Restoration in Agricultural Landscapes' project (RPBS NETforNature). The project aims to build capacity in Member States to incorporate RBPS into public or private agricultural support schemes. The procurement covers services classified under CPV 73200000 (R&D consultancy), 73300000 (design and execution of R&D), 77000000 (agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services) and 77100000 (agricultural services). This notice is the first stage of the procedure. Interested parties may submit a response, but only those meeting the selection criteria will be admitted to the panel. The DPS runs until 31/12/2027 23:59, and the specific contract start date is 15/11/2026. The notice references appended details that are not included in the page text provided.

Bidder eligibility

Bidders must meet the selection criteria to be admitted to the panel. The criteria themselves are stated in appended documents not included in the page text. Expertise in national contact point or agricultural support scheme advice in EU Member States is implied by the scope but no specific thresholds are given in the extracted content.

How bids are scored

At DPS admission stage, responses are assessed against selection criteria; only compliant candidates are admitted. The notice indicates the Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT) mechanism, with the option to allow different evaluation mechanisms at mini-competition/specific contract level (Yes). No price/quality weightings are disclosed in the extracted content.

Key requirements

• ✓Expert advice on EU Results-Based Payment Schemes for biodiversity and nature restoration in agricultural landscapes
• ✓Panel membership across EU Member States via a selection-criteria stage
• ✓Capacity building to incorporate results-based payments into public or private support schemes

Relevant sectors

About this sector

Biodiversity funding backs habitat restoration, species protection, protected areas and nature-positive business. It comes from environment agencies, multilateral nature funds and conservation philanthropy, often through competitive calls with defined regions. Applicants are usually asked for baseline surveys, local partners and indicators that show ecological change.