Projects

Open calls for tenders

29 May 2026

Social Partners' joint project 2026-2028 - Strengthening Social Dialogue in the EU

Tender specifications for subcontracting external expertise (deadline: 18 June 2026)

Past calls for tenders

11 February 2026

Project: VOICE - Valorising Organised Initiatives for Competitiveness and Employment

Tender specifications for subcontracting external expertise (deadline: 22 March 2026)

28 March 2025

Project: Finance4EPSR

Tender specifications for subcontracting external expertise - Graphic designer (deadline: 11 April 2025)

18 July 2024

EU Social Partners’ Integrated Projects of the European Social Dialogue “Improving skills matching in Europe 2024-2025”

Tenders for subcontracting external expertise (deadline: 4 September 2024)

25 March 2024

Project Labour INT 3

Tender specifications for subcontracting external expertise (deadline: 12 May 2024)

13 October 2023

Project Finance4EPSR

Tender Specifications for subcontracting external expertise (deadline: 24 November 2023)

Tender specifications for subcontracting communication agency (deadline: 10 November 2023)

Project A.C.C.E.S.

Tender Specifications for subcontracting external expertise (deadline: 24 November 2023)

Tender specifications for subcontracting communication agency (deadline: 10 November 2023)

10 January 2023

BusinessEurope (with the support of SGI Europe and SMEunited) is launching a call for subcontracted expertise to facilitate coordination with EU-level sectoral employer social partners on matters related to social dialogue, collective bargaining trends and social partner capacity building. The call also aims to facilitate the coordination of sectoral participation in European Commission's dedicated hearings and other events.

Experts interested in submitting a bid should do so by 24 March 2023.

22 August 2022

BusinessEurope, ETUC, SGI Europe and SMEunited are launching a call for subcontracted expertise (available here) to create, develop and take care of the maintenance of a digital tool and produce video/communication materials to support its use. This digital tool aims to support the implementation of the EU cross-sectoral social partners’ autonomous framework agreement on digitalisation, and constitutes an essential part of the upcoming Integrated Projects of the EU social dialogue 2022-2023.

Experts interested in submitting a bid should do so by 30 September 2022.

1 March 2021

Green Skills in VET

• Tender Specifications for subcontracting external expertise (deadline: 2 April 2021)
• Tender specifications for subcontracting communication agency (deadline: 21 March 2021)

Involving SGIs in the European Semester

• Tender Specifications for subcontracting external expertise (deadline: 2 April 2021)
• Tender specifications for subcontracting communication agency (deadline: 21 March 2021)

21 January 2020

Tender specifications for subcontracting external expertise: “EU Social Partners’ Project on Circular Economy”

Deadline: 28 February 2020 

21 January 2020

Tender specifications for subcontracting external expertise: “EU Social Partners’ Project on Skills and Innovation”

Deadline: 28 February 202

3 September 2019

Tender Specifications for Subcontracting External Expertise for Project: “Implementation of autonomous social dialogue instruments and supporting capacity-building of social partners organisations”

Deadline: 13 October 2019

13 March 2018:

Tender Specifications for Subcontracting External Expertise for Project: “Social services in European cross-industry social dialogue: towards a strong and deeper involvement”

Deadline: 30 March 2018

29 November 2017:

Tender Specifications for Subcontracting External Expertise Project: “Social services in European cross-industry Social dialogue: towards a strong and deeper involvement”

Deadline: 8 January 2018

15 January 2016:

Call for tender for a subcontractor to provide expertise as part of the implementation of the ETUC project on “Improving social partners’ involvement in EU support for public investments in training and education” 

Deadline: 8 February 2016

28 August 2015:

Call for tender on improving implementation of EU autonomous agreements 

Deadline: 7 October 2015

25 March 2015:

Call for tender for external expertise of the Social services in European cross-industry social dialogue: towards a strong and deeper involvement

Deadline: 30 April 2015

7 November 2014:

Tender Specifications for Subcontracting External Expertise Project: “Training and Promotion of Social Dialogue Measures for Public Services”