Project Management Contract for Research Security and Security-Related Topics

Summary

The tender concerns a service contract supporting the German Federal Ministry for Research, Technology and Space in implementing measures to strengthen research security and security-related research in Germany. The contractor will support procurements, public project funding, and the substantive and administrative handling of related topics such as economic security, security-related research and hybrid threats in national, European and international contexts. The planned service period is 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2029, with an option for the contracting authority to extend the contract once by up to two years. The tender deadline is 14 October 2026 at 12:00. Bidders must submit the required bidder forms, declarations, register extract, references, staff qualification information, German-language concepts and a completed price schedule. The bid is assessed using a price-performance ratio. Two concepts are required: one on supporting the authority and one on project funding. Each concept must achieve at least 2 points. The concepts together account for 50% of the performance score and price is assessed together with the performance score.