Evaluation of Different Active Employment Policy Programmes Promoted by Lanbide

Summary

This open procedure concerns specialized technical assistance to evaluate the impact of different active employment policy programmes promoted by Lanbide, the Basque Public Employment Service. The contract is divided into two indivisible lots that may be bid for separately or together. Lot 1 covers support for hiring unemployed people over 50 and requires a mixed quantitative and qualitative evaluation. Lot 2 covers the Integrated and Personal Inclusion Programmes (PIPEI) and Integrated and Personalized Employment Plans (PIPE), with a primarily quantitative counterfactual impact evaluation.\n\nThe contractor must design and justify the methodology, analyse administrative and other secondary data, assess causal effects, identify good practices and prepare practical recommendations. Deliverables include launch and work plans, technical evaluation reports, interim reporting where applicable, and executive summaries in both official languages of the Basque Country. The work must incorporate gender mainstreaming, inclusive and non-sexist language, independence, impartiality, confidentiality and regular monitoring meetings.\n\nThe tender deadline is 28 September 2026. Exact financial turnover and previous-reference thresholds are not included in the extracted notice text and must be checked in the official tender documents.