Consultancy services for implementing Phase XII of the Barcelona Free Trade Zone Consortium’s Strategic Plan

Summary

The tender covers consultancy services to implement Phase XII of the Barcelona Free Trade Zone Consortium’s Strategic Plan. The seven-month assignment includes overall coordination of the plan’s 29 projects, management of individual projects, and design of a detailed operating model for District 4.0, with DFactory as its central element. The contractor must track the plan’s milestones and performance indicators and deliver a change-management programme for approximately 80 employees. Deliverables include overall implementation schedules and progress reports, project schedules and risk records, change-management documentation, an ESG assessment, and operating processes and protocols for District 4.0 and DFactory. The estimated contract value is €210,000 excluding VAT, and the budget is €254,100 including VAT. Bids must be submitted electronically by 10:00 on 17 October 2026. A bid must include the proposed team and its experience, CVs, a technical proposal and a separate financial offer showing VAT. The technical proposal is worth up to 49 points and price up to 51 points; at least 24.5 technical points are required to proceed. Bidders must demonstrate the required financial and technical capacity and plan for civil liability insurance of at least €150,000 during contract performance and the warranty period. Work is preferably carried out at the contracting authority’s Barcelona offices, so bidders must provide a local team; travel and subsistence costs will not be reimbursed. Project documentation must be in Spanish, and any solutions developed must support at least Spanish and English.