LUCAS 2027 – Land Use/Cover Area Frame Survey

Summary

The tender concerns LUCAS 2027 – Land Use/Cover Area Frame Survey services to support and implement the EU-wide LUCAS 2027 survey. The objective is to deliver field data collection on land use and land cover, ensure data quality, and provide training and related support. The contract is divided into four lots: Lot 1 – survey in Belgium, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal and Slovenia; Lot 2 – Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Austria, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Finland and Sweden; Lot 3 – Helpdesk, technical assistance and external quality control (XQC); Lot 4 – Data Management Tool hosting, maintenance and helpdesk. The durations per lot are up to 23–24 months with budgets per lot. The work requires international collaboration and quality assurance across multiple Member States.