Timely high-frequency indicators for global and regional trade

The European Commission is launching a call for proposals for the construction and monthly update of a database covering merchandise trade and industrial production indicators. These indicators are essential elements in the timely assessment of the global cycle and will be actively used by the European Commission to monitor recent developments and as an input for the preparation of its Economic forecasts and other internal and external notes. These high-frequency indicators should cover the whole World and be constructed following a bottom-up approach: the beneficiary should collect the necessary data for an exhaustive number of individual countries, then use these data to calculate regional and global aggregates.

This co-operation shall take the form of a framework partnership agreement between the Commission and one beneficiary over a period of four years.

How to submit a proposal?

Please read carefully the detailed instructions in section 15) ‘SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS’ in the Specifications/Call for proposals with ref. 2024 ECFIN 001/D4.

Applications shall be sent electronically and exclusively to the functional mailbox ECFIN-GRANT-PROPOSALSec [dot] europa [dot] eu (ECFIN-GRANT-PROPOSALS[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu) no later than 27 June 2024, 14.00 (CET).

Your proposal must include the following compulsory documents, accompanied where indicated by the required attachments:

Your technical proposal for the action: see Specifications/Call for proposals section 8.2 Operational capacity and section 10 Award criteria (free format)

Legal entity form

Financial identification form

Model agreements

Framework Partnership Agreement (FPA) and annexes 

General Grant Agreement (MGA) and annexes

Questions about the call

Questions must be sent to ECFIN-GRANT-PROPOSALSec [dot] europa [dot] eu (ECFIN-GRANT-PROPOSALS[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)

Deadline for asking questions: 24 June 2024.