Based on the Framework Contract Beneficiaries of 2009 and 2013 published by the European Commission, we compiled a list of the top EuropeAid framework contractors in the past two rounds of FWCs — i.e., the companies who can claim a consistent presence in the FWC mechanism since 2009 and have been consortium leaders at least once.

1. EU Framework Contract Awards:
Repeat Winners & Newcomers
Photo credit: Daniel Antal

2. Based on the Framework Contract Beneficiaries of 2009 and 2013 published by
the European Commission, we compiled a list of the top EuropeAid framework
contractors in the past two rounds of FWCs — i.e., the companies who can
claim a consistent presence in the FWC mechanism since 2009 and have been
consortium leaders at least once.

3. ACE International Consultants S.L.
Headquarters: Madrid, Spain
2009 lots:
2013 lots:
Photo credit: Thomas Fano

4. ADE
Headquarters: Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium
2009 lots:
2013 lots:
Photo credit: Chuck Abbe

5. AEDES
Headquarters: Brussels, Belgium
2009 lots:
2013 lots:
Photo credit: Julien Harneis

6. AESA
Headquarters: Brussels, Belgium
2009 lots:
2013 lots:
Photo credit: Rex Turgano

7. AETS
Headquarters: Lons, France
2009 lots:
2013 lots:
Photo credit: Lydia

8. Agreco
Headquarters: Brussels, Belgium
2009 lots:
2013 lots:
Photo credit: thskyt

9. AGRER
Headquarters: Brussels, Belgium
2009 lots:
2013 lots: Photo credit: Kate Holt, Africa Practice

10. Altair Asesores
Headquarters: Madrid, Spain
2009 lots:
2013 lots:
Photo credit: zeevveez

11. ARS Progetti S.p.A
Headquarters: Rome, Italy
2009 lots:
2013 lots:
Photo credit: Tejvan Pettinger

12. ASTEC
Headquarters: Dublin, Ireland
2009 lots:
2013 lots:
Photo credit: Sebastian Dooris

13. ATOS
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
2009 lots:
2013 lots:
Photo credit: Jim Trodel

14. B&S Europe
Headquarters: Brussels, Belgium
2009 lots:
2013 lots:
Photo credit: Jirka Matousek

15. Cambridge Education
Headquarters: Cambridge, United Kingdom
2009 lots:
2013 lots: Photo credit: Mario Sánchez Prada

16. Cardno
Headquarters: Brisbane, Australia
2009 lots:
2013 lots: Photo credit: bertknot

17. Cecoforma
Headquarters: Liège, Belgium
2009 lots:
2013 lots: Photo credit: Bert Kaufmann

18. COWI
Headquarters: Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
2009 lots:
2013 lots: Photo credit: Lauri Kolehmainen

19. Danish Management
Headquarters: Viby J., Denmark
2009 lots:
2013 lots: Photo credit: xlibber

20. DFC
Headquarters: Barcelona, Spain
2009 lots:
2013 lots: Photo credit: Luca Nebuloni

21. Ecorys
Headquarters: Rotterdam, Netherlands
2009 lots:
2013 lots: Photo credit: Moyan Brenn

22. HTSPE
Headquarters: Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom
2009 lots:
2013 lots: Photo credit: The_Gut

23. IBF International Consulting
Headquarters: Brussels, Belgium
2009 lots:
2013 lots: Photo credit: hosszuka

24. Euronet
Headquarters: Brussels, Belgium
2009 lots:
2013 lots: Photo credit: Francisco Anzola

25. GFA Consulting Group
Headquarters: Hamburg, Germany
2009 lots:
2013 lots: Photo credit: Patrick Nouhailler

26. Italtrend
Headquarters: Reggio Emilia, Italy
2009 lots:
2013 lots: Photo credit: sergio barbieri

27. Landell Mills
Headquarters: Reggio Emilia, Italy
2009 lots:
2013 lots: Photo credit: Australia’s Department of
Foreign Affairs and Trade

28. LDK Consultants
Headquarters: Athens, Greece
2009 lots:
2013 lots: Photo credit: eGuide Travel

29. Particip
Headquarters: Freiburg, Germany
2009 lots:
2013 lots: Photo credit: Ralf Schulze

30. PLANET
Headquarters: Athens, Greece
2009 lots:
2013 lots: Photo credit: bgilliard

31. Pohl Consulting & Associates
Headquarters: Berlin, Germany
2009 lots:
2013 lots: Photo credit: Thomas Quine

32. PROMAN
Headquarters: Bettembourg, Luxembourg
2009 lots:
2013 lots: Photo credit: U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers Europe District

33. Safege
Headquarters: Nanterre, France
2009 lots:
2013 lots: Photo credit: Fanch The System

34. SOFRECO
Headquarters: Clichy, France
2009 lots:
2013 lots: Photo credit: David Berkowitz

35. Transtec
Headquarters: Brussels, Belgium
2009 lots:
2013 lots: Photo credit: David Berkowitz

36. Based on the Framework Contract Beneficiaries of 2009 and 2013 published
by the European Commission, we compiled a list of the EuropeAid framework
contractors that can be considered “newcomers” in the FWC mechanism — i.e.,
consortia leaders that weren’t preferred suppliers of the European Commission
in 2009 but are now.

37. GEOtest a.s.
Headquarters: Brno, Czech Republic
2013 lots:
Photo credit: Department for International
Development

38. BKP Development
Headquarters: Munich, Germany
2013 lots:
Photo credit: Diego Cambiaso

39. Institute of Communication and Computer
Systems of the National Technical University
of Athens
Headquarters: Athens, Greece
2013 lots: Photo credit: TAFE SA TONSLEY

40. NIRAS A/S
Headquarters: Allerød, Denmark
2013 lots:
Photo credit: Simon Yeo

41. International Consulting Enterprise EEIG
Headquarters: Bucharest, Romania
2013 lots:
Photo credit: Mario Sánchez Prada

42. NOOKOM EEIG
Headquarters: Bratislava, Slovak Republic
2013 lots:
Photo credit: Stefan W

43. Transport & Infrastructure Expertise Group
Headquarters: Bratislava, Slovak Republic
2013 lots:
Photo credit: Sean McMenemy

45. The European Commission created the Framework Contract instrument as a
way to simplify procurement for short-term technical assistance contracts.
Whether you are a major development consulting firm or a freelance
consultant, here is what you need to know about this procurement process.