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Framework Contracts

Lot 1 and 6

NIRAS/Scanagri has a long standing experience with the administration and handling of framework contracts for the EU Commission.

Currently we are leading two consortia for the following lots:

Lot 1: Rural Development and Food Security

Lot 6: Environment

consortia consists of a number of well renowned European consulting companies with different core competences.

As lead company NIRAS/Scanagri is responsible for selecting the most suitable candidates for each assignment proposed by the consortium members and for communicating with EU delegations and the Commission.

The present framework contracts have been administered by NIRAS/Scanagri since September 2005 and the consortia has been bidding for approximately 80 and 40 projects for lot 1 and 6 respectively. Thus, the contracts are a good opportunity for free-lance consultants to work for short or medium term periods. The assignments can last from 14 days to one year.

The lots have the following sub-working areas:

Lot 1: Rural Development and Food Security

  • Agricultural primary production, including horticulture
  • Forestry
  • Fisheries (marine, freshwater and aquaculture)
  • Land management (land reform, land use planning and farm restructuring)
  • Rural infrastructure, incl. irrigation
  • Equipment definition (agriculture equipment, laboratories etc.)
  • Crop protection and disease control
  • Animal production and health
  • Conservation, storage, processing and health
  • Agricultural production and marketing (incl. cooperatives)
  • Rural extension services
  • Distribution and transport
  • Pricing policies

Lot 6: Environment

  • Sustainable management and protection of natural resources and ecosystems (forests, lakes and fight against desertification)
  • Climate change
  • Nature protection and bio-diversity
  • Marine environment and management of coastal zone management
  • Urban environment
  • Waste management (incl public/private management structures aspects)
  • Industrial pollution control
  • Agricultural pollution
  • Water management incl. planning (e.g. integrated river basin management), supply
  • Chemicals (standards, transportation, packaging)
  • Air pollution
  • Noise protection
  • Natura 2000 Network
  • Environmental risk/disaster management

Job opportunities

NIRAS/Scanagri is continously on the lookout for qualified specialists that can plan, implement and evaluate projects within the two lots. On this website links to all current specific assignments are listed, specifying activities, start/closing date, qualification requirements, etc.

Consultants are MOST WELCOME to submit their CVs should they be interested in and qualified for the assignments. New job opportunities are posted almost every week. CV formats and Statement of Availability are also placed under this link.

PLEASE note that the deadline for submission of a CV is normally very short as we normally have 10-14 days to react and submit a team to EU.

Companies are also welcome to contact NIRAS as there can be possibilities of working as sub-contractor to NIRAS in the assignments.

If you have any questions you are welcome to contact the following coordinators in NIRAS:

Lot 1
Karen Alexandra Soboleosky
E-mail: kaa@niras.dk,
Telephone direct: +45 48 10 43 04

CV format     Statement of availability

Lot 6
Jan Streyffert
E-mail: jis@niras.dk,
Telephone direct: +45 48 10 46 22

CV format     Statement of availability