The purpose is to conclude a Framework service contract which will be used by OLAF in order to acquire data on companies and other legal entities to constitute a source of information as well as data input for analysis. OLAF is seeking a contractor that can provide a commercial database with comprehensive global coverage containing detailed data on a maximum of companies and entities worldwide and across all economic sectors.

The must contain basic company information, i.e. location, contact details, executives, the corporate structure, activity sector (NACE code), the company status including out-of-business, and national identifiers.

Initial searches are often based on incomplete information thus these must be possible on all available company information fields and fractions of the name, in particular company name, executives' names, location, contact details as well as on any combination of fields. Searches must be possible across all countries without pre-selection. The export of search results for further analysis shall also be made possible in various formats including but not exhaustive csv, pdf,etc..

The database must contain comprehensive company information, including ownership details and financial information as well as all historical data.

Searches in the database must be possible on the basis of the name of the company and / or their national registration number / VAT number. The export of full company reports must be possible at least in pdf-format. In case of reports which are not available in the database or a request of a report on very recent data, contractors should offer the European Commission the possibility of requesting an updated version on a case-by-case basis.