The purpose of this call for tenders is to enable CoR departments to have at their disposal a framework contract for the provision of scientific, legal, documentary and editorial assistance services for CoR bodies, members, rapporteurs and departments. This request for services entrusted to external experts is one of the measures taken to provide members with better services in order to strengthen and enhance the CoR's consultative work within the framework of the legislative process.

The spheres of activity covered by this call for tenders reflect the CoR's political priorities from the perspective of local and regional authorities in the indicative areas of activity referred to below.

It should be noted that the activities covered by this call shall not be strictly limited to the sphere of economic policies, and should also cover any other sectors linked to these policy areas and refer in this context to all the possible implications for local and regional authorities within the European Union.

— Economic governance and European semester,

— Sustainable development goals (SDG) governance,

— Industrial policy and industry 4.0,

— SME policy and entrepreneurship,

— Economic and monetary policy,

— Taxation policy,

— Internal market,

— International trade and tariffs (including WTO issues),

— Competition and state aid policy,

— Local/regional finance and investment,

— Public procurement,

— Public investment,

— Public services.