Ausschreibungen European Commission, DG HR - Human Resources and Security

The European Commission (Unit HR.D.3 Medical Service Brussels, Unit HR.D.4 Medical Service Luxembourg and Unit HR.D.5 Medical Service Ispra) is responsible for drawing up and implementing health policy for Commission staff based in Brussels (BE), in Luxembourg (LU), in Ispra (IT) and as well as for staff working at the Joint Research Centre (sites in Seville (ES), Petten (NL), Karlsruhe (DE) and Geel (BE)). The purpose of the present call for tenders concerns the provision of services in the field of psychology.

The Security Directorate (HR.DS.01) provides the necessary close protection of the Commissioners in and outside the European Union. The objective of this call for tender is to provide the Close Protection Officers (CPO) proper and adequate tactical equipment for their training and their job’s execution. Their missions are executed in very isolated and demanding areas ( i.e. within the context of Development or Humanitarian Aid & Crisis Management). It is of the upmost importance to have the correct suitable equipment to carry out duties in demanding areas.

During a four-year-period between 2025 and 2029, provision of coordinated annual Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) internal audits for European Commission sites in Brussels (Belgium) and Luxembourg (Luxembourg), in accordance with the European Commission’s Decision C(2006)1623. Due to the specificity of the services, as well as the high workload involved, there is no longer a realistic alternative to procurement. The same services have been carried out by DG HR since many years, but available human resources have been reduced in recent years, leading to a situation with no possibility to run audits internally and in a sustained way (one qualified staff member only).

Occupational health and radiation protection health services, the latter with qualification as "Ermächtige Arzt" (“Regierungsbezirk”), for exposed staff of the Joint Research Centre (JRC) in Karlsruhe (DE). The tasks will include: - Medical check-ups of staff exposed to ionising radiation or to conventional risks (periodic visits, pre-recruitment examinations, examinations on return to work) - Systematic and occasional (post-accident) visits to the workplace and site facilities - End of work visits - Ergonomic visits - Medical interviews and consultations - Participation in CSHT (Joint Committee on Safety and Health at Work) meetings - Return-to-work examinations following long illnesses or accidents - Participation in prevention campaigns organised by the Medical Service The service provider must be able to issue opinions on the basis of visits carried out, results of available analyses (blood and urine tests), radio toxicology analyses, either in the context of routine visits (annual visits, pre-recruitment visits), or in the context of radiation protection for controlled areas, or on particular topics such as respiratory masks. The occupational physician must carry out ergonomic visits to the work environment and must also deal with possible medical emergencies.

Occupational health and radiation protection health services - "Ermächtige Artz" regierungsbezirk for exposed staff of the Joint Research Centre (JRC) Karlsruhe (DE). The taks will include: - Medical check-ups of staff exposed to ionizing radiation or risks conventional (periodic visits, pre-recruitment examinations, return to work) - Systematic and occasional (post-accident) visits to the workplace and site facilities - End of work visits - Ergonomic appointments - Medical interviews and consultations - Participation in CHST meetings - Return-to-work appointments following long illnesses or accidents - Participation in prevention campaigns organized by the Medical Service The service provider must be able to issue opinions on the basis of the visits carried out, results of available analyses (blood and urine tests), radio toxicology analyses, either as part of routine visits (annual visits, pre-recruitment visits), either as part of radiation protection for controlled areas, or for particular skills such as respiratory masks (type G26). The occupational physician/contractor must carry out ergonomic visits to the working environment and also deal with possible medical emergencies.