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Tender reference number	JRC/SVQ/2020/LVP/1925-ExA
Title	Case studies of Automation in services
Description	Please note that this is not a call for tenders but a publication announcing the Contracting authority’s intention to publish a future negotiated low or middle valueprocedure. The aim of this contract is to carry out three case studies investigating the socio-economic impact of automation in the service industries, in the EU. The contractor will examine the impact of three different technologies by conducting qualitative, in depth, semi-structured interviews; the establishments/companies to be interviewed must have their main operations in an EU Member State. The contractor will carry out one case study on Professional cleaning robots; one case study on Autonomous Guided Vehicles (AGVs) in logistics; and one case study on Remote monitoring devices in healthcare. The aim of these case studies it to understand: how automation technologies change the business model, production and economic process in the service industries; the implications of these changes for work organization, occupational health and safety, and job quality; the implications of these changes in terms of tasks, occupations and skill requirements; and the drivers and barriers for the automation of services in the EU and potential future developments.
Contract type	Services
Procedure type	Planned negotiated procedure for middle/low value contracts
Status	Closed
Published on TED
Award method	Best price-quality ratio
Main CPV	73110000
NUTS	00

Additional CPV	Supplementary CPV
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Milestones

Start date	06/08/2020 00:00
Question deadline	N/A
Answer deadline	N/A
Deadline to express interest	21/08/2020 23:59
Indicative launch	31/08/2020

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