Service Contract for the Review of the Ukrainian Water Monitoring System

The assignment aims to support the alignment of Ukraine’s water monitoring system with the EU acquis, in particular the Water Framework Directive (WFD), Groundwater Directive, and Environmental Quality Standards (EQS) Directive. The review will cover surface water, groundwater and relevant marine monitoring components.

The selected contractor will:

• Review and propose improvements to Ukraine’s water monitoring system, including monitoring networks, parameters, frequencies and institutional arrangements.
• Assess the legal framework and propose amendments to the State Water Monitoring Regulation and related legislation.
• Evaluate the implementation of monitoring programmes, laboratory capacities and quality assurance systems.
• Assess institutional and human resource capacities of water monitoring authorities.
• Review databases, reporting systems, mapping and dissemination of monitoring information, including compliance with the Aarhus Convention.
• Develop recommendations and a roadmap for further alignment with EU requirements.

The assignment is expected to run from August 2026 to February 2027 (6.5 months) with a maximum contract value of EUR 24,000, including travel costs.

The contractor must demonstrate proven expertise in EU water policy, water monitoring systems, legal approximation to the EU acquis, environmental data management and institutional capacity assessment. Experience in Ukraine or other Eastern Partnership countries is considered an asset.

Interested tenderers are requested to submit:

• Cover letter;
• Technical offer (including methodology, references and CV);
• Financial offer;
• Declaration of Honour.

Deadline for submission: 22 July 2026, 12:00 CEST.

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Annex 1: Bidform
Annex 2: UBA Service Agreements Special Conditions
Annex 3: UBA Service Agreement General Conditions
Annex 4: EU4GRE MPCA General Conditions
Annex 5.1: Data Processing Agreement according to Art 28 GDPR (EU Memeber States)
Annex 5.2: Data Processing Agreement according to Art 28 GDPR (Non EU Countries incl. TOM)

For information on the programme, see also: www.eu4greenrecoveryeast.eu