'Industrial competitiveness for a sustainable future' is a multiple framework service contract, with reopening of competition, to provide information, consultancy, technical assistance and research services on the interactions between the competitiveness of enterprises or industry sectors and environment, climate change, energy and transport, eco-innovation, ecodesign and sustainable product policies, in the EU and third countries.

The framework contract is divided into three lots, covering the main aspects of

• Lot 1: Competitiveness, environment, climate change, energy and transport
• Lot 2: Sustainable product policy, ecodesign and beyond
• Lot 3: Competitiveness, eco-innovation and value chain sustainability

The objective of the framework contract is to ensure that the Commission will get at short notice relevant information, consultancy, technical assistance and research services in these fields.