🇨🇭 Switzerland Government procurement portal Educationresearch-servicesvocational-trainingeducation-policy
Access Swiss Federal Education Research Tenders via SIMAP
The State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI, also known as SBFI) is Switzerland's federal agency for education and research policy, managing a CHF 4.8 billion annual budget. SERI procures expert services, research studies, evaluation contracts, and policy development work through SIMAP, Switzerland's central e-procurement platform. Hook monitors SIMAP for SERI and related education tenders so consulting firms and education service providers can compete for Swiss federal contracts.
Portal · SERI (SBFI) Switzerland Education & Research Procurement via SIMAP
- Switzerland
- Country
- Europe
- Region
- German
- Portal language
- Education · research-services · vocational-training
- Contract types
- simap.ch ↗
- Official portal
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What is SERI/SBFI and How Does It Procure?
SERI within the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (EAER) is Switzerland's federal body responsible for VET, universities of applied sciences, international education programs including Erasmus+ participation, and Switzerland's contributions to European research programs like Horizon Europe. SERI procures under Switzerland's Federal Public Procurement Act with all notices published on SIMAP (simap.ch). SIMAP is open to all users for search and document download; registration is only required for bid submission. Switzerland's bilateral agreements with the EU provide mutual market access for procurement, and above-threshold tenders are also published on the EU's TED platform. Procurement categories include education and VET research and evaluation studies, international education program management services, ICT systems for federal education administration, expert consultancies for policy development, and conference management.
https://www.simap.ch/enHook monitors SIMAP for SERI tenders alongside Switzerland's full federal procurement stream and provides English summaries of German-language Swiss procurement notices.
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SERI (SBFI) Switzerland Education & Research Procurement via SIMAP at a glance.
- Portal Language
- German
- Region
- Europe
- Country
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- Official Portal
- https://www.simap.ch/en
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Switzerland procurement landscape
Switzerland's SBFI/SERI manages a CHF 4.8 billion annual budget for education, research, and innovation, and all its tenders are published on SIMAP, Switzerland's central procurement platform used by federal, cantonal, and municipal buyers. SIMAP's search interface is publicly accessible without registration.
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SERI (SBFI) Switzerland Education & Research Procurement via SIMAP — FAQ.
What makes SIMAP Switzerland's central procurement platform? +
SIMAP is the mandatory publication platform for public tenders from Swiss federal agencies, cantons, and municipalities. It hosts over 10,000 procurement notices annually. All SERI tenders appear on SIMAP, with above-EU-threshold contracts simultaneously published on TED.
Can international consultancies bid on SERI tenders? +
Yes. Switzerland's bilateral agreements with the EU effectively apply EU procurement directive principles, meaning European firms have reciprocal access to Swiss federal tenders above agreed thresholds.
What budget does SERI manage for procurement? +
SERI manages a total budget of approximately CHF 4.8 billion annually, with discretionary procurement for services, research, and ICT running in the hundreds of millions of Swiss francs.
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