TNS is awarded EU Contract to Conduct Flash Eurobarometers

The Flash Eurobarometers are ad hoc research studies

London - TNS, the world’s largest custom research company, today announced that it has been awarded the Flash Eurobarometer contract by the European Commission and European Parliament. This is a four year contract, with a potential budget of €60 million.

“We are delighted to extend our relationship with the European Institutions,” said Leendert de Voogd, Global Head of Political & Social, TNS. He continued, “The European Institutions understand the importance of undertaking research to develop deep insights, not only to support its decision making, but also to evaluate the progress of policies and inform communications strategy.”

The Flash Eurobarometers are ad hoc research studies conducted on behalf of any service of the European Commission and the European Parliament to understand the attitudes of people across the member States about key areas of interest. TNS has also held the Standard and Qualitative Eurobarometer contracts for the past years and provides actionable recommendations, based on qualitative, face-to-face and now telephone (both mobile and landline) research methods. This new contract begins immediately and will see TNS delivering insights sourced from working with a broad range of audiences, including specific targeted groups such as B2B or elite audiences as well as nationally representative.

“Our team proposed an very efficient and highly innovative approach to data collection and project management across all our key markets,” said Judith Passingham, CEO Northern and Eastern Europe, TNS. She continued, “This is exactly the type of high profile, multi-country project where TNS performs exceptionally.”

The Eurobarometer Flash contract was awarded to TNS following an extensive tender process, where the European Commission and the European Parliament evaluated five companies’ ability to deliver.

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About Flash Eurobarometers
Flash Eurobarometers are ad hoc surveys, based on thematic telephone and online interviews and are conducted at the request of any service of the European Commission and the European Parliament. They enable the Commission and Parliament to obtain results very quickly and to focus on specific target groups, as well as on general public when required.