Funding opportunities
26 August 2026
EU tender seeks study on how online marketplace design shapes user behaviour
Funding opportunities
26 August 2026
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The European Commission has launched a call for tenders for an empirical study examining how users interact with Digital Services Act (DSA) features on selected Very Large Online Marketplaces.
Editorial team
European Commission - DG CONNECT
Topics
EU-27
Academic / Research and VET Institutions
Company with 250 or more employees
SMEs (a company with less than 250 employees)
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Ecosystem
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Retail
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The study will cover user interaction with DSA mechanisms including notice-and-action tools, trader information display, and compliance-by-design features. It aims to produce observational data on user behaviour rather than legal or compliance assessments, with results presented per platform rather than as cross-platform rankings. The contract covers 8 months with a maximum value of €400,000.
The call is of particular interest to organisations with expertise in user experience and behavioural research, quantitative or mixed-methods research, data analysis, and dataset development.
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