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Frontex Online Industry Days – Office Spaces with Facilities’ Services

2024-06-06

Are you an economic operator offering fully furnished, serviced or/and shared offices ready to be used for renting? On 2 and 3 July 2024, Frontex is organising Industry Days on Office Spaces with Facilities’ Services to rent in European Union (EU) countries.

Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, plays an important role in managing the security of the external borders of the EU. The Agency’s activities take place in different geographical regions across the EU and in its neighbouring countries. The European Border and Coast Guard standing corps are deployed at the borders of EU Member States and currently support operations in countries such as Italy, Greece, Spain, and Bulgaria.

Frontex is looking for additional offices located in Southern Spain (Almeria, Motril, Cartagena, Alicante) and Italy (Catania, Pozzallo, Lampedusa, Cagliari), in the North-East of Greece, and in the Canary Islands (Lanzarote, Las Palmas de Gran Canarias, and Puerto del Rosario on Fuerteventura).

The following list of services is not exhaustive and can be complemented with additional needs and services. Service providers interested in taking part in Industry Days do not have to fulfil all the below requirements. The Agency is interested in serviced/shared or co-working offices including the following features:

  • Estimated number of working stations for location:
  1. Type A: up to 6 people;
  2. Type B: up to 18 people;
  3. Type C: up to 50 people.  

Most of the office spaces needed will be type A (up to 6 people).

  • Fully Equipped: working spaces with furniture, high-speed Wi-Fi, and other amenities like kitchenette, lounges, showers, and cozy corners.
  • With Customisable Options: to adapt the spaces to the security and safety / health aspects to take into consideration, in line with the national legislations.
  • Meeting Rooms: provision of / or access on demand to meeting rooms and conference facilities including internet connection, video-conference system, interactive white-board solutions, and concierge services with possibility to be used as training room.
  • Air-Conditioning and heating system with maintenance included.
  • Parking spaces: dedicated parking spot available for at least 20% of the number of workplaces.
  • Location: Close to ports, airports, and land border crossing points (or very well connected by public transportation).
  • Access: 24/7.
  • Flexible Seating: with various seating options, including hot desks, dedicated desks, and private offices.
  • Timeline: availability from January 2025  


How to participate?

We invite service providers to express their interest in presenting their solutions for office and co-working spaces by filling this online form by 23 June 2024.


Industry Day: your when and where

  • Date: Tuesday 2 and Wednesday 3 July 2024
  • Where: Webex
  • Audience: Frontex internal units
  • Themes: office/co-sharing spaces for rent  
  • Expression of interest deadline: 23 June 2024