<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><KD_8_2_Z1 version="1" xmlns="http://www.brz.gv.at/eproc/kd/2018/12"><CONTRACTING_BODY><ADDRESS_CONTRACTING_BODY><OFFICIALNAME>Institute of Science and Technology Austria</OFFICIALNAME><NATIONALID>9110005615732</NATIONALID><PHONE>+43 22439000</PHONE><E_MAIL>tendering@ist.ac.at</E_MAIL><DOMAIN>Federal</DOMAIN></ADDRESS_CONTRACTING_BODY></CONTRACTING_BODY><OBJECT_CONTRACT><TITLE><P>HE First  Level Control</P></TITLE> <REFERENCE_NUMBER>2024-099</REFERENCE_NUMBER><CPV_MAIN><CPV_CODE CODE="79212100" /></CPV_MAIN><TYPE_CONTRACT CTYPE="SERVICES" /><SHORT_DESCR><P>Unabh&#228;ngige Pr&#252;fung der Finanzgebarung des ISTA im 9. EU-Forschungsrahmenprogramm und Ausstellung der Pr&#252;fzertifikate (Certificate on the Financial Statements) f&#252;r F&#246;rderungen &#252;ber dem vorgegebenen Schwellenwert im Rahmen der First Level Control.</P></SHORT_DESCR><OBJECT_DESCR></OBJECT_DESCR></OBJECT_CONTRACT><PROCEDURE><PT_COMPETITIVE_NEGOTIATION /><PT_WITH_PRIOR_NOTICE /></PROCEDURE><AWARD_CONTRACT><AWARDED_CONTRACT><DATE_CONCLUSION_CONTRACT>2025-09-23</DATE_CONCLUSION_CONTRACT><NB_TENDERS_RECEIVED>2</NB_TENDERS_RECEIVED><NB_SME_TENDER>0</NB_SME_TENDER><CONTRACTOR><ADDRESS_CONTRACTOR><OFFICIALNAME>KPMG Austria GmbH Wirtschaftspr&#252;fungs- und Steuerberatungsgesellschaft</OFFICIALNAME><NATIONALID>9110016864570</NATIONALID></ADDRESS_CONTRACTOR></CONTRACTOR><CONTRACTOR><ADDRESS_CONTRACTOR><OFFICIALNAME>Ernst &amp; Young Wirtschaftspr&#252;fungsgesellschaft m.b.H.</OFFICIALNAME><NATIONALID>9110016843957</NATIONALID></ADDRESS_CONTRACTOR></CONTRACTOR><VAL_TOTAL CURRENCY="EUR">766000</VAL_TOTAL></AWARDED_CONTRACT></AWARD_CONTRACT><ADDITIONAL_CORE_DATA><ABOVETHRESHOLD /></ADDITIONAL_CORE_DATA></KD_8_2_Z1>