Do activities such as data management, monitoring, statistics fall under the category of services and supplies, or will the preferred form of provision be by the bidder or co-bidder?

The activities described fall into this category. Outsourcing this type of services is not entirely desirable in projects - these activities can best be performed by the recipient, as the recipient has the easiest access to the data and can usually optimally evaluate the significance of the individual research data. Only after the beneficiary has realised that these activities represent a heavy administrative or staff burden for him/her should he/she proceed to outsourcing.