EU decentralised Agencies and Joint Undertakings (JUs) publish calls for tender for the supply of goods, services and works. Interested suppliers can take part in these procedures by submitting an offer or to respond to a call for expressions of interest to be preselected as potential candidates for restricted invitations to tender.
Information on procurement procedures and ex-ante advertisements can be found in the Funding & Tenders Portal and in the Official Journal of the EU.
Type of Procurement Procedures
EU decentralised Agencies and JUs buy services and supplies through public procurement calls, in line with the EU legislation and the principles of:
- Transparency
- Equal Treatment and Non-discrimination
- Widest Competition
- Proportionality
- Sound Financial Management
Depending on the value of the tender, the procurement procedures can be open or negotiated.
| THRESHOD | PROCESS | |
|---|---|---|
| NEGOTIATED PROCEDURE FOR TENDERS | Below €15,000 | Invite one economic operator to submit an offer. Direct invitation with no advance publicity. |
| €15,000.01 - €60,000 | Invite at least three economic operators to submit an offer. Direct invitation with advance publicity in the EU Funding & Tenders Portal. | |
| €60,000.01 - €143,000 | Invite at least five economic operators to submit an offer. Direct invitation with advance publicity in the EU Funding & Tenders Portal. | |
| OPEN OR RESTRICTED TENDER | Above €143,000 | Open to all economic operators with EU market access. Contract notice published in the Official Journal and EU Funding & Tenders Portal. |
| REGARDLESS OF THE TRESHOLD | Any value | Invite at least one economic operator without an advance publicity. (Limited cases according to the Annex I of the Financial Regulation monopoly, or extreme urgency) |
Type of Contracts
EU decentralised Agencies and JUs offer two types of contracts:
- direct contracts
- framework contracts
How to find opportunities
All calls and procurement documents are published on the Funding & Tenders Portal.
Information about ongoing market research and consultations can be found on the websites of each EU Agency and JUs under the Procurement section.
After submitting your information, you will receive an acknowledgement of registration.
For technical guidance and support, see the Quick guides eSubmission.
Who can participate
Participation in the public procurement procedures of EU Agencies and JUs is open to all natural and legal persons within the scope of the EU Treaties.
The procurement procedures of EU Agencies and JUs are open are not covered by the WTO Multilateral Government Procurement Agreement (GPA).
Tenderers established in third countries (non-EU countries) do not have the right to participate in procurement procedures unless international agreements in the field of public procurement grant them the right to do so.
Market research and consultation
EU Agencies and JUs may invite all interested parties to take part in market research and consultations to better understand the terms and conditions applied to contracts in a particular market. Meetings with interested parties may be organised in this regard.
This phase is for consultation purposes only and does not constitute a part of or a substitute for any procurement procedure.
More information on the above can be found on the website of each EU Agency or JUs.
Useful Links
- Official Journal of the EU (TED-Tenders Electronic Daily)
- European Union - Public procurement, tenders and contracts
- European Commission information for contractors
- EU Funding & Tenders Portal
- Procurement for Buyers
- European Commission – Access2Markets
- Directive 2014/24/EU
- Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509
