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On this page, you will find information concerning calls for tenders at the European Court of Auditors (ECA), the planning of low and middle value contracts, the annual lists of contracts and the general conditions applicable to all low and middle value contracts.

In the cases mentioned in the Financial Regulation (FR), the ECA is required to use public procurement procedures when acquiring goods, services or works.

Please note that all information published on ECA calls for tenders (prior-information notices, contract notices, award notices and annual lists of contractors) can be found in the TED (Tenders Electronic Daily) database.

This site will be regularly updated with the latest information on public procurement and calls for tenders.

Tenderers and external experts can find the specific privacy statement in the following link: Specific Privacy Statement for Procurement/External experts.

Introduction

The appropriate tender procedure and advertising methods are selected on the basis of the amounts envisaged for the contracts; they are currently as follows:

Value of the tender
 Minimum procedure required Advertising
< €15 000 Negotiated procedure with a single supplier/service provider No advertising
> €15 000 to

≤ €60 000

 Negotiated procedure with at least 3 candidates ECA webpage
> €60 000 to < € Directive threshold (currently €140 000 for services/supplies and €5 382 000 for works)

Negotiated procedure with at least 5 suppliers/service providers, or

Call for expressions of interest (CEI), restricted or open procedure

ECA webpage

TED
≥ € Directive threshold (≥ €140 000 supplies/services and ≥ €5 382 000 works) Open procedure or restricted procedure with a contract notice published in the Official Journal (TED) TED (eTendering) and ECA webpage
> €60 000 with no upper limit – so called light regime services
 Competitive procedure with negotiation
 TED (eTendering) and ECA webpage

Negotiated procedures with an estimated value of between 15 000 and Directive threshold

All negotiated procedures envisaged by the European Court of Auditors in the > 15 000 to < Directive threshold (< €140 000 supplies/services and < €5 382 000 works) range are published below. See: Ex-ante publicity for low and middle value contracts.

This forecast is in no way binding on the Court. Moreover, other procurement procedures may be carried out ad hoc depending on the Court´s needs.

If you are interested in any of the procedures above, please contact us via our contact form indicating “Procurement” in the subject line, and provide the following information: subject of the tender procedure and your company’s name, address and contact details.

Tender procedures with an estimated value above Directive threshold

All tender procedures with an estimated value above Directive threshold (≥ €140 000 supplies/services and ≥ €5 382 000 works) are advertised in the Official Journal (TED), which is the primary source of information about large public procurement procedures.

Please note that the European Court of Auditors does not send out hard copies of the tender documentation. All necessary documentation is available electronically on this website and on eTendering through the link provided in the contract notice (point I.3).

If you experience a downloading problem, please contact us via our contact form, indicating “Procurement” in the subject line, and include the reference number and title of the tender procedure you are interested in.

In addition, please note that explanations concerning the documentation and/or any amendments may be published during the period of time allowed for the submission of bids. Any additional information will be available only on eTendering accessible through the link provided in the contract notice (point I.3) so the tenderers are strongly advised to consult it at regular intervals as additional information may be added at any time up to the closing date for submission of tenders.