Bureau d'études en architecture et techniques spéciales pour des missions de projets immobiliers, de réaménagement d'espaces, de techniques spéciales ...

The Committee of the Regions (lead) with the European Economic and Social Committee has launched an open tender (CDR/2026/OP/0005) to award a single-operator framework agreement for multidisciplinary architecture and special techniques engineering consultancy covering design, permit assistance, tendering and site supervision for tertiary buildings; the estimated total value is €12,953,542 for a maximum duration of 48 months. Submission is electronic via the EU Funding & Tenders Portal with a deadline of 30/04/2026 and evaluation by best price-quality ratio (quality 70%, price 30%). Eligible economic operators from EU Member States and specified third countries may apply, including single tenderers or consortia, and must register for a PIC; minimum selection thresholds include average turnover > €3,250,000 (last three years), professional liability insurance >= €1,250,000 per claim, relevant technical references and ISO 9001 or equivalent for the lead. Detailed tender dossier, annexes and submission templates are available on the Portal and include strict document, profile and evidence requirements for technical capacity, sustainability credentials and team composition.

Objet principal

Prestations demandées

Contrat‑cadre pour prestations de conseil et d'études (architecture, stabilité, techniques spéciales, conformité réglementaire) couvrant conception, rédaction des spécifications, organisation et suivi de chantier, assistance à l'obtention de permis et suivi de rénovations durables du parc immobilier des pouvoirs adjudicateurs.

Autorité contractante:Comité des régions (Chef de file) avec participation du Comité économique et social européen; publication et documents sur le portail Funding & Tenders Fiche de l'appel ¹

1. 1Type: appel d'offres ouvert — contrat-cadre unique (sans réouverture de la concurrence).
2. 2Valeur estimée: €12 953 542 (estimation totale annoncée).
3. 3Durée maximale du contrat: 48 mois.
4. 4Nature du marché: services (CPV principal 79311000 Survey services).
5. 5Méthode d'attribution: meilleur rapport qualité/prix (pondération qualité 70 % / prix 30 %).
6. 6Soumission: exclusivement électronique via eSubmission; PIC requis; documents techniques et financiers obligatoires.

Candidats éligibles:bureaux d'études individuels ou groupements d'opérateurs économiques (offres conjointes admises). Sous-traitance autorisée; certains sous-traitants doivent être identifiés et fournir lettre d'engagement. Critères de sélection incluent capacité économique (chiffre d'affaires moyen > €3 250 000 sur 3 ans), assurance responsabilité civile, références de projets similaires et profils techniques minimums (liste détaillée dans le cahier des charges).

Documents contractuels publiés:invitation à soumissionner, cahier des charges (Partie 1 et 2), annexes (liste des pièces à joindre, bordereau financier, modèles de lettres d'engagement, certificats d'assurance et certificats de bonne exécution, etc.). Visite de sites organisée (dates indiquées dans le cahier des charges).

Points pratiques clés

Les offres doivent démontrer la capacité technique (références de projets tertiaires de surface et complexité requises, certifications, équipe pluridisciplinaire avec profils et expérience minimale) et la capacité financière. Les offres qui n'atteignent pas les seuils minimaux ou ne présentent pas la documentation requise seront rejetées.

Accès aux documents et soumission:Tous les documents et la soumission se font via le portail Funding & Tenders (eSubmission). Consultez la page de l'appel et téléchargez les annexes avant préparation de l'offre F&T — dossier complet ¹.

Footnotes

1. 1Dossier complet, documents de marché et eSubmission accessibles sur la fiche de l'appel sur le portail Funding & Tenders de la Commission européenne.

Title:Bureau d'études en architecture et techniques spéciales pour des missions de projets immobiliers, de réaménagement d'espaces, de techniques spéciales et d'assistance intégrée dans les différents domaines du bâtiment

Procedure identifier:CDR/2026/OP/0005. TED reference: 46/2026 158616-2026. Procedure type: Open procedure. Nature of contract: Services. Framework agreement: Single-operator framework agreement without reopening of competition. Award method: Best price-quality ratio.

Lead contracting authority:European Committee of the Regions. Participating contracting authority: European Economic and Social Committee. Place of performance: Rue Belliard 101, B-1040 Brussels for the Committee of the Regions and Rue Belliard 99, B-1040 Brussels for the European Economic and Social Committee, and in the contractor’s premises.

Official portal and documents:Full tender dossier and submission are available on the EU Funding and Tenders Portal at the tender page EU Funding and Tenders Portal - Tender CDR/2026/OP/0005.

Scope of services and technical content

Objective:Signature of a single-operator framework contract for multidisciplinary architecture and engineering design and consultancy services for the tertiary building stock of the Committees. It covers design, implementation support, works tendering assistance, works supervision and project management, including stability, special technical systems, compliance with applicable regulations, permit applications, site supervision, and renovation monitoring with a sustainable and ecological vision.

• Full study missions, drafting of technical specifications, organisation and supervision of construction sites for public works contracts implementation
• Assistance in permit applications, and follow-up of renovation works
• Multidisciplinary assistance across architecture, structural engineering, HVAC, electricity, safety and compliance, including Belgian fire safety rules and Brussels environmental and energy performance regulations
• Support across project phases from feasibility and pre-design, through detailed design, procurement, execution, provisional acceptance and commissioning
• Emphasis on sustainability and building performance, including high energy performance retrofits and recognised certifications such as BREEAM, DGNB, WELL or equivalent
• Regular need to transform architecture and technical installations in the Committees’ buildings, requiring external design offices to ensure mastery, selection and innovation in project delivery

On-site visit

Optional but strongly recommended site visits are scheduled on 19/03/2026 and 26/03/2026 at Committee of the Regions, Rue Belliard 101, B-1040 Brussels. Registration by email is required at least three days before the visit. Maximum three persons per firm. All Q&A arising from the visit will be published on the portal.

Participation, selection and award criteria

Exclusion and access rules:Bidders and all associated entities must not be subject to EU restrictive measures; participation is open to persons and entities within the scope of the EU Treaties and to persons and entities from third countries having a specific public procurement agreement with the EU. The WTO GPA does not apply. A Declaration on Honour covering exclusion and selection criteria is required with the offer.

Capacity criteria and minimum thresholds:R - Legal and regulatory capacity: Proof of registration in a relevant trade or professional register for the tenderer or each member of a joint tender. F1 - Economic and financial capacity: Average annual turnover over the last three closed financial years must be greater than €3,250,000, evidenced by turnover declarations and financial statements. F2 - Insurance: Professional civil liability insurance covering at least €1,250,000 per claim and per insurance year, valid at submission date, evidenced by policy or the template insurance certificate. T1 - Technical references: At least three similar contracts in scope and complexity delivered during the last three years, each of minimum 12 months and annual value of at least €500,000 (excl. VAT), including simultaneously architecture, structural engineering, HVAC and electricity, and concerning new construction, transformation or renovation of tertiary buildings of minimum €20,000 M² and height 25 to €50 M, with evidence via client certificates. T2 - Sustainability references: At least two complete high energy performance projects in the last three years that resulted in obtaining at least one of the environmental or sustainability certificates BREEAM, DGNB, WELL or equivalent, for renovation or transformation of tertiary buildings of minimum €20,000 M², with evidence via client certificates. T3 - Team profiles: Availability at submission of a non-nominal team composition covering a large set of profiles and seniority requirements, including a designated team leader expert in project management with 10 years of experience, at least one project manager with 10 years, a quantity surveyor with 10 years, two structural engineers (10 years and 5 years), two Belgian-registered architects (10 years and 5 years), two fire safety engineers for tertiary buildings (10 years and 5 years) with perfect knowledge of Belgian fire regulations, multiple building technical systems engineers across general MEP, environment management, electricity, HVAC and hydro-sanitary (with 10 and 5 years as specified), GTC-regulation, lifts, data, energy concepts for CO2-neutral and energy-neutral renovation, optimisation of operation and maintenance, interior architect, multidisciplinary special techniques collaborator, at least one drafter CAD for all special techniques with 5 years, and at least one BIM modeller with 5 years. All proposed profiles must have continuous and pertinent experience for the last two years with the tenderer; for certain senior profiles the continuous experience requirement extends to five years. T4 - Quality management: ISO 9001 certification or equivalent valid at submission for the tenderer or the group leader.

Award criteria and weighting:Best price-quality ratio with 70 percent quality and 30 percent price. Quality is assessed on five criteria, each scored up to 20 points with a minimum threshold of 10 points per criterion: Q1 Coordination and consultation of multidisciplinary teams; Q2 Technical quality; Q3 Added value in sustainable construction; Q4 Consideration of maintenance in operation; Q5 Controls and performance testing. Offers not reaching the minimum on any quality criterion will be rejected. Final ranking uses a formula combining normalised price and quality scores.

Submission package and procedural requirements

• Mandatory use of eSubmission via the portal. Each participating entity in a joint tender must have a PIC from the Participant Register.
• Content of the offer: Technical offer responding to all minimum requirements and award criteria. Financial offer using the provided Financial Schedule template, uploaded in signed PDF and Excel, with prices in EUR, exclusive of VAT. The signed PDF prevails in case of discrepancy.
• Declarations and forms: Declaration on Honour (Annex V). Letter of accompaniment and commitment (Annex II). For joint tenders, group agreement or power of attorney (Annex III). Identified subcontractors’ letter(s) of commitment (Annex IV A). Letters of commitment for other relied-on entities (Annex IV B). Insurance certificate (Annex VI). Certificates of good execution for references (Annex VII). Identification of qualified e-signature (Annex IX). Business partner identification forms for legal entity and bank account as per European Commission templates.
• Proof documents: Legal registration, turnover statements and financials, professional liability insurance, technical reference lists with client certificates, team profile list, ISO 9001 certificate or equivalent, to be submitted as specified in Annex I checklist.
• Q&A: Questions must be submitted via the portal. The authority is not bound to reply to questions submitted after 22/04/2026 23:59 Europe/Brussels.
• Public opening: Virtual session; attendance upon request by email at least 48 hours in advance, with submission receipt and representative details.
• Confidentiality, data protection and signatures: Compliance with EU data protection rules and preference for Qualified Electronic Signatures per eIDAS. Retention of originals for five years if handwritten signatures are used.
• Security and access: The contractor and on-site personnel must comply with contracting authorities’ security requirements. Specific Belgian security verification and notification forms may apply for staff assigned on-site. All costs related to security clearances, background checks or passes are borne by the contractor.
• Site visit: Registration by email; no costs reimbursed. All clarifications from visits are published on the portal.

Costing, pricing and volumes

Estimated overall value for the framework:€12,953,542 over a maximum of 48 months. The financial schedule details indicative annual volumes and pricing structures across phases and profile groups, including feasibility studies (Phase 1), pre-design (Phase 2), detailed design (Phase 3), procurement assistance (Phase 4), works execution and supervision including commissioning and coordination (Phase 5), as well as long-duration owner’s assistance and outsourcing expert profiles. Volumes are indicative, non-binding, and actual call-offs will be through specific contracts or order forms under the framework.

Categorisation and structured extraction

Eligible Applicant Types:Eligible applicants are economic operators capable of delivering multidisciplinary architecture and engineering services. This includes engineering consultancies, architecture firms, multidisciplinary design offices, consortia of such offices, and, where relevant, their identified subcontractors and capacity-providing entities. Universities, research institutes, SMEs, large enterprises, and joint ventures may participate if they satisfy the legal, financial, technical and professional capacity requirements and the access rules. Individual natural persons can participate as economic operators or as part of teams if compliant with professional registration where applicable, notably for architects registered with the Belgian Order of Architects for specific profiles required.

Funding Type:Procurement of services under a single-operator framework agreement. Payments are made against specific contracts or orders; this is not a grant.

Consortium Requirement:Single tenderers are allowed. Joint offers by a consortium of operators are allowed. All members in a joint offer are jointly and severally liable. Identified subcontracting is allowed. Reliance on capacities of other entities is permitted under specified conditions.

Beneficiary Scope (Geographic Eligibility):Participation is open on equal terms to natural and legal persons within the scope of the EU Treaties and to international organisations. It is also open to natural and legal persons established in third countries that have a specific agreement with the EU in the field of public procurement, under the conditions of that agreement. The WTO Government Procurement Agreement does not apply. Entities subject to EU restrictive measures are excluded.

Target Sector:Architecture and engineering services for buildings, including structural engineering, building services and special techniques (HVAC, electricity, hydro-sanitary, GTC and regulation, lifts, data), project and construction management, sustainability and energy performance, building renovation, compliance and permitting, commissioning, and maintenance-oriented design. Thematically this spans buildings and construction, industrial processes/components for building systems, energy and environment, climate and sustainability, and advanced digital practices such as BIM and smart building integration.

Mentioned Countries:Belgium. European Union (as a region via the EU contracting authorities and rules).

Project Stage:Covers multiple stages: feasibility, research and concept development, detailed design and engineering, procurement support, works supervision and site coordination, validation and commissioning, and handover into operation including performance testing and optimisation. Applicable both to new builds and to renovation and transformation of large tertiary buildings.

Funding Amount:Estimated total value for the framework is €12,953,542 over up to 48 months. The ceiling of the framework will be set based on the successful tender’s priced volumes plus annual reserves for contingencies and indexation as detailed in the administrative specifications. No minimum purchase commitment is guaranteed.

Application Type:Open call for tenders with single-step electronic submission through eSubmission on the EU Funding and Tenders Portal.

Nature of Support:Monetary remuneration under a procurement contract for services ordered via specific contracts or order forms within the framework.

Application Stages:Single submission stage followed by evaluation. A virtual public opening session occurs. The contracting authority may request clarifications and supporting documents. Award decision is communicated electronically.

Success Rates:Not disclosed. No statistical success rates are provided in the notice or documents.

Co-funding Requirement:No co-funding is required. This is a procurement procedure; the contractor is paid for services delivered. The contractor bears its own bid preparation costs and any costs related to security checks and compliance.

Detailed eligibility and selection requirements

• Legal and regulatory capacity: registration in a relevant trade or professional register. Architects for specified profiles must be registered with the Belgian Order of Architects.
• Economic and financial capacity: group-wide consolidated assessment allowed for F1. Insurance F2 applies to the single tenderer or to each consortium member individually.
• Technical and professional capacity: references can be combined among the tenderer, consortium members and identified subcontractors for T1 and T2. For T3, the combined capacities of the tenderer, consortium members and identified subcontractors count; specific continuous experience with the tenderer is required for profiles. For T4, ISO 9001 applies to the single tenderer or to the group leader.
• Reliance on other entities: allowed with letters of commitment. For technical capacity, the relied-on entities must actually perform the related services, either as subcontractors or under defined exceptions.
• Conflict of interest: All associated entities and subcontractors, including those not identified at submission, must be free from professional conflicting interests that could affect contract performance.
• Restrictive measures and access rules: No entity subject to EU restrictive measures may participate. Participation is limited to eligible jurisdictions as per EU rules; the GPA is not applicable.
• Exclusion criteria: Standard EU Financial Regulation exclusion grounds apply, evidenced by the Declaration on Honour and supporting proofs upon request or prior to award.
• Data protection and confidentiality: Compliance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 for personal data processed by EU institutions and with the contracting authority’s privacy statement.

Award criteria detail and required responses

• Q1 Coordination and consultation: Describe the organisation and methods to coordinate across disciplines and with the contracting authority across all phases. Address meetings, planning, budget and schedule control, collaboration tools, and produce a quality fiche.
• Q2 Technical quality: Describe internal and external quality control procedures, senior-junior mentoring, regulatory and technology watch, training programmes, and deliverables control before submission. Produce a quality fiche.
• Q3 Sustainable construction added value: Describe strategies for low or near-zero carbon emissions, circularity and adaptability, energy and water efficiency, biodiversity, and user comfort across project phases, referencing certification tools and relevant case examples. Produce a quality fiche.
• Q4 Maintenance in operation: Describe how maintainability is integrated for finishes and technical systems, material and component choices, and methods across project phases, including examples and training. Produce a quality fiche.
• Q5 Controls and performance testing: Describe pre-commissioning and commissioning programmes, performance optimisation tests for energy, comfort and safety, lifecycle cost optimisation, as-built documentation capture, training for operators, across relevant technical domains and phases. Produce a quality fiche.
• Each quality narrative is limited to 4 A4 pages per criterion (Times New Roman 11, excluding cover and contents but including figures), supplemented by a concise quality fiche, which will serve as a base for mission-level quality fiches during implementation.

Templates and application forms

1. 1Invitation to submit a tender: procedural instructions, eSubmission guidance, public opening, communications and data protection information.
2. 2Cahier des charges - Partie 1 Spécifications administratives: scope, access rules, submission modalities, evaluation and award, content and form of the offer, signature policy, confidentiality.
3. 3Annexe I - Liste des documents à joindre à l'offre: checklist mapping each document to the submitting entity and eSubmission upload location and filename conventions.
4. 4Annexe II - Lettre d’accompagnement: tenderer identification, structure for single or joint tenderers, identified subcontractors and relied-on entities, and the binding act of engagement.
5. 5Annexe III - Accord/Procuration pour groupement: joint and several liability statement, powers of the group leader, and payment arrangements.
6. 6Annexe IV A - Lettre d’engagement du sous-traitant identifié: binding commitment of identified subcontractors.
7. 7Annexe IV B - Lettre d’engagement d’une entité dont les capacités sont invoquées: binding commitment for capacity-providing entities.
8. 8Annexe V - Déclaration sur l’honneur: single form covering exclusion grounds, selection criteria declarations, restrictive measures, and debt to the Union, with signature requirements and guidance for e-signatures.
9. 9Annexe VI - Certificat d’assurance: professional liability insurance certificate template including coverage per claim and per insurance year and validity dates.
10. 10Annexe VII - Certificat de bonne exécution du contrat: client confirmation template detailing contract title, duration, compliance, maximum and average annual amounts.
11. 11Annexe VIII - Bordereau financier: Excel financial schedule with detailed lines for phases, profiles, estimated hours and premiums for late or weekend work, percentages per project phase for different project value bands, and multi-year indexation. Upload signed PDF and Excel.
12. 12Cahier des charges - Partie 2 Spécifications techniques: detailed technical scope, building plans and deliverables. Annexes include plan of buildings and performance sheet template.
13. 13Contract project and annexes: models for specific contracts, order forms for CoR and EESC, declaration of pre-existing rights, on-site staff notification and personal data lists, VAT annex for joint tenders.

How to apply

1. 1Register or verify the organisation in the EU Participant Register to obtain a PIC for each consortium member. Prepare identified subcontractors and capacity entities’ commitments if applicable.
2. 2Download and study all tender documents from the portal page Tender dossier and submission.
3. 3Plan and conduct the optional site visit in Brussels by registering via email within specified deadlines.
4. 4Prepare the technical offer: respond to all minimum requirements in the technical specifications and fully address Q1 to Q5 within the format and page limits, including the five quality fiches.
5. 5Prepare the financial offer: complete the Financial Schedule (Annex VIII) in Excel and sign the generated PDF version. Ensure consistency; the signed PDF prevails.
6. 6Compile administrative documents: letter of accompaniment and act of engagement, Declaration on Honour, legal registration proofs, financial statements and turnover declarations, insurance certificate, references lists and client certificates, team profile list, ISO 9001 certificate or equivalent, business partner identification forms, and any required powers of attorney.
7. 7Submit via eSubmission before the deadline. Keep the system receipt as proof of timely submission. You may withdraw or replace your offer prior to the deadline within eSubmission.
8. 8Monitor the portal for Q&A updates. The contracting authority may request clarifications and additional proofs within short deadlines after opening.

Contact and Q&A

All communications occur via the portal Q&A function. For public opening attendance, send a request email with subject CDR/2026/OP/0005 ouverture publique des offres, including organisation name, representatives’ names and emails, and the eSubmission receipt, to procurement-js-cor@cor.europa.eu at least 48 hours before the opening time.

Summary explanation

This is an EU interinstitutional procurement for a single-operator framework covering end-to-end building design and engineering services for the European Committee of the Regions and the European Economic and Social Committee in Brussels. The selected contractor will provide multidisciplinary services across the full project lifecycle for large, complex tertiary buildings, from feasibility and design through tendering, works supervision, commissioning and handover, with strong emphasis on sustainability, energy performance and maintainability. To compete, bidders must demonstrate robust turnover and insurance, substantial and recent experience on large complex tertiary buildings integrating architecture, structure, HVAC and electricity, a proven track record in certified high-performance renovations, an ISO 9001-compliant quality management system, and an immediately available team covering an extensive set of senior and mid-level profiles including Belgian-registered architects and fire safety engineers versed in Belgian regulations. Offers are evaluated on a 70-30 quality-price basis, with strict minimum thresholds for each quality criterion. Submissions are fully electronic through the EU Funding and Tenders Portal and must include both a detailed technical narrative and a priced financial schedule. The framework is valued at approximately €13 million over up to four years, with call-offs executed via specific contracts or order forms. Participation is open to eligible EU and certain third-country operators according to EU access rules, excluding entities subject to EU restrictive measures. The opportunity is well-suited to multidisciplinary architecture and engineering consultancies or consortia with strong Belgian regulatory knowledge, BIM and smart building capabilities, and demonstrable experience in large-scale, sustainable renovations and complex building services integration.

Opportunity Overview

This is an open procedure call for tenders (CDR/2026/OP/0005) launched by the Committee of the Regions (CDR) of the European Union, acting as the lead contracting authority, with the European Economic and Social Committee (CESE) as a participating authority. The objective is to establish a single framework agreement for multidisciplinary engineering consultancy services covering architecture, structural stability, special techniques (HVAC, electricity, fire safety, etc.), regulatory compliance, and associated expertise for tertiary sector buildings management, renovation, and sustainable projects.

Services include full study missions, technical specifications drafting, tender organization, site supervision, permit applications, and renovation works oversight with a focus on sustainability and ecology. The framework supports the ongoing management of CDR and CESE real estate portfolios involving architectural transformations and technical installations.

Key Dates and Deadlines

• TED Publication Date: 06/03/2026
• Site Visits: 19/03/2026 and 26/03/2026 (mandatory registration required)
• Deadline for Questions: 22/04/2026 23:59 Europe/Brussels
• Tender Submission Deadline: 30/04/2026 17:00 Europe/Brussels Link Title
• Public Opening: 05/05/2026 11:00 Europe/Brussels

Contract Details

Type and Nature:Framework agreement (without reopening of competition), services contract, CPV 79311000 (Survey services). Maximum duration: 48 months (4 years). Estimated total value: €12,953,542.

Award Criteria:Best price-quality ratio (Price: 30%, Quality: 70%). Quality sub-criteria include multidisciplinary team coordination (20 pts min 10), technical quality (20 pts min 10), sustainable construction added value (20 pts min 10), maintenance considerations (20 pts min 10), and performance controls/tests (20 pts min 10).

Eligibility and Who Can Apply

Open to all economic operators from EU Member States and countries with specific public procurement agreements with the EU. Single tenderers or joint tenders (groupings) allowed; subcontracting permitted. Must register in the EU Participant Register for a PIC number. No GPA (WTO Agreement on Government Procurement) applicability.

Exclusion Criteria

Mandatory declaration on honour (Annex V) covering bankruptcy, tax/social security debts, professional misconduct, fraud, corruption, terrorism financing, child labour, serious contract breaches, etc. Supporting documents required from apparent winner.

Selection Criteria

All associated entities (tenderers, group members, identified subcontractors, capacity-invoked entities) must meet criteria. No professional conflicts of interest.

Submission Requirements

Electronic submission only via eSubmission on EU Funding & Tenders Portal. Required documents listed in Annex I (e.g., cover letter Annex II, honour declaration Annex V, financial bordereau Annex VIII). Technical offer: max 4 pages per quality criterion + quality sheets. Financial offer: Excel/PDF bordereau with hourly rates and project tranches.

• 20 documents available for download (administrative/technical specs, templates)
• French is the reference language; offers in any EU official language
• Site visit strongly recommended (max 3 persons/firm)

Financial and Pricing Structure

Pricing via detailed bordereau (Annex VIII) covering Phase 1 (feasibility studies by profile groups), Phases 2-5 (project phases by cost tranches up to >€2M), AMO (long-term assistance), HB (ad-hoc expertise). Includes 50% supplement for late/weekend work, 3% annual indexation from Year 2, 5% annual reserve. Ceiling based on total estimated offer + reserves.

Additional Applicant Information

• Q&A Section active (1 question posted on technical capacity T3)
• Electronic submission; max 200 files, <50MB each, specific naming
• Security clearance may apply for on-site personnel
• Sustainability focus: low-carbon, circular economy, biodiversity integrated
• Post-award: possible negotiated procedure for similar services up to 50% of initial ceiling within 3 years

Full details and documents at primary URL:EU Funding & Tenders Portal. Register PIC and subscribe for updates.

Footnotes

1. 1All data extracted from official tender notice and documents dated 06/03/2026. Verify latest on portal as details may update.