Contrôles réglementaires, inspections techniques, audits de conformité, accessibilité, sécurité des bâtiments et installations techniques

Public tender by the European Court of Auditors (procurement reference ECA/2026/OP/0010) for provision of regulatory controls, technical inspections, conformity audits, accessibility assessments and safety checks of buildings and technical installations. Contracting will be via a framework agreement for up to 48 months with a single lot and award based on price (100% weight). Submission is mandatory electronically via the EU Funding & Tenders Portal (eSubmission) and the deadline for tenders is 9 November 2026 at 16:00:59 Europe/Luxembourg, with public opening on 10 November 2026. Tender documents including administrative and technical specifications and the mandatory financial offer form are published in French on the portal under the cited procurement reference.

Ce que finance

Résumé du marché

Prestation de services pour les contrôles des installations techniques et électriques, inspections techniques, audits de conformité, vérification de l'accessibilité et sécurité des bâtiments et installations techniques pour la Cour des comptes de l'Union européenne.

Documents de l'appel (cahier des charges, spécifications techniques, formulaire d'offre financière, projet de contrat cadre) publiés en français sur le portail de la Commission. Consultez la notice et téléchargez les pièces via le lien officiel Tender details 1.

Footnotes

1. 1Page officielle de l'avis de marché ECA/2026/OP/0010 contenant tous les documents de candidature et instructions de soumission.

Opportunity Summary

Scope of Services and Deliverables

Required services cover regulatory compliance controls, technical inspections and testing, conformity audits, accessibility assessments, safety audits for buildings and technical installations including electrical systems. The tender package includes a detailed administrative specification (Cahier des Charges - Partie 1) and technical specifications (Cahier des charges - Partie 2), an inventory/description of the Court’s buildings and installations (Annexe I), and a list of installations to be inspected (Annexe II). A draft framework contract is provided in the procurement documents.

Key Dates

Who Should Apply (Eligible Applicant Types)

Suitable applicants are legal entities capable of delivering technical inspection, audit and compliance services for building installations. Typical eligible applicant types include: engineering firms, technical inspection companies, building services consultancies, electrical installation auditors, accessibility and safety audit specialists, compliance audit firms, large enterprises or consortia of specialised service providers, and professional service companies. The procurement documentation should be consulted for any specific exclusion (e.g. SME suitability indicator is explicitly false in the metadata). Public bodies or other entities may participate only where permitted by the procurement rules set out in the tender documents.

Funding Type and Contracting Arrangements

Consortium Requirement and Participation Rules

The procurement metadata lists contracting system type as framework agreement. The procurement documents must be reviewed for whether submissions by a consortium or joint venture are permitted or required; typical public tenders allow either single tenderers or economic operators in consortium. The tendering terms contain selection criteria references and specific tenderer qualification requests; bidders should check the 'Cahier des Charges - Partie 1' and the Invitation to Tender for detailed eligibility and consortium/joint-venture rules.

Geographic Eligibility (Beneficiary Scope)

This is an EU-level public procurement issued by the European Court of Auditors. Eligible participants are economic operators able to contract with an EU institution; applicants from EU Member States and possibly EEA or third countries may participate subject to the conditions in the procurement documents and applicable procurement law. No specific country list is given in the metadata; the lead authority is based in the EU and the procurement is published on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal.

Target Sectors and Technologies

Project Stage and Expected Activities

Funding Amount and Financial Information

No total contract budget or estimated value is published in the provided metadata (requestedTenderTotal is empty). Financial evaluation is based on a provided financial offer form (Annexe 6 - Formulaire d’offre financière). Bidders must complete the provided financial form and submit their price offers. The award criterion in metadata indicates price carries full weight.

Application and Submission

Nature of Support and Contractual Outcome

Application Stages and Evaluation

Success Rates and Competition

No explicit success rate or number of expected awards is published in the available metadata. As a public EU-level procurement for a framework agreement, competition is expected among qualified bidders. The metadata does not state the number of suppliers to be selected under the framework; bidders should consult the draft contract and Invitation to Tender for any provisions on the number of contractors or minimum/maximum lots to be awarded.

Co-funding and Financial Requirements

No co-funding by bidders is required; this is a procurement where the contracting authority will pay the contractor for services. Financial and economic capacity and proof of professional suitability may be required under the selection criteria; bidders must provide requested evidence as specified in the tendering documents.

Application Templates and Documents

Tender documentation published on 1 October 2026 (French language) and listed in the portal includes the following templates and required forms which bidders must complete and return as instructed:

Practical Advice for Applicants

Carefully download and read all published tender documents (all documents published 1 October 2026). Ensure the financial offer uses the exact Annexe 6 template. Respect the eSubmission process and deadlines; send any clarification requests well before 3 November 2026. Prepare evidence for selection criteria (financial capacity, professional and technical ability) as requested in the administrative specifications. If proposing as a consortium, prepare a clear joint liability and coordination statement if permitted by the tender rules. Pay close attention to the draft contract conditions including penalties and invoicing rules (Annexe IV and Annexe III). All documents currently available are in French; confirm language requirements in the administrative specification.

Full procurement notice and access to documents are available on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal. For access to the specific tender page consult the portal listing for call id ECA/2026/OP/0010 ECA Tender Details. 1

Footnotes

1. 1Official procurement documents and the eSubmission facility are hosted on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal: ec.europa.eu. Use the tender reference ECA/2026/OP/0010 to locate the dossier.

Footnotes

1. 1The contracting authority shown in the notice is the European Court of Auditors, and the scope corresponds to regulatory controls, inspections, compliance audits, accessibility checks, and building and technical installation safety110.