Drought and soil health

The European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) has opened a call for tenders (EC-JRC/IPR/2026/OP/0236) to deliver research and analysis on drought effects and impacts on soil health across the EU, with a total budget of €1,000,000 and maximum contract duration of 12 months. The work includes literature review, experiments and at least three case studies, development of best practices and guidelines, and must build on Copernicus EDO indicators; all software, models and data produced will be owned by JRC. Award will be by best price-quality ratio (40% price, 60% quality) and tenders must be submitted electronically via the EU Funding & Tenders Portal eSubmission by 8 June 2026, 16:00 Rome time. Eligible applicants include natural or legal persons and consortia established in EU Member States, associated countries and specified third countries, subject to exclusion and selection criteria outlined in the tender specifications.

Who can apply

Open call for tenders led by the European Commission Joint Research Centre (DG JRC). Suitable for research organisations, consultancies, technical experts, SME teams or consortia with demonstrated experience in soil science, drought risk analysis and related experimentation.

Key facts at a glance

Purpose:assess drought effects on soil productivity and soil health across temporal scales, run experiments and case studies, evaluate risk reduction measures and deliver best practice guidelines to support EU drought resilience and the Water Resilience Strategy.

Funding / Contract value:Estimated total value €1,000,000 ¹

1. 1Contract type: service contract (research services), single lot — no variants allowed
2. 2Who: sole tenderers or joint tenders (consortia). Subcontracting allowed; identified subcontractors >20% must be declared
3. 3Duration: maximum 12 months
4. 4Work location: contractor premises; regular online meetings with JRC; deliverables in English

Selection and award:exclusion and selection evidence required (declaration on honour, financial and technical proofs). Award by best price-quality ratio; price weighting 40% and quality 60% (detailed scoring in tender specifications).

Footnotes

1. 1Procurement documents, submission portal, timelines and Q&A are available on the Funding & Tenders Portal: Funding & Tenders Portal.

High-level summary

The European Commission, Directorate General Joint Research Centre (DG JRC) has launched an open procedure call for tenders to deliver research services on drought effects and impacts on soil productivity and soil health across the European Union, and to assess measures that reduce associated risks. The procurement reference is EC-JRC/IPR/2026/OP/0236. The estimated total value of the contract is €1 000 000 (exclusive of VAT). Maximum contract duration is 12 months. Submission is electronic via the EU Funding & Tenders Portal eSubmission system. The award method is best price-quality ratio. The contracting authority is European Commission, DG JRC, JRC.E Societal Resilience and Security, Disaster Risk Management, Ispra, Italy.

Purpose and policy context:The JRC responds to a specific European Parliament request to enhance understanding of drought effects and impacts on soil productivity and soil health in the EU, identify measures and strategies to reduce risk, and support the EU Water Resilience Strategy. The work will produce science outputs (reviews, experiments, case studies, scenarios, best practices/guidelines) to inform EU policy and preparedness.

Key administrative facts

Important dates, procedure and practical submission requirements are set out below. Documents (invitation to tender, administrative and technical tender specifications, draft contract and annexes) are published in English on the Funding & Tenders Opportunities portal address shown in this notice. Tenderers must register in the Participant Register and use a PIC for eSubmission. EU Login is required; after 30 June 2026 two factor authentication will be mandatory for EU Login access. Subscriptions to the F&T portal call page are recommended to receive updates.

1. 1TED publication date: 06/05/2026
2. 2Call/procedure identifier: EC-JRC/IPR/2026/OP/0236
3. 3TED reference: 87/2026 311905-2026
4. 4Estimated total value: €1 000 000 (exclusive of VAT)
5. 5Maximum contract duration: 12 months
6. 6Procedure type: Open procedure (electronic submission)
7. 7Award method: Best price-quality ratio
8. 8CPV main classification: 73110000 Research services (additional CPV: 14212400 Soil; 73120000 Experimental development services)
9. 9Place of performance: contractor's premises (work to be performed from contractor premises; collaboration with JRC required)
10. 10Language of documents and deliverables: English

Deadlines and milestones:Deadline for receipt of tenders: 08/06/2026 at 16:00 Europe/Rome (Central European Summer Time). Public opening: 09/06/2026 at 10:00 Europe/Rome. Contract notice and procurement documents published on 06/05/2026. Questions to contracting authority accepted via F&T Portal Q&A until 28/05/2026 23:59 Europe/Rome. Tender validity period: 6 months.

What is to be procured (scope and technical tasks)

The contract will procure scientific services to:review existing knowledge and data on soil health and drought impacts; review and list existing experiments and active monitoring efforts; design and run experiments and/or modelling and lab work to fill identified gaps; analyse at least three case studies including scalability and upscaling potential across EU pedo-climatic zones; develop worst‑case future scenarios under different warming conditions including assessment of effectiveness of measures; produce best practices and guidelines for the EU on measures and strategies to reduce drought impacts on soil functions and productivity. The work must build on Copernicus European Drought Observatory (EDO) indicators unless alternatives are proposed and agreed with JRC. Open source software is preferred; proprietary software use must be agreed and provisioned so JRC can run it without extra cost.

• Task 1: Review existing knowledge, data and experiments (subtasks T1.1 soil health, T1.2 drought effects and experiments, T1.3 measures and scalability). Deliverables D1.1 and D1.2.
• Task 2: Experiments and case studies (T2.1 experiments to fill gaps, T2.2 at least three case studies with temporal scale assessment and scalability, T2.3 worst‑case future scenarios). Deliverables D2.1 and D2.2.
• Task 3: Best practices and guidelines for EU uptake, feasibility by region and under warming scenarios. Deliverable D3.1.

Deliverables must be submitted electronically; JRC will review and provide feedback within 10 working days after delivery. An implementation plan, risk management, milestones and regular progress/review meetings (online or in‑person) are mandatory. Full documentation and software (source code and data) must be provided and will be owned by JRC.

Eligibility and who should apply

The call is open to any natural or legal person (economic operator) falling within the scope of the EU Treaties and to international organisations, and to entities from third countries covered by GPA or specific agreements. Participation as sole tenderer or joint tender (group) is permitted. Subcontracting is allowed; identified subcontractors (over 20% share or whose capacities are relied upon to meet selection criteria) must be listed and provide commitment letters. Entities whose capacity is relied upon but are not subcontractors must provide commitment letters. Tenderers must be registered in the Participant Register and use a valid PIC for eSubmission.

Eligible applicant types:The tender is open to legal persons and natural persons, single applicants or consortia (groups of economic operators). Typical eligible applicant types that should consider applying: universities, research institutes, public research organisations, SMEs and large enterprises with R&D capacity, non‑profit research organisations, and public‑private consortia. International organisations and entities from GPA countries may participate per procurement rules.

Selection and award criteria

Selection criteria include legal and regulatory capacity, economic and financial capacity and technical and professional capacity. Minimum levels are defined in the administrative tender specifications. Award is on best price‑quality ratio with quality weighting 60% and price weighting 40%. Quality sub‑criteria and scoring rules are provided in the technical specifications.

Award scoring (formula):Price score P = (Pmin / Po) x 40 where Pmin is lowest compliant price and Po is tender price. Technical quality TQ scored up to 60 points across subcriteria. Total score TS = (TQ * 0.6) + P. Highest TS wins. Offers below minimum quality thresholds for subcriteria are rejected.

Contract, IP and data

The procedure will produce a direct service contract governed by the draft contract published as an annex. Maximum value and duration, payment modalities, deliverable acceptance form, and standard EU contract clauses apply. JRC acquires ownership of all 'results' produced under the contract. Pre-existing rights incorporated in results must be declared; pre-existing rights are licensed to the Union on a royalty-free, non-exclusive, irrevocable basis for worldwide use and all modes of exploitation set out in the contract. Contractors must supply lists and documentary evidence of pre-existing rights on delivery and, where requested, provide proof of rights and transfer. All software and data developed for the contract will belong to JRC. Confidentiality, security and EU data protection rules apply.

Nature of contract and funding type:Nature of contract: services, research services. Funding type: procurement / service contract (not grant). Beneficiaries will receive monetary payments under a contract. This is not a grant or prize; it is a public procurement contract funded from the EU budget.

Practical submission, signature and Q&A

All submissions must be electronic via eSubmission on the Funding & Tenders Portal. Tenderers must upload the required administrative documents, technical tender and financial tender. A Declaration on Honour (Annex 2 model) is mandatory to declare non-exclusion and compliance with selection criteria. Agreement/Power of attorney (Annex 3) is required for joint tenders. Identified subcontractors (Annex 4) and commitment letters (Annex 5.1 and 5.2) must be included when relevant. Financial tender form (Annex 6) must be used. Documents are in English and are the authoritative versions. Questions are submitted via the portal Q&A tool only; contracting authority is not bound to answer questions submitted after 28/05/2026 23:59 Europe/Rome.

1. 1Register in Participant Register and obtain a PIC (9-digit).
2. 2Use eSubmission to create the tender and upload: Declaration on Honour (Annex 2), technical tender, financial tender (Annex 6), CVs, project lists and financial evidence as required, Annex 3 for consortia, Annex 4-5 for subcontractors/third-party commitments.
3. 3Sign required documents preferably with qualified electronic signature (QES) or handwritten when QES unavailable. Keep originals for 5 years.
4. 4Attend virtual public opening (max two representatives) by notifying jrc-ispra-dir-e-procurement@ec.europa.eu three hours in advance with submission receipt.

System requirements, accepted file types and size limits (attachments < 50MB and up to 200 files) are published in the eSubmission System Requirements. Technical support is available from the eSubmission Helpdesk.

Financial and contractual terms

Estimated total contract value:€1 000 000. Payments: one interim payment of 30% upon acceptance of Task 1 and Task 2 specified deliverables, and balance payment after delivery and acceptance of Task 3 deliverable. Payment terms: contracting authority will approve and pay within 60 days after receipt of valid invoice and accepted deliverables; the authority may suspend payment if documents are incomplete or subject to verification. No pre-financing is foreseen. VAT handling: EU institutions are generally VAT exempt; specific VAT rules and annexes for group VAT shares apply. Bank account details to be provided in contract. Price revision: not applicable.

Costing and value for money:Tenderers must quote a total price covering all tasks, experiments, travel, software licences and deliverables. If proprietary software licences are required and not supplied by the contractor, the costs must be explicitly indicated and agreed. The contracting authority reserves the right to procure follow-up services up to 50% of initial contract value within three years via negotiated procedure if value for money is acceptable.

Security, confidentiality and compliance

Contractors and their personnel must comply with the JRC/Commission security requirements. Where contractor personnel are granted access to Commission premises or IT assets, security screening and positive security advice by Belgian authorities may be required; fees for screening are borne by the contractor. Contractors must implement information security, incident reporting within 48 hours, cooperate with audits and provide an IT security manager contact. Ethics reminders and confidentiality undertakings for contractor service providers are required. Personal data processing must comply with Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 and related notices.

Risks, remedies and contract management

The draft contract includes provisions for liquidated damages for delay (formula in contract), reductions in price for underperformance, suspension and termination grounds for both parties, liability caps (generally up to three times contract value, unlimited for gross negligence or injury), checks and audits up to five years after payment of balance, and recovery procedures. Contractors must keep original records for five years post payment of balance. JRC will hold regular progress meetings and expects an implementation plan with milestones and risk register at contract start.

Templates and application structure

The administrative tender specifications provide a list of documents and clear upload structure for eSubmission (Annex 1). Required templates and models available as annexes in the procurement documents include: Declaration on Honour on exclusion and selection criteria (Annex 2), Agreement/Power of Attorney for joint tenders (Annex 3), List of identified subcontractors (Annex 4), Commitment letter by identified subcontractor (Annex 5.1), Commitment letter by entity on whose capacity is relied (Annex 5.2), Financial tender form (Annex 6), Draft contract and its Annexes (contractual clauses, draft acceptance form, pre-existing rights model and VAT shares form). CVs (preferably Europass) and project references must be provided in the technical tender. The tender financial form (Annex 6) must be used to provide the price in EUR.

1. 1Annex 1: list of documents and eSubmission upload locations (e.g. Declaration on Honour under 'Identification of the participant' > Attachments).
2. 2Annex 2: Declaration on Honour template (mandatory) for exclusion and selection statements.
3. 3Annex 3: Joint tender agreement / power of attorney model (must be signed by all group members).
4. 4Annex 4: Identified subcontractors list and estimated subcontracting proportion.
5. 5Annex 5.1 and 5.2: Commitment letters (subcontractors and relied upon entities).
6. 6Annex 6: Financial tender form (price in EUR, free of duties and VAT).
7. 7Draft contract and Appendix 1 (security requirements) and Annex III acceptance form.

Geographic and thematic scope

Geographic scope:primary focus on EU Member States; analyses may extend to broader Europe if relevant and data permit. Thematic scope: soil health, drought risk and impacts, soil processes and functions, land degradation, measures and strategies for risk reduction, experiments, case studies, worst‑case scenarios, use of Copernicus EDO indicators, big data and modelling approaches where appropriate.

Mentioned countries:Explicit country mentions in the procurement documents: Italy (JRC Ispra location). Primary beneficiary scope: EU Member States; documents allow participation from countries covered by GPA and other applicable agreements.

Project stage, support nature and consortium requirements

1. 1Project stage expected: research, development, validation and demonstration (reviews, experiments, field case studies, scenario development and guidance).
2. 2Funding type and nature of support: procurement (service contract) — monetary payments under a public contract; not a grant or loan.
3. 3Consortium requirement: single tenderer or joint tender permitted; consortium members assume joint and several liability; a group leader must be designated.

Application stages, success rates and co-funding

Number of application stages:single-stage open tender (submit full technical and financial tender by the deadline). Evaluation stages include administrative compliance, exclusion check, selection assessment and award (quality and price). No multi-stage proposal submission is required. Success rates are not provided in the procurement documents; as a competitive single-call procurement with €1 000 000 estimated value, expected success rates depend on number and quality of tenders and cannot be predicted from the available information. Co-funding: not required; the contract is fully funded via procurement budget stated in the contract value. Tenderers must bear all costs for proposal preparation and attendance at opening.

Risks to bidders and recommended checks

Tenderers must check exclusion grounds (Declaration on Honour) and prepare supporting evidence for selection criteria as requested. Financial evidence (accounts) is required for economic capacity. Ensure any identified subcontractors or relied upon entities provide commitment letters. If staff need access to Commission premises or IT assets, plan for security screening and related fees and scheduling. Confirm compliance with data protection rules and plan to provide source code and data to JRC under contract ownership. Carefully follow eSubmission naming and file format rules and meet the deadline; late submissions are rejected. Check the F&T Portal subscription for corrigenda and Q&A updates.

For downloads and procurement documents:Funding and Tenders Portal opportunity page and eSubmission link are authoritative sources. The Invitation to Tender and Tender Specifications Part 1 and Part 2, Draft Contract and appendices are published there and are the sole authentic versions.

Portal links and support:Procurement details and all annexes are available on the Funding & Tenders Portal opportunity page: ec.europa.eu? and submission via eSubmission: webgate.ec.europa.eu. Use the portal Q&A function for formal questions prior to the question deadline.

Reference to the official tender documentation, templates, obligations and draft contract is mandatory for proposal preparation. The administrative and technical tender specifications, the draft contract and appendices contain full legal, technical and administrative detail and must be read in full. This summary does not replace the procurement documents.

For procurement help and eSubmission technical support consult the Portal help pages and the eSubmission Quick Guide. The contracting authority email for procurement enquiries is jrc-ispra-dir-e-procurement@ec.europa.eu; formal Q&A must be via the Portal.

Footnotes

1. 1All official procurement documents, templates and the draft contract are published on the Funding & Tenders Portal opportunity page and constitute the sole authentic version. See the Invitation to Tender and Tender Specifications Part 1 and Part 2 on the portal.

Opportunity Overview

This is a call for tenders issued by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) for research and analysis services focused on understanding drought effects and impacts on soil health across the European Union. The opportunity is part of the EU's broader commitment to building drought resilience and enhancing preparedness in response to increasing climate extremes. The work will support the implementation of the EU Water Resilience Strategy and contribute to policy development including the proposed Soil Monitoring Law and Nature Restoration Law.

Funding Details

Total Budget:€1,000,000

Contract Type:Direct service contract awarded through open procedure

Maximum Contract Duration:12 months from contract signature

Award Method:Best price-quality ratio (40 percent price, 60 percent quality)

Key Deadlines

Tenders must be submitted exclusively through the electronic submission system (eSubmission) available on the EU Funding and Tenders Portal. Tenders received after the deadline will be rejected. ¹

Scope of Work

The contractor will perform a comprehensive assessment of drought effects and impacts on soil health across temporal scales and develop measures and strategies to reduce associated risks. The work encompasses three main tasks:

1. 1Task 1: Review of existing knowledge on soil health, drought effects on soil functions and properties, and measures to reduce drought impacts
2. 2Task 2: Experiments and case studies to fill identified gaps, including at least three case studies with scalability analysis across EU pedo-climatic zones and worst-case future scenarios
3. 3Task 3: Development of best practices and guidelines for the EU with feasibility assessment by region and effectiveness under different warming scenarios

The work must focus on EU Member States but may extend to the broader European continent where relevant. The contractor must build on existing Copernicus European Drought Observatory (EDO) indicators and use open-source software where possible. All software, models, and data created shall belong solely to the JRC.

Deliverables and Payment Schedule

The contract includes three payment milestones:

1. 1Interim payment of 30 percent upon submission and approval of Task 1 deliverables (D1.1, D1.2) and Task 2 deliverables (D2.1, D2.2)
2. 2Final payment of 70 percent upon submission and approval of Task 3 deliverable (D3.1) and all required documentation
3. 3Payment must be made within 60 days of invoice receipt; the contracting authority may suspend this timeline if clarifications are needed

All deliverables must be submitted in English in electronic format via email to the JRC. The JRC will review and provide feedback within 10 working days of official delivery.

Eligibility Criteria

Who Can Apply

This call is open to any natural or legal person, including sole tenderers, joint tenders (groups of economic operators), and entities with subcontractors. Eligible applicants include research institutions, universities, private companies, SMEs, non-profit organisations, public bodies, and EU bodies. Participation is open on equal terms to all entities established in EU Member States, Associated Countries, and certain third countries including Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, Israel, United Kingdom, and others. ²

Exclusion Criteria

Tenderers will be rejected if they are in any exclusion situation including bankruptcy, breach of tax or social security obligations, grave professional misconduct, fraud, corruption, involvement with criminal organisations, money laundering, terrorist financing, significant deficiencies in previous EU contract performance, or intentional resistance to investigations. Tenderers must not be subject to EU restrictive measures.

Selection Criteria

Tenderers must meet the following minimum capacity requirements:

Economic and Financial Capacity (F1):Average yearly turnover of at least €2,000,000 over the last two financial years. Evidence required: profit and loss accounts for the last two closed years or appropriate bank statements. The most recent year must have been closed within the last 18 months.

Technical and Professional Capacity (T1):At least two similar projects completed in the last five years in the field of drought and soil scientific analysis, evaluation, risk assessment, and risk reduction strategies. Evidence required: detailed project list including start and end dates, total project amounts, scope, role, and amount invoiced.

Technical and Professional Capacity (T2):A team of three persons with specific expertise: (1) Senior expert on drought risks with PhD or three years of relevant experience after MSc and minimum five years in drought risk analysis; (2) Senior expert on soil health and soil processes with PhD or three years of relevant experience after MSc and minimum five years in soil health analysis; (3) Junior expert on either drought risks or soil health with MSc and minimum two years of relevant experience. All team members must have C1 level English language skills. Evidence required: at least one CV per profile (preferably in Europass format) with specified contractual link to the tenderer.

Tenderers may rely on the capacities of subcontractors or other entities to meet selection criteria, provided they will perform the relevant work. Commitment letters from such entities are required.

Submission Requirements

All tenders must be submitted electronically via eSubmission and must include:

• Declaration on Honour on exclusion and selection criteria (signed by authorised representative)
• Evidence of legal capacity to perform the contract
• Evidence of economic and financial capacity (profit and loss accounts)
• Evidence of technical and professional capacity (project references and CVs)
• Agreement/Power of attorney (for joint tenders)
• List of identified subcontractors and commitment letters (if applicable)
• Technical tender addressing all requirements in the technical specifications
• Financial tender in euros, free of all duties, taxes, and VAT

Documents must be signed with either a qualified electronic signature (QES) as defined in Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 or handwritten signature. Electronic signatures are strongly encouraged. All communications must be in English.

Evaluation Criteria

Tenders will be evaluated on a best price-quality ratio basis with the following weighting:

Price (40 percent):The tender offering the lowest compliant price receives 40 points. Other tenders are scored proportionally using the formula: P = (Pmin/Po) x 40, where Pmin is the lowest price and Po is each offer's price.

Quality (60 percent):Quality is assessed across three sub-criteria: (1) Feasibility of the proposed solution (maximum 25 points, minimum 12 points) evaluating implementation within given timeframes, use of open-source tools, data availability, and European-wide approach; (2) Quality and robustness of proposed methods (maximum 50 points, minimum 25 points) considering state-of-the-art knowledge, comprehensiveness of reviews and experiments, relevance and scalability of case studies, and spatio-temporal distribution of experimental sites; (3) Specific technical approach (maximum 25 points, minimum 12 points) related to drought risk, soil health, soil processes, land degradation, and big data analysis methods.

The total score is calculated as:TS = (TQ x 0.6) + P, where TQ is the technical quality score and P is the price score. Maximum total score is 100 points. In case of a tie, the tender with the highest quality score is ranked first.

Key Requirements and Conditions

Contractors must comply with several important requirements throughout contract performance:

• All work must be performed at the contractor's premises
• A kick-off meeting must be held within two weeks of contract signature (online or in-person)
• Regular progress meetings must be held online to discuss work progress and address challenges
• An implementation plan must be submitted outlining work plan, resources, milestones, and risk management
• All deliverables must be submitted in English in electronic format
• Open-source software must be used unless otherwise justified and approved by JRC
• All software, models, and data created belong solely to JRC
• Environmental considerations must be taken into account throughout contract performance
• Equal opportunities and non-discrimination principles must be observed
• Fraud prevention obligations must be imposed on subcontractors and personnel

Registration and Submission Process

All economic operators must register in the EU Participant Register to obtain a Participant Identification Code (PIC), a nine-digit unique identifier. Each organisation needs to register only once; the information can be reused in other EU calls. Registration is free of charge. ³

Tenderers must submit tenders exclusively via the eSubmission application available on the EU Funding and Tenders Portal. Tenders submitted by email, post, or other means will be disregarded. Tenderers should familiarise themselves with the system and its requirements well in advance of the deadline to ensure timely submission. File size limits apply (maximum 50 MB per attachment, maximum 200 files per submission).

Important Procedural Information

The contracting authority is not bound to reply to requests for additional information received less than six working days before the submission deadline. Any additional information provided by the contracting authority will be published on the F&T Portal, and it is the economic operator's responsibility to check for updates and modifications during the submission period.

After tender submission but before the deadline, a tenderer may withdraw its tender or replace it with a new one. Only one tender per tenderer will be considered; if multiple tenders are submitted, only the latest will be evaluated. All costs incurred for tender preparation and submission are borne by tenderers and will not be reimbursed.

The contracting authority may cancel the procurement procedure at any time before contract signature without tenderers being entitled to claim compensation. This decision must be substantiated and tenderers notified.

Data Protection and Confidentiality

Personal data submitted in response to this call will be processed in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 on data protection. The European Commission acts as data controller. Tenderers' personal data may be registered in the Early Detection and Exclusion System (EDES) if they are in situations mentioned in Article 138 of the Financial Regulation. ⁴

Once the contracting authority opens a tender, it becomes its property and is treated confidentially. After the award decision, non-rejected tenderers who request it in writing will be informed of the successful tenderer's name, the characteristics and relative advantages of the successful tender, and its total financial offer. The contracting authority may withhold confidential information that would prejudice legitimate commercial interests or distort fair competition.

Contact and Support

For technical issues with eSubmission, contact the eSubmission Helpdesk. For questions about the call for tenders, submit written requests through the F&T Portal's Questions and Answers section. All communications regarding the procurement should be directed to the contracting authority at jrc-ispra-dir-e-procurement@ec.europa.eu. For Italian suppliers using electronic invoicing, use the certified email address jrc-ispra-electronic-invoicing@pec.it.

Additional Resources

Complete procurement documents are available on the EU Funding and Tenders Portal at EU Funding and Tenders Portal. Documents include the invitation letter, tender specifications (administrative and technical parts), draft contract with annexes, declaration of honour template, and financial tender form. The eSubmission Quick Guide is available at eSubmission Quick Guide.

Tenderers are advised to subscribe to the call on the F&T Portal to receive email notifications when new information or documents are published. Subscription is free and does not involve any commitment to submit a tender.

Footnotes

1. 1The submission receipt provided by eSubmission with the official date and time of receipt (timestamp) constitutes proof of compliance with the time-limit for receipt of tenders. It is not possible to submit a tender through eSubmission after the deadline indicated in the contract notice.
2. 2Eligible third countries include Faeroes, Iceland, Israel, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Morocco, Norway, Switzerland, Tunisia, and United Kingdom. Participation is also open to countries that have ratified the World Trade Organisation Agreement on Government Procurement.
3. 3The Participant Register is an online register of organisations and natural persons participating in EU calls for tenders or proposals. Instructions on how to create a PIC are available on the register page. Each participant must ensure that its SME status in the register is registered and kept up to date.
4. 4For more information on data protection and the Early Detection and Exclusion System, see the privacy statement available at Privacy Statement.