Provision of Legal support to Cedefop for Greek administrative law consultation and implementation

This summary outlines a public procurement tender issued by the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP) for legal support services focused on Greek administrative law. This opportunity is targeted at law firms and legal consulting companies able to provide services in the Greek language. The tender is eligible for both individual firms and consortiums but may favor larger, established companies due to the complexity of the required expertise.

The funding structure is a service contract, specifically a framework agreement with a total estimated value of 65,000 EUR, intended for use over a 48-month period with operation-centric legal services. The contract does not require co-funding from bidders, with CEDEFOP being fully responsible for funding the awarded services.

The application process is an open call with submissions required electronically via the EU Funding & Tenders Portal. The deadline for tender submissions is March 4, 2026, at 15:59 CET, and the opening of tenders will occur on March 6, 2026. Bidders must demonstrate both technical quality and competitive pricing as the award criteria are divided equally between quality and price.

Legal services sought include consultation on compliance with Greek administrative law and ongoing regulatory support for CEDEFOP’s activities. The specific project stage is operational, indicating that providers should be ready to deliver services rather than engage in research or development activities.

Documentation for the tender includes an invitation letter, technical specifications for the Greek legal services, a draft contract, various forms for declarations of honor, financial offers, and additional procurement documents necessary for submission. Applicants are required to possess a Personal Identification Code (PIC) for participation and must follow specific submission protocols, including file naming and size limits.

The project intends to leverage a framework contract to allow flexibility in ordering these legal services as needed throughout the contract's duration, without needing to undergo repeated procurement processes. This structure indicates a preference for high-quality, responsive legal advice aligned with CEDEFOP’s operational requirements under EU legislation.

Overall, this tender is an opportunity for qualified legal service providers with expertise in Greek law and EU institutional operations, particularly for firms with a foothold in Greece or significant experience navigating its legal landscape.

This is a call for tenders with procedure identifier CEDEFOP/2026/OP/0001. The call is for the provision of legal support to Cedefop for Greek administrative law consultation and implementation. The submission method is electronic and the call is currently open for submission.

The objective of this call for tenders is to acquire legal support in Greek language for the administrative activities of Cedefop governed under Greek law and its implementation. The procedure type is an open procedure. The estimated total value of the tender is 65000 EUR. The TED publication date is 21/01/2026. The lead contracting authority is the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, CEDEFOP. The main classification (CPV) code is 79100000, which refers to legal services. The nature of the contract is for services. The maximum contract duration is 48 months. The award method is best price-quality ratio. This is a framework agreement, without reopening of competition.

Key milestones include:
TED publication date: 21/01/2026
Date and time of public opening: 06/03/2026 12:00 Europe/Athens
Deadline for receipt of tenders: 04/03/2026 15:59 Europe/Athens
Contracting authority is not bound to reply to questions submitted after: 25/02/2026 04:59 Europe/Athens

The following documents are available for download:
EN1. Invitation to tender Legal Services Invitation letter Published on 21/01/2026 Version 1 No translations available
EN2. Tender specifications Greek legal services Tender specifications Published on 21/01/2026 Version 1 No translations available
EN3. Annex B - Draft Contract Draft contract Published on 21/01/2026 Version 1 No translations available
EN4. Annex C - Declaration-honour Declaration on honour (tender) Published on 21/01/2026 Version 1 No translations available
EN5. Annex E - Technical Proposal Other invitation to tender document Published on 21/01/2026 Version 1 No translations available
EN6. Annex G - Questionnaires 1-4 Other invitation to tender document Published on 21/01/2026 Version 1 No translations available
EN7. Annex H - Financial Offer Other invitation to tender document Published on 21/01/2026 Version 1 No translations available
EN8. Annex I - Power of attorney Consortium Other invitation to tender document Published on 21/01/2026 Version 1 No translations available
EN9. Annex J(a) - Model letter of Intent Subcontractor Other invitation to tender document Published on 21/01/2026 Version 1 No translations available
EN10. Annex J(b) - Model letter of Intent other entities Other invitation to tender document Published on 21/01/2026 Version 1 No translations available

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In summary, this is a call for tenders by the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP) seeking legal support in Greek language for its administrative activities governed under Greek law. The tender is an open procedure with an estimated value of 65000 EUR and a maximum contract duration of 48 months. The award will be based on the best price-quality ratio. Submissions must be electronic, and the deadline for receipt of tenders is 04/03/2026 at 15:59 Europe/Athens. A Personal Identification Code (PIC) is mandatory for tenderers. The eSubmission system supports multiple languages and encrypts uploaded documents. The call includes various annexes and documents that provide detailed specifications and requirements for the tender.

Eligible Applicant Types: The eligible applicant types are not explicitly stated, but based on the nature of the tender, it is likely that legal service providers, law firms, and individual legal professionals are eligible. The inclusion of "Power of attorney Consortium" and "Model letter of Intent Subcontractor" suggests that consortia and entities using subcontractors are also eligible.

Funding Type: This is a procurement opportunity, specifically a service contract. The funding type is a service contract.

Consortium Requirement: The inclusion of "Annex I - Power of attorney Consortium" suggests that a consortium of multiple applicants is possible. Therefore, both single applicants and consortia are likely eligible.

Beneficiary Scope (Geographic Eligibility): The tender is for Greek legal services, suggesting that applicants must be qualified to provide legal services in Greece. While not explicitly stated, it is highly probable that applicants must be based in the EU or have the legal capacity to operate and provide services within the EU, specifically Greece.

Target Sector: The target sector is legal services, specifically related to Greek administrative law.

Mentioned Countries: Greece is explicitly mentioned as the country where the legal services are required.

Project Stage: The project stage is service delivery. The tender seeks providers ready to deliver legal support for ongoing administrative activities.

Funding Amount: The estimated total value of the tender is 65,000 EUR.

Application Type: The application type is an open call for tenders, with electronic submission.

Nature of Support: Beneficiaries will receive money in exchange for providing legal services.

Application Stages: The number of application stages is not explicitly stated, but based on the documentation, it likely involves at least one stage of submitting a technical and financial proposal, followed by an evaluation.

Success Rates: The success rates are not mentioned.

Co-funding Requirement: There is no mention of a co-funding requirement.

Summary:

This is a call for tenders issued by the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP) to acquire legal support in Greek language for its administrative activities governed under Greek law. The procedure is an open call, with electronic submissions required. The estimated total value of the contract is 65,000 EUR, and the maximum contract duration is 48 months. The award method is based on the best price-quality ratio. The contracting authority is CEDEFOP, and the TED publication date was 21/01/2026. The deadline for receipt of tenders is 04/03/2026 at 15:59 Europe/Athens. The contracting authority is not bound to reply to questions submitted after 25/02/2026 at 04:59 Europe/Athens. The tender documents include an invitation letter, tender specifications for Greek legal services, a draft contract, a declaration on honour, a technical proposal template, questionnaires, a financial offer template, a power of attorney for consortia, and model letters of intent for subcontractors and other entities. The submission method is electronic, and applicants must use the eSubmission system. The eSubmission system supports various file types and has specific requirements for attachment names and sizes (less than 50 MB per file, up to 200 files per submission). A Personal Identification Code (PIC) is mandatory for participation. The system supports all 24 official EU languages and uses UTF-8 character set encoding. The system encrypts all uploaded documents.