1. Buyer
1.1.
Buyer
Official name: European Commission, DG COMP - Competition
Legal type of the buyer: EU institution, body or agency
Activity of the contracting authority: General public services
2. Procedure
2.1.
Procedure
Title: Study on the enforcement of State aid rules by national courts
Description: The procurement aims to obtain a study on the State aid enforcement by national courts in the EU, including a comprehensive overview of the relevant national court cases since the last study carried out for the Commission, i.e. 1st January 2018. Through the Study, the Commission intends to obtain the state of play of the application of State aid rules before national courts, the identification of the main obstacles and best practices arising at national level, as well as recommendations on possible actions to be undertaken by the Commission and at national level to improve the effectiveness and uniformity of State aid enforcement.
Procedure identifier: ad28a04f-e776-4f5c-b888-51567dbb2c64
Internal identifier: EC-COMP/2026/OP/0046
Type of procedure: Open
The procedure is accelerated: no
2.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 79410000 Business and management consultancy services
2.1.2.
Place of performance
Anywhere
Additional information: Please consult the procurement documents.
2.1.3.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 600 000,00 EUR
2.1.4.
General information
Additional information: In case of unavailability or disruptions in the functioning of the electronic means of communication provided in Section 5.1.11 in the last 5 calendar days before the time limit for receipt indicated in Section 5.1.12, the contracting authority reserves the right to extend this time limit and publish the extension at the Internet address provided in Section 5.1.11, without a preceding publication of a corrigendum to this notice. Economic operators interested in this procurement are invited to subscribe to the call for tenders at the address in Section 5.1.11 in order to get notified when new information or documents are published.
Legal basis:
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509
2.1.6.
Grounds for exclusion
Sources of grounds for exclusion: Procurement Document
5. Lot
5.1.
Lot: LOT-0001
Title: Study on the enforcement of State aid rules by national courts
Description: The procurement aims to obtain a study on the State aid enforcement by national courts in the EU, including a comprehensive overview of the relevant national court cases since the last study carried out for the Commission, i.e. 1st January 2018. Through the Study, the Commission intends to obtain the state of play of the application of State aid rules before national courts, the identification of the main obstacles and best practices arising at national level, as well as recommendations on possible actions to be undertaken by the Commission and at national level to improve the effectiveness and uniformity of State aid enforcement.
Internal identifier: EC-COMP/2026/OP/0046
5.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 79410000 Business and management consultancy services
5.1.2.
Place of performance
Anywhere
Additional information: Please consult the procurement documents.
5.1.3.
Estimated duration
Duration: 15 Months
5.1.5.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 600 000,00 EUR
5.1.6.
General information
Reserved participation:
Participation is not reserved.
Procurement Project fully or partially financed with EU Funds.
Information about European Union funds:
EU funds programme: Single Market Programme, including COSME, ISA2, ESP, consumer involvement in fin. Services, financial reporting, Health, Food and Feed, consumer programme (2021/2027)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
5.1.9.
Selection criteria
Sources of selection criteria: Procurement Document
5.1.10.
Award criteria
Criterion:
Type: Quality
Description: Please consult the procurement documents.
Category of award weight criterion: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number: 70
Criterion:
Type: Price
Description: Please consult the procurement documents.
Category of award weight criterion: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number: 30
5.1.11.
Procurement documents
Deadline for requesting additional information: 21/08/2026 23:59:59 (UTC+02:00) Eastern European Time, Central European Summer Time
Ad hoc communication channel:
Name: Funding and Tenders Portal
5.1.12.
Terms of procurement
Terms of submission:
Electronic submission: Required
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, German, Greek, English, Spanish, Estonian, Finnish, French, Irish, Croatian, Hungarian, Italian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Maltese, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish
Electronic catalogue: Not allowed
Deadline for receipt of tenders: 01/09/2026 16:00:59 (UTC+02:00) Eastern European Time, Central European Summer Time
Duration during which the tender must remain valid: 9 Months
Information about public opening:
Opening date: 02/09/2026 10:00:00 (UTC+02:00) Eastern European Time, Central European Summer Time
Terms of contract:
The execution of the contract must be performed within the framework of sheltered employment programmes: No
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic ordering will be used: yes
Electronic payment will be used: yes
5.1.15.
Techniques
Framework agreement:
No framework agreement
Information about the dynamic purchasing system:
No dynamic purchase system
5.1.16.
Further information, mediation and review
Review organisation: Court of Justice of the European Union
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures: European Commission, DG COMP - Competition
8. Organisations
8.1.
ORG-0001
Official name: European Commission, DG COMP - Competition
Registration number: COM
Department: COMP.H - State aid: General Scrutiny and Enforcement
Postal address: Madouplein 1
Town: Brussels
Postcode: B-1210
Country subdivision (NUTS): Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad (BE100)
Country: Belgium
Telephone: +32 2 299 11 11
Roles of this organisation:
Buyer
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures
8.1.
ORG-0002
Official name: Court of Justice of the European Union
Registration number: CURIA
Postal address: Rue du Fort Niedergrünewald
Town: Luxembourg
Postcode: L-2925
Country subdivision (NUTS): Luxembourg (LU000)
Country: Luxembourg
Telephone: +352 4303-1
Roles of this organisation:
Review organisation
8.1.
ORG-0003
Official name: European Commission
Registration number: EUCOM
Postal address: Mondrian (CDMA), Rue du Champ de Mars 21
Town: Brussels
Postcode: B-1050
Country subdivision (NUTS): Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad (BE100)
Country: Belgium
Telephone: +32 2 299 11 11
Roles of this organisation:
TED eSender
Notice identifier/version: f8a497bc-5ba0-4ffe-afb4-359b0007a6c0 - 01
Form type: Competition
Notice type: Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice subtype: 16
Notice dispatch date: 11/06/2026 14:35:11 (UTC+02:00) Eastern European Time, Central European Summer Time
Languages in which this notice is officially available: English
Notice publication number: 403329-2026
OJ S issue number: 112/2026
Publication date: 12/06/2026