1. Buyer
1.1.
Buyer
Official name: The European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy ('Fusion for Energy')
Legal type of the buyer: EU institution, body or agency
Activity of the contracting authority: General public services
2. Procedure
2.1.
Procedure
Title: Provision of mechanical works
Description: Design, procurement, manufacturing, qualification, installation, testing and commissioning of mechanical systems and associated electric and I&C works in the Tokamak Complex and surrounding buildings.
Procedure identifier: 08df45c4-e948-484c-8180-2272333f3fca
Previous notice: 194769-2026
Internal identifier: F4E-OMF-2021 (TB23)
Type of procedure: Negotiated with prior publication of a call for competition / competitive with negotiation
The procedure is accelerated: no
2.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Supplies
Additional nature of the contract: Works
Main classification (cpv): 31720000 Electromechanical equipment
Additional classification (cpv): 42510000 Heat-exchange units, air-conditioning and refrigerating equipment, and filtering machinery, 42000000 Industrial machinery, 44162000 Piping, 35111000 Firefighting equipment
2.1.2.
Place of performance
Town: Saint Paul lez Durance
Country subdivision (NUTS): Bouches-du-Rhône (FRL04)
Country: France
Additional information: ITER Site Cadarache
2.1.3.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 359 300 000,00 EUR
2.1.4.
General information
Additional information: In accordance with point 11 of Annex I of the GFR, Fusion for Energy may use the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a Contract Notice in order to award new Contract(s) consisting of a repetition of similar works or services to the Contractor chosen as a result of the present call for tender, in which case the amount to be awarded under that procedure will not exceed 50% of this Contract. Such a right will be exercised by F4E in case/in the event that/should one of the following circumstances occur: 1) changes in ITER requirements, 2) changes/deviations within or in relation to related F4E activities/Contracts, or 3) shifts in the criticality of the project activities requiring support.
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: Provision of mechanical works
Description: Design, procurement, manufacturing, qualification, installation, testing and commissioning of mechanical systems and associated electric and I&C works in the Tokamak Complex and surrounding buildings.
Internal identifier: F4E-OMF-2021 (TB23)
5.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Supplies
Additional nature of the contract: Works
Main classification (cpv): 31720000 Electromechanical equipment
Additional classification (cpv): 42500000 Cooling and ventilation equipment
5.1.2.
Place of performance
Town: Saint Paul lez Durance
Country subdivision (NUTS): Bouches-du-Rhône (FRL04)
Country: France
Additional information: ITER Site Cadarache
5.1.3.
Estimated duration
Duration: 60 Months
5.1.5.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 359 300 000,00 EUR
5.1.6.
General information
Reserved participation:
Participation is not reserved.
Procurement Project fully or partially financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): no
5.1.9.
Selection criteria
Sources of selection criteria: Procurement Document
Information about the second stage of a two-stage procedure:
Minimum number of candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure: 3
The procedure will take place in successive stages. At each stage, some participants may be eliminated
The buyer reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without any further negotiations
5.1.10.
Award criteria
Criterion:
Type: Quality
Description: Technical Score
Category of award weight criterion: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number: 60
Criterion:
Type: Price
Description: Financial Score
Category of award weight criterion: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number: 40
5.1.11.
Procurement documents
Languages in which the procurement documents are officially available: English
5.1.12.
Terms of procurement
Terms of submission:
Electronic submission: Required
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English
Electronic catalogue: Not allowed
Deadline for receipt of requests to participate: 27/07/2026 16:00:00 (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: no
Electronic payment will be used: yes
5.1.15.
Techniques
Framework agreement:
Framework agreement, with reopening of competition
Maximum number of participants: 4
Justification for the duration of the framework agreement: In line with the ITER Project Buldings Services forecast
Information about the dynamic purchasing system:
No dynamic purchase system
5.1.16.
Further information, mediation and review
Review organisation: General Court (European Union)
Information about review deadlines: Within 2 months of notice of the award decision, you may launch an action for annulment of the award decision. Any request you may make and any reply from us, or any complaint for maladministration, will have neither the purpose nor the effect of suspending the time-limit for launching an action for annulment or to open a new period for launching an action for annulment. The body responsible for hearing annulment procedures is indicated in section 8.1 ORG-0002 of this contract notice. If you believe that there was maladministration, you may lodge a complaint to the European Ombudsman within 2 years of the date when you became aware of the facts on which the complaint is based (see http://www.ombudsman.europa.eu ).
8. Organisations
8.1.
ORG-0001
Official name: The European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy ('Fusion for Energy')
Registration number: n01110115D
Postal address: C/ Josep Pla, 2, Torres Diagonal Litoral, edificio B3
Town: Barcelona
Postcode: 08019
Country subdivision (NUTS): Barcelona (ES511)
Country: Spain
Contact point: Rodia Tsitsikli
Telephone: +34933201800
Roles of this organisation:
Buyer
8.1.
ORG-0002
Official name: General Court (European Union)
Registration number: EUCJ
Postal address: Rue du Font Niedergrünewald
Town: Luxembourg
Postcode: L-2925
Country subdivision (NUTS): Luxembourg (LU000)
Country: Luxembourg
Telephone: +352 430301
Roles of this organisation:
Review organisation
8.1.
ORG-0000
Official name: Publications Office of the European Union
Registration number: PUBL
Town: Luxembourg
Postcode: 2417
Country subdivision (NUTS): Luxembourg (LU000)
Country: Luxembourg
Telephone: +352 29291
Roles of this organisation:
TED eSender
Notice identifier/version: 14659c0d-5af3-402f-a719-18291e76cb40 - 01
Form type: Competition
Notice type: Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice subtype: 16
Notice dispatch date: 19/06/2026 07:58:57 (UTC+00:00) Western European Time, GMT
Languages in which this notice is officially available: English
Notice publication number: 426734-2026
OJ S issue number: 118/2026
Publication date: 22/06/2026