449202-2026 - Competition
Belgium – Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment – Rental of up to 8 armored cars for European Union Training Mission – Somalia (EUTM-S)
OJ S 123/2026 30/06/2026
Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Supplies
1. Buyer
1.1.
Buyer
Official name: The General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union
Email: epf.contracting@consilium.europa.eu
Legal type of the buyer: EU institution, body or agency
Activity of the contracting authority: General public services
2. Procedure
2.1.
Procedure
Title: Rental of up to 8 armored cars for European Union Training Mission – Somalia (EUTM-S)
Description: Provision for the rental of up to 8 armored cars for European Union Training Mission – Somalia (EUTM-S)
Procedure identifier: 149e3bc2-e3b7-4c12-b128-c137b0572d17
Internal identifier: CONSILIUM/2026/OP/0012
Type of procedure: Open
The procedure is accelerated: no
2.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Supplies
Main classification (cpv): 35000000 Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
2.1.2.
Place of performance
Country: Somalia
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information: Please consult the procurement documents.
2.1.3.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 7 680 000,00 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: Rental of up to 8 armored cars for European Union Training Mission – Somalia (EUTM-S)
Description: Provision for the rental of up to 8 armored cars for European Union Training Mission – Somalia (EUTM-S)
Internal identifier: CONSILIUM/2026/OP/0012
5.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Supplies
Main classification (cpv): 35000000 Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
Additional classification (cpv): 35400000 Military vehicles and associated parts, 35410000 Armoured military vehicles
5.1.2.
Place of performance
Country: Somalia
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information: Please consult the procurement documents.
5.1.3.
Estimated duration
Duration: 48 Months
5.1.5.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 7 680 000,00 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): 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: 11/08/2026 23:59:59 (UTC+02:00) Eastern European Time, Central European Summer Time
Address of the procurement documents: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/tender-details/149e3bc2-e3b7-4c12-b128-c137b0572d17-CN?#anchorDocuments
Ad hoc communication channel: 
Name: Funding and Tenders Portal
URL: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/tender-details/149e3bc2-e3b7-4c12-b128-c137b0572d17-CN?#anchorDocuments
5.1.12.
Terms of procurement
Terms of submission: 
Electronic submission: Not allowed
Justification for why electronic submission is not possible: Protection of particularly sensitive information
Description: Submissions should be sent to the address indicated in the invitation letter.
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: 19/08/2026 15:00:59 (UTC+02:00) Eastern European Time, Central European Summer Time
Duration during which the tender must remain valid: 6 Months
Information about public opening: 
Opening date: 21/08/2026 12:00:00 (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: 
Framework agreement, without reopening of competition
Maximum number of participants: 1
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: The General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union
8. Organisations
8.1.
ORG-0001
Official name: The General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union
Registration number: CONSIL
Department: GSC - Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union,ORG - Organisational Development and Services,ORG.4 - Finance,ORG.4.A - European Peace Facility (EPF) Operations
Postal address: Rue de la Loi / Wetstraat, 175
Town: Brussels
Postcode: B-1048
Country subdivision (NUTS): Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad (BE100)
Country: Belgium
Email: epf.contracting@consilium.europa.eu
Telephone: +32 22818062
Internet address: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/general-secretariat/public-procurement
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
Email: GC.Registry@curia.europa.eu
Telephone: +352 4303-1
Internet address: http://curia.europa.eu
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
Email: epf.contracting@consilium.europa.eu
Telephone: +32 2 299 11 11
Internet address: https://commission.europa.eu/
Roles of this organisation: 
TED eSender
Notice information
Notice identifier/version: c926f4af-99dd-4ef8-8d86-08c88db68330  -  01
Form type: Competition
Notice type: Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice subtype: 16
Notice dispatch date: 29/06/2026 13:51:08 (UTC+02:00) Eastern European Time, Central European Summer Time
Languages in which this notice is officially available: English
Notice publication number: 449202-2026
OJ S issue number: 123/2026
Publication date: 30/06/2026