1. Buyer
1.1.
Buyer
Official name: European Commission, DG COMM - Communication
Legal type of the buyer: EU institution, body or agency
Activity of the contracting authority: General public services
1.1.
Buyer
Official name: European Parliament
Legal type of the buyer: EU institution, body or agency
Activity of the contracting authority: General public services
2. Procedure
2.1.
Procedure
Title: Complex Communication Actions
Description: The objective of this procurement procedure is to provide the participating entity or entities with a DPS for complex communication actions for the provision of a range of communication and associated services.
Procedure identifier: adc82a88-741e-4616-b796-4ed30bf24a15
Internal identifier: COMM/B1/DPS/2022/0002
Type of procedure: Restricted
The procedure is accelerated: no
2.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 79413000 Marketing management consultancy services
2.1.2.
Place of performance
Country subdivision (NUTS): Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad (BE100)
Country: Belgium
2.1.3.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 47 000 000,00 EUR
2.1.4.
General information
Additional information: This procedure is governed by the provisions of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (recast).
Legal basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
2.1.6.
Grounds for exclusion
Sources of grounds for exclusion: Procurement Document
5. Lot
5.1.
Lot: LOT-0000
Title: Complex Communication Actions
Description: The general scope of the DPS for complex communication actions is the procurement of a wide array of communication and associated services which includes but is not limited to the services listed in section 1.4 of the DPS specifications.
5.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 79413000 Marketing management consultancy services
Additional classification (cpv): 79341000 Advertising services, 79341100 Advertising consultancy services, 79341200 Advertising management services, 79413000 Marketing management consultancy services, 79341400 Advertising campaign services, 79416000 Public relations services, 79416200 Public relations consultancy services, 79530000 Translation services, 79970000 Publishing services, 79342200 Promotional services
5.1.2.
Place of performance
Anywhere
5.1.3.
Estimated duration
Duration: 48 Months
5.1.5.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 47 000 000,00 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
Information about the second stage of a two-stage procedure:
Minimum number of candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure: 1
5.1.10.
Award criteria
Criterion:
Type: Quality
Description: Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents.
5.1.11.
Procurement documents
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
Variants: Not allowed
Deadline for receipt of requests to participate: 19/08/2028 23:59:00 (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:
Dynamic purchasing system, only usable by buyers listed in this notice
5.1.16.
Further information, mediation and review
Mediation organisation: Court of Justice of the European Union
Review organisation: Court of Justice of the European Union
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure: European Commission, DG COMM - Communication
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures: European Commission, DG COMM - Communication
8. Organisations
8.1.
ORG-0003
Official name: European Commission, DG COMM - Communication
Registration number: COM
Department: COMM.D - Resources
Postal address: Wetstraat 56
Town: Brussels
Postcode: B-1049
Country subdivision (NUTS): Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad (BE100)
Country: Belgium
Telephone: +32 2 299 11 11
Roles of this organisation:
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures
8.1.
ORG-0004
Official name: European Parliament
Registration number: EP
Department: Directorate-General for Communication (COMM)
Postal address: Rue Wiertz 60
Town: Brussels
Postcode: 1047
Country subdivision (NUTS): Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad (BE100)
Country: Belgium
Telephone: +32 (0)2 28 42111
Roles of this organisation:
Buyer
8.1.
ORG-0005
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: +32 2 299 11 11
Roles of this organisation:
Review organisation
Mediation 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
10. Change
Notice identifier/version: 6b74571a-afd2-4f6a-b96d-e2aaac1308fe - 01
Form type: Competition
Notice type: Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice subtype: 16
Notice dispatch date: 03/07/2026 12:56:40 (UTC+00:00) Western European Time, GMT
Languages in which this notice is officially available: English, Danish, German, Spanish, Finnish, French, Greek, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Swedish, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Maltese, Polish, Slovak, Slovenian, Irish, Bulgarian, Romanian, Croatian
Notice publication number: 461755-2026
OJ S issue number: 127/2026
Publication date: 06/07/2026