489574-2026 - Result
Luxembourg – Accounting, auditing and fiscal services – Audit services for Financial Instruments
OJ S 134/2026 15/07/2026
Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Services
1. Buyer
1.1.
Buyer
Official name: European Commission, DG BUDG - Budget
Email: BUDG-PROCUREMENT-CELL@ec.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: Audit services for Financial Instruments
Description: DG BUDG Directorate F manages several financial instruments for which separate financial statements are kept. External auditors are requested to provide audit certification annually, in order to give an assurance that the financial statements of the various instruments give a true and fair view of their financial position, financial performance and the cash flow and have been drawn up in accordance with the European Union Accounting Rules.
Procedure identifier: 3a6c9286-8856-495e-8b6f-80d4e5b5bb7c
Previous notice: 110471-2026
Internal identifier: EC-BUDG/LUX/2026/OP/0004
Type of procedure: Open
2.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 79200000 Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
2.1.2.
Place of performance
Anywhere in the European Economic Area
Additional information: Please consult the procurement documents.
2.1.3.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 500 000,00 EUR
2.1.4.
General information
Legal basis: 
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509
5. Lot
5.1.
Lot: LOT-0001
Title: Audit services for Financial Instruments
Description: DG BUDG Directorate F manages several financial instruments for which separate financial statements are kept. External auditors are requested to provide audit certification annually, in order to give an assurance that the financial statements of the various instruments give a true and fair view of their financial position, financial performance and the cash flow and have been drawn up in accordance with the European Union Accounting Rules.
Internal identifier: EC-BUDG/LUX/2026/OP/0004
5.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 79200000 Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
Options: 
Description of the options: provided they are in conformity with the basic project, new services or works consisting in the repetition of similar services or works, may be entrusted up to 50 % of the initial contract to the initial contractor by negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice.
5.1.2.
Place of performance
Anywhere in the European Economic Area
Additional information: Please consult the procurement documents.
5.1.3.
Estimated duration
Start date: 25/07/2026
Duration: 48 Months
5.1.4.
Renewal
Maximum renewals: 3
Other information about renewals: The contract is concluded for an initial period of 12 (twelve) months, renewable 3 (three) time(s). Please consult the draft contract in the procurement documents.
5.1.5.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 500 000,00 EUR
5.1.6.
General information
Procurement Project fully or partially financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
5.1.10.
Award criteria
Criterion: 
Type: Price
Description: Please consult the procurement documents.
Category of award weight criterion: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number: 100
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 BUDG - Budget
Organisation signing the contract: European Commission, DG BUDG - Budget
6. Results
Value of all contracts awarded in this notice: 376 400,00 EUR
6.1.
Result lot identifier: LOT-0001
Winner selection status: At least one winner was chosen.
6.1.2.
Information about winners
Winner: 
Official name: Ernst & Young S.A.
Tender: 
Tender identifier: 300157598
Identifier of lot or group of lots: LOT-0001
Value of the tender: 376 400,00 EUR
Subcontracting: No
Contract information: 
Identifier of the contract: EC-BUDG/LUX/2026/OP/0004
Date on which the winner was chosen: 29/05/2026
Organisation signing the contract: European Commission, DG BUDG - Budget
6.1.4.
Statistical information
Received tenders or requests to participate: 
Type of received submissions: Tenders
Number of tenders or requests to participate received: 3
Type of received submissions: Tenders submitted electronically
Number of tenders or requests to participate received: 3
Type of received submissions: Tenders from micro, small or medium tenderers
Number of tenders or requests to participate received: 0
Type of received submissions: Tenders from tenderers registered in other European Economic Area countries than the country of the buyer
Number of tenders or requests to participate received: 1
Type of received submissions: Tenders from tenders registered in countries outside of the European Economic Area
Number of tenders or requests to participate received: 0
8. Organisations
8.1.
ORG-0001
Official name: European Commission, DG BUDG - Budget
Registration number: COM
Department: BUDG.F - Financial Market Operations,BUDG.F.3 - Accounting and Reporting - Back-office
Postal address: Drosbach Building, 12 rue Guillaume Kroll
Town: Luxembourg
Postcode: L-1882
Country subdivision (NUTS): Luxembourg (LU000)
Country: Luxembourg
Email: BUDG-PROCUREMENT-CELL@ec.europa.eu
Telephone: +32 2 299 11 11
Internet address: https://ec.europa.eu/info/departments/budget_en
Roles of this organisation: 
Buyer
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures
Organisation signing the contract
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: BUDG-PROCUREMENT-CELL@ec.europa.eu
Telephone: +32 2 299 11 11
Internet address: https://commission.europa.eu/
Roles of this organisation: 
TED eSender
8.1.
ORG-0004
Official name: Ernst & Young S.A.
Size of the economic operator: Large
Registration number: LU16063074
Postal address: 35E, avenue John F. Kennedy
Town: L-1855
Postcode: 1855
Country subdivision (NUTS): Extra-Regio NUTS 3 (LUZZZ)
Country: Luxembourg
Email: dimitri.palate@lu.ey.com
Telephone: +352421241
Roles of this organisation: 
Tenderer
Winner of these lots: LOT-0001
Notice information
Notice identifier/version: ce63c44b-365c-4056-b61b-c14cda02a28b  -  01
Form type: Result
Notice type: Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice subtype: 29
Notice dispatch date: 13/07/2026 15:49:39 (UTC+02:00) Eastern European Time, Central European Summer Time
Languages in which this notice is officially available: English
Notice publication number: 489574-2026
OJ S issue number: 134/2026
Publication date: 15/07/2026