1. Buyer
1.1.
Buyer
Official name: European Commission, DG HR - Human Resources and Security
Legal type of the buyer: EU institution, body or agency
Activity of the contracting authority: General public services
2. Procedure
2.1.
Procedure
Title: Tactical Driving Trainings for Close Protection Officers.
Description: Tactical Driving Trainings for Close Protection Officers. The HR.DS. 1 CPOs in the European Commission fulfils the duty of care towards VIPs. These officers must possess appropriate skills to carry out the protection tasks. Therefore, amongst others, they must regularly follow protective driving trainings. The procedure will be divided into two lots: 1. Basic and Advanced Protective Driving Training and Defensive/Offensive Driving Manoeuvres 2. Off-Road Driving & Car Recovery Training Tenders may be submitted for one or both lots and will be assessed separately.
Procedure identifier: 9ccc93c1-ee1d-464f-9377-57a30356eb93
Internal identifier: EC-HR/2026/OP/0164
Type of procedure: Open
The procedure is accelerated: no
2.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 80500000 Training services
2.1.2.
Place of performance
Anywhere
Additional information: Please consult the procurement documents.
2.1.4.
General information
Additional information: For the place of performance consult the tender documentsIn 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
2.1.5.
Terms of procurement
Terms of submission:
Maximum number of lots for which one tenderer can submit tenders: 2
Terms of contract:
Maximum number of lots for which contracts can be awarded to one tenderer: 2
2.1.6.
Grounds for exclusion
Sources of grounds for exclusion: Procurement Document
5. Lot
5.1.
Lot: LOT-0001
Title: Basic and Advanced Protective Driving Training and Defensive/Offensive Driving Manoeuvres
Description: This course must be tailored for operational staff performing close protection duties and security driving. During training, there shall be a gradual and progressive build-up in driving skills, moving from SKID ( ) techniques to more advanced protective driving, including priority driving ( ) and convoy driving. The course must also include training in more assertive, high-speed, and advanced driving techniques where the vehicle is used proportionately as a tool to protect the VIP. These techniques shall include escape from or push through critical situations and immobilize adversary vehicles. By the end of the training course the driver shall acquire the necessary skills to master control of the vehicle in a defensive and offensive manner, drive safely at high speed in convoy with blue lights/siren, and master techniques to escape from threat scenarios and immobilize adversary vehicles.
Internal identifier: EC-HR/2026/OP/0164-LOT-1
5.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 80500000 Training services
Additional classification (cpv): 80600000 Training services in defence and security materials
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
Additional information: Please consult the procurement documents.
5.1.3.
Estimated duration
Duration: 48 Months
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
Information about previous notices:
Identifier of the previous notice: 410037-2026
Additional information: For the place of performance, see the tender documents.
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: 40
Criterion:
Type: Price
Description: Please consult the procurement documents.
Category of award weight criterion: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number: 60
5.1.11.
Procurement documents
Deadline for requesting additional information: 16/09/2026 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: 21/09/2026 12:00:59 (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: 21/09/2026 12:30:00 (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: European Commission, DG HR - Human Resources and Security
5.1.
Lot: LOT-0002
Title: Off-Road Driving & Car Recovery Training
Description: This course must be tailored for specialised operational staff performing close protection duties and security driving in remote areas and non-permissive terrain. This advanced course is tailored to develop off-road driving skills and car recovery out of difficult terrains, technical issues and situations. By the end of the training course the CPO shall acquire the necessary skills to master control of vehicles with various drive modes (e.g., 2H/4H/4L) in offroad conditions, and vehicle recovery, terrain analysis and route planning skills.
Internal identifier: EC-HR/2026/OP/0164-LOT-2
5.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 80500000 Training services
Additional classification (cpv): 80600000 Training services in defence and security materials
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
Additional information: Please consult the procurement documents.
5.1.3.
Estimated duration
Duration: 48 Months
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
Information about previous notices:
Identifier of the previous notice: 410037-2026
Additional information: For the place of performance, see the tender documents.
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: 40
Criterion:
Type: Price
Description: Please consult the procurement documents.
Category of award weight criterion: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number: 60
5.1.11.
Procurement documents
Deadline for requesting additional information: 16/09/2026 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: 21/09/2026 12:00:59 (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: 21/09/2026 12:30:00 (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: European Commission, DG HR - Human Resources and Security
8. Organisations
8.1.
ORG-0001
Official name: European Commission, DG HR - Human Resources and Security
Registration number: COM
Department: HR.DS - Security
Postal address: 107 Rue de la Loi, Etage 19-DCS
Town: Bruxelles
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:
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: aaf34cf2-4ee7-4fcc-8f15-12e6cf404cc9 - 01
Form type: Competition
Notice type: Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice subtype: 16
Notice dispatch date: 22/07/2026 16:54:23 (UTC+02:00) Eastern European Time, Central European Summer Time
Languages in which this notice is officially available: English
Notice publication number: 514874-2026
OJ S issue number: 141/2026
Publication date: 24/07/2026