653153-2026 - Competition
Greece – Counselling services – Request for Proposals (“RFP”) for the provision of Strategic Advisory Services for the project: “Energy Strategy & Value Creation”
OJ S 183/2026 22/09/2026
Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Services
1. Buyer
1.1.
Buyer
Official name: ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΕΤΑΙΡΕΙΑ ΣΥΜΜΕΤΟΧΩΝ & ΠΕΡΙΟΥΣΙΑΣ Α.Ε.
Email: info@growthfund.gr
Legal type of the buyer: Public undertaking, controlled by a central government authority
Activity of the contracting authority: General public services
2. Procedure
2.1.
Procedure
Title: Request for Proposals (“RFP”) for the provision of Strategic Advisory Services for the project: “Energy Strategy & Value Creation”
Description: Request for Proposals (“RFP”) for the provision of Strategic Advisory Services for the project: “Energy Strategy & Value Creation”
Procedure identifier: f900b633-8b70-4303-81db-07ad3dc394a4
Type of procedure: Open
The procedure is accelerated: no
2.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 85312320 Counselling services
Additional classification (cpv): 71241000 Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis, 72221000 Business analysis consultancy services, 79411000 General management consultancy services
2.1.2.
Place of performance
Postal address: ΠΑΛΑΙΩΝ ΠΑΤΡΩΝ ΓΕΡΜΑΝΟΥ 3-5 10561 ΠΑΛΑΙΩΝ ΠΑΤΡΩΝ ΓΕΡΜΑΝΟΥ 3-5
Town: ΑΘΗΝΑ
Postcode: 10561
Country subdivision (NUTS): Κεντρικός Τομέας Αθηνών (EL303)
Country: Greece
Additional information: Διευκρίνιση στην παράγραφο Δραστηριότητα της Αναθέτουσας Αρχής: Η Ελληνική Εταιρεία Συμμετοχών & Περιουσίας Α.Ε. είναι ανώνυμη εταιρεία με μοναδικό μέτοχο το Ελληνικό Δημόσιο και δραστηριότητά της είναι η διαχείριση χαρτοφυλακίου. Οι εταιρείες του χαρτοφυλακίου της - λοιπές θυγατρικές (και όχι η ίδια), είναι δημόσιες επιχειρήσεις που δραστηριοποιούνται σε τομείς της ελληνικής οικονομίας, όπως υποδομές, μεταφορές κ.λπ.
2.1.4.
General information
Legal basis: 
Directive 2014/24/EU
2.1.6.
Grounds for exclusion
Sources of grounds for exclusion: Notice
Fraud: 
Insolvency: 
Corruption: 
Terrorist offences or offences linked to terrorist activities: 
Money laundering or terrorist financing: 
Child labour and including other forms of trafficking in human beings: 
Participation in a criminal organisation: 
Bankruptcy: 
Grounds relating to the payment of taxes or social security contributions : 
Grounds relating to insolvency, conflicts of interests or professional misconduct: 
Purely national exclusion grounds: 
Grave professional misconduct: 
Assets being administered by liquidator: 
Breaching of obligations set under purely national exclusion grounds: 
Analogous situation like bankruptcy, insolvency or arrangement with creditors under national law: 
5. Lot
5.1.
Lot: LOT-0001
Title: Request for Proposals (“RFP”) for the provision of Strategic Advisory Services for the project: “Energy Strategy & Value Creation”
Description: Request for Proposals (“RFP”) for the provision of Strategic Advisory Services for the project: “Energy Strategy & Value Creation”
5.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 85312320 Counselling services
Additional classification (cpv): 71241000 Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis, 72221000 Business analysis consultancy services, 79411000 General management consultancy services
5.1.2.
Place of performance
Country subdivision (NUTS): Κεντρικός Τομέας Αθηνών (EL303)
Country: Greece
5.1.3.
Estimated duration
Duration: 20 Months
5.1.6.
General information
Reserved participation: 
Participation is not reserved.
Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
5.1.9.
Selection criteria
Sources of selection criteria: Notice
Criterion: Average yearly turnover
Description of selection criterion: The Interested Parties are required to demonstrate at least an average annual turnover of €1.000,000 for the last three (3) financial years, for which accounts have been closed and final figures are available. Interested Parties may rely on other entities in terms of required financial standing for the last three (3) financial years. In this case, they shall prove that they will have the necessary resources at their disposal, by presenting the relevant commitment of the entities in which they rely. In the case of a consortium, the above criterion shall be fulfilled by the Interested Party as a whole

Criterion: Enrolment in a trade register
Description of selection criterion: All Interested Parties must prove that they are registered to pursue their professional activity under applicable law, depending on the country of their establishment, through the completion of the relevant section of the ESPD (see par. 9 of the present RFP). The successful interested party shall be required to submit relevant documentation. Each Interested Party – and in case of consortia/joint ventures, each member thereof – shall state in the ESPD document(s) to be submitted information concerning registry to pursue their professional activity as required per applicable law.

Criterion: References on specified services
Description of selection criterion: Interested Parties must demonstrate prior experience in providing comparable services in relation to similar projects undertaken during the years preceding the submission of their Proposal. In particular, the Proposal dossier must include a list of at least three (3) energy-related projects completed within the last five (5) years prior to the launch of the tender procedure, which the Interested Party has led, demonstrating substantial experience in the implementation of similar projects of strategic importance, with reference to goals, budget and results, with a cumulative contract value of at least €500,000 (as a minimum cumulative for all three). The list should include the project title and a brief description of the relevant assignments awarded and completed, together with their duration (start and completion years) proving extensive experience in the delivery of similar assignments. HELLENIC GROWTH FUND has the right to request evidence of execution, such as project completion certificates or client recommendation letters or contracts for the above projects; or to contact directly project clients to verify the accuracy of the submitted information.

Criterion: Number of managerial staff
Description of selection criterion: Interested Parties shall on the penalty of exclusion (on-off criterion) present a team comprising of at least: •One project leader with at least fifteen (15) years of proven experience as senior executive, in the international energy market / sector. •International industry Experts as needed to successfully deliver the Assignment. The Experts are expected to, as appropriate, form a significant part of the prospective Advisor’s proposed team to deliver the Assignment. The team should include senior team members and experts covering experience and knowledge in the following aspects: •knowledge of the European and International energy sectors, electricity markets, gas and LNG and energy infrastructure, •business experience in low CO2 technologies (eg energy storage, demand management, etc) •investment experience including investment assessment and value creation, as well as the added value they bring to the successful delivery of the Assignment.

Criterion: Subcontracting proportion
Description of selection criterion: In order to fulfil the eligibility criteria, an Interested Party may also rely on the capacities of other entities, regardless of the legal nature of the links it has with them. With regard to technical and professional selection criteria, a tenderer may only rely on the capacities of other entities where the latter will perform the works or services for which these capacities are required. HELLENIC GROWTH FUND shall require the tenderer to replace an entity which does not meet a relevant selection criterion, or in respect of which there are compulsory grounds for exclusion. Where a tenderer relies on the capacities of other entities with regard to criteria relating to economic and financial standing, it is required that the tenderer and those entities shall be jointly liable for the execution of the Agreement. Interested Parties must prove that they will have at their disposal the resources necessary for the performance of the contract by producing a commitment letter, signed by the authorized representative of such an entity, and the supporting evidence that those other entities have the respective capacities in accordance with the terms of this RFP. In particular, a document shall be submitted (agreement or, in the case of a legal person, a decision of the competent administrative body or, in the case of a natural person, a self-declaration), under which both the tendering economic operator and a third-party tenderer of the financial and / or technical and / or professional capacity of the entity, so that it is at the disposal of the tenderer for the performance of the contract. The relevant document should be detailed and state at least the specific resources that will be available for the performance of the contract and how they will be used to perform the contract. The third party will explicitly undertake to make the specific resources available to the tenderer during the term of the contract and the tenderer will make use of them in the event that the contract is awarded to them. In case the third party possesses financial standing, it will also state that they become, jointly with the tenderer, responsible for the performance of the contract. In case the third party possesses technical or professional suitability related to the qualifications and professional experience, they will commit to perform the tasks or services for which the specific skills are required, stating the part of the contract that they will perform.
5.1.11.
Procurement documents
Languages in which the procurement documents are officially available: English
Deadline for requesting additional information: 23/10/2026 16:00:00 (UTC+03:00) Eastern European Summer Time, İstanbul, Mayotte
Address of the procurement documents: www.growthfund.gr
5.1.12.
Terms of procurement
Terms of submission: 
Electronic submission: Required
Address for submission: www.growthfund.gr
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Greek, English
Electronic catalogue: Not allowed
Deadline for receipt of tenders: 02/11/2026 16:00:00 (UTC+02:00) Eastern European Time, Central European Summer Time
Duration during which the tender must remain valid: 6 Months
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: 
No framework agreement
Information about the dynamic purchasing system: 
No dynamic purchase system
5.1.16.
Further information, mediation and review
Review organisation: ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΕΤΑΙΡΕΙΑ ΣΥΜΜΕΤΟΧΩΝ & ΠΕΡΙΟΥΣΙΑΣ Α.Ε.
Information about review deadlines: ΩΣ ΟΡΙΖΕΤΑΙ ΣΤΟ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟ ΔΙΚΑΙΟ
8. Organisations
8.1.
ORG-0001
Official name: ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΕΤΑΙΡΕΙΑ ΣΥΜΜΕΤΟΧΩΝ & ΠΕΡΙΟΥΣΙΑΣ Α.Ε.
Registration number: 140358160000
Department: ΠΡΟΜΗΘΕΙΩΝ
Postal address: ΠΑΛΑΙΩΝ ΠΑΤΡΩΝ ΓΕΡΜΑΝΟΥ 3-5 ΠΑΛΑΙΩΝ ΠΑΤΡΩΝ ΓΕΡΜΑΝΟΥ 3-5
Town: ΑΘΗΝΑ
Postcode: 10561
Country subdivision (NUTS): Κεντρικός Τομέας Αθηνών (EL303)
Country: Greece
Contact point: Προμηθειών
Email: info@growthfund.gr
Telephone: +302100106900
Internet address: www.growthfund.gr
Information exchange endpoint (URL): https://growthfund.gr/
Buyer profile: www.growthfund.gr
Roles of this organisation: 
Buyer
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
Email: ted@publications.europa.eu
Telephone: +352 29291
Internet address: https://op.europa.eu
Roles of this organisation: 
TED eSender
Notice information
Notice identifier/version: 56685c6c-0cfa-4207-bbca-6b31824c97d9  -  01
Form type: Competition
Notice type: Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice subtype: 16
Notice dispatch date: 18/09/2026 13:57:55 (UTC+00:00) Western European Time, GMT
Languages in which this notice is officially available: Greek
Notice publication number: 653153-2026
OJ S issue number: 183/2026
Publication date: 22/09/2026