734875-2026 - Competition
Luxembourg – IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support – Call for expressions of interest (CEI) for external experts in the domains of legal data, reference data management, and data management and data governance for the Publications Office of the European Union (EU Publications Office).
OJ S 206/2026 23/10/2026
Prior information notice or a periodic indicative notice used as a call for competition – standard regime
Services
1. Buyer
1.1.
Buyer
Official name: Publications Office of European Union
Email: op-appels-offres@publications.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: Call for expressions of interest (CEI) for external experts in the domains of legal data, reference data management, and data management and data governance for the Publications Office of the European Union (EU Publications Office).
Description: This call for expressions of interest is organised on the basis of Article 242 of the Financial Regulation . The purpose of this call for expressions of interest is to set up a list of external experts in the domains of legal data, reference data management, and data management and data governance for the Publications Office of the European Union (EU Publications Office). The experts will provide support in the creation of new products, services and/or tools in these domains. The following profiles are foreseen: (a) legal data expert; (b) reference data management expert; (c) expert in data management and data governance.
Procedure identifier: f519a58a-9e6b-4206-8b27-53e355801593
Internal identifier: CEI/2026OP/01 - Standarisation
2.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Additional classification (cpv): 72221000 Business analysis consultancy services
2.1.2.
Place of performance
Anywhere
Additional information: The expert assistance shall be provided outside the premises of the EU Publications Office. The related communication will mostly be done by e-mail, online collaborative solutions, telephone or videoconference. However, participation in meetings at the premises of the EU Publications Office may also be requested. The working language will be English.
2.1.4.
General information
Legal basis: 
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509
This call for expressions of interest is organised on the basis of Article 242 of the Financial Regulation. - 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) (OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj).
2.1.6.
Grounds for exclusion
Sources of grounds for exclusion: Procurement Document
5. Lot
5.1.
Lot: LOT-0001
Title: Call for expressions of interest (CEI) for external experts in the domains of legal data, reference data management, and data management and data governance for the Publications Office of the European Union (EU Publications Office).
Description: This call for expressions of interest is organised on the basis of Article 242 of the Financial Regulation . The purpose of this call for expressions of interest is to set up a list of external experts in the domains of legal data, reference data management, and data management and data governance for the Publications Office of the European Union (EU Publications Office). The experts will provide support in the creation of new products, services and/or tools in these domains. The following profiles are foreseen: (a) legal data expert; (b) reference data management expert; (c) expert in data management and data governance.
Internal identifier: CEI/2026OP/01 Standarisation
5.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Additional classification (cpv): 72221000 Business analysis consultancy services
5.1.2.
Place of performance
Anywhere in the European Economic Area
Additional information: The expert assistance shall be provided outside the premises of the EU Publications Office. The related communication will mostly be done by e-mail, online collaborative solutions, telephone or videoconference. However, participation in meetings at the premises of the EU Publications Office may also be requested. The working language will be English.
5.1.3.
Duration of the call for expressions of interest
Duration: 5 Years
5.1.6.
General information
This procurement is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs): no
Additional information: The list resulting from this notice is valid for a duration of five years from the date of the publication of this notice. Interested parties may submit an application at any time prior to the last three months of validity of the list.
5.1.9.
Conditions for participation
Sources of selection criteria: Procurement Document
5.1.11.
Procurement documents
Languages in which the procurement documents are officially available: English
Address of the procurement documents: https://op.europa.eu/en/web/about-us/our-tenders
5.1.12.
Terms of procurement
Terms of submission: 
Electronic submission: Not allowed
Languages in which the expressions of interest may be submitted: English
Deadline for receipt of expressions of interest: 23/07/2031 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
5.1.16.
Further information, mediation and review
Review organisation: Court of Justice of the European Union
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure: Publications Office of European Union
8. Organisations
8.1.
ORG-0001
Official name: Publications Office of European Union
Registration number: PUBL
Postal address: rue de Reims 20
Town: Luxembourg
Postcode: L-2417
Country subdivision (NUTS): Luxembourg (LU000)
Country: Luxembourg
Email: op-appels-offres@publications.europa.eu
Telephone: 00 352 29 291
Internet address: https://op.europa.eu/en/web/about-us
Roles of this organisation: 
Buyer
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure
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
Internet address: https://curia.europa.eu/site/
Roles of this organisation: 
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: ef50e61d-c40b-45e8-9c8c-6ab2a244fc96  -  01
Form type: Competition
Notice type: Prior information notice or a periodic indicative notice used as a call for competition – standard regime
Notice subtype: CEI
Notice dispatch date: 22/10/2026 12:42:22 (UTC+00:00) Western European Time, GMT
Languages in which this notice is officially available: English
Notice publication number: 734875-2026
OJ S issue number: 206/2026
Publication date: 23/10/2026