1. Buyer
1.1.
Buyer
Official name: European Union Intellectual Property Office, EUIPO - EUIPO MBBC
Legal type of the buyer: EU institution, body or agency
Activity of the contracting authority: General public services
2. Procedure
2.1.
Procedure
Title: Provision of two IP Expert / Activity Coordinators to reinforce the Project Management Team (PMT) responsible for implementing the Western Balkans Project.
Description: Provision of two IP Expert / Activity Coordinators to reinforce the Project Management Team (PMT) responsible for implementing the Western Balkans Project. The specific objective is to contribute to improving the level of creation, administration, valuation, protection and enforcement of IPR in line with EU acquis, best practice, and in support of the Enlargement Policy and the Growth Plans.
Procedure identifier: 4c5a7363-956c-44b6-a89e-683b096312d0
Internal identifier: EUIPO/2026/EA-RP/0010
Type of procedure: Restricted
The procedure is accelerated: no
2.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services
2.1.2.
Place of performance
Anywhere
Additional information: Please consult the procurement documents.
2.1.3.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 358 400,00 EUR
2.1.4.
General information
Additional information: For any additional information, please refer to the document A5f "Additional information about the Contract Notice". In 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
LocalLaw - Procurement award procedure applying to European Union external actions financed from the general budget of the European Union and the European Development Fund (EDF)
2.1.6.
Grounds for exclusion
Sources of grounds for exclusion: Procurement Document
5. Lot
5.1.
Lot: LOT-0001
Title: Provision of two IP Expert / Activity Coordinators to reinforce the Project Management Team (PMT) responsible for implementing the Western Balkans Project.
Description: Provision of two IP Expert / Activity Coordinators to reinforce the Project Management Team (PMT) responsible for implementing the Western Balkans Project. The specific objective is to contribute to improving the level of creation, administration, valuation, protection and enforcement of IPR in line with EU acquis, best practice, and in support of the Enlargement Policy and the Growth Plans.
Internal identifier: EUIPO/2026/EA-RP/0010
5.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services
Additional classification (cpv): 79100000 Legal 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
Additional information: The contract will be performed in Europe apart from EU
5.1.3.
Estimated duration
Duration: 42 Months
5.1.5.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 358 400,00 EUR
5.1.6.
General information
Reserved participation:
Participation is not reserved.
Procurement Project fully or partially financed with EU Funds.
Information about European Union funds:
EU funds programme: Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) (2021/2027)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): no
Additional information: The procurement is funded by the following EU programme: Neighbourhood.
5.1.9.
Selection criteria
Sources of selection criteria: Procurement Document
Information about the second stage of a two-stage procedure:
The procedure will take place in successive stages. At each stage, some participants may be eliminated
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: 80
Criterion:
Type: Price
Description: Please consult the procurement documents.
Category of award weight criterion: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number: 20
5.1.11.
Procurement documents
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: English
Electronic catalogue: Not allowed
Deadline for receipt of requests to participate: 16/03/2026 16:00:59 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time, Western 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:
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 Union Intellectual Property Office, EUIPO - EUIPO MBBC
8. Organisations
8.1.
ORG-0001
Official name: European Union Intellectual Property Office, EUIPO - EUIPO MBBC
Registration number: EUIPO
Department: ED - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Postal address: Avenida de Europa 4
Town: Alicante
Postcode: E-03008
Country subdivision (NUTS): Alicante / Alacant (ES521)
Country: Spain
Telephone: +34 96 513 91 00
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: c4e1f61c-1d3a-40c5-b2ed-d091e466a319 - 01
Form type: Competition
Notice type: Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice subtype: 16
Notice dispatch date: 09/02/2026 17:05:55 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time, Western European Summer Time
Languages in which this notice is officially available: English
Notice publication number: 98284-2026
OJ S issue number: 29/2026
Publication date: 11/02/2026