Insight
When can experience earn points in an EU tender?
The documents score "the team". Does that mean my company's track record, my people's CVs, or both?
Evaluation & award
EU public procurement, from the bidder's side
Guides and analysis on EU tenders from start to finish: who can bid, how tenders are scored and priced, and what you can do after the award.
Guides
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Insights
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Last checked
10 Oct 2026
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EU rules Checked against the official texts
Insight
What the EU procurement scoreboard tells bidders
How often are contracts awarded on price alone, how long do decisions take, and how often is there only one bidder, country by country?
Procedures & timing
Insight
Must the buyer publish its scoring formula?
Ten years after Dimarso, can a buyer still keep the price formula to itself, and what can you do about it?
Evaluation & award
Insight
What the proposed Public Procurement Act would change
The Commission wants to replace the 2014 Directives with a Regulation. What would change for my bids, and which rules apply to the tenders I'm bidding for now?
Procedures & timing
Insight
Abnormally low tenders in the EU case law
My price has been questioned, or the winner's price looks too low. What have the EU courts said the buyer must do?
Pricing
Insight
Scoring higher wages: what Cā210/24 allows
The documents give points for paying staff above the collective agreement. Is that allowed, and how should I price it?
Evaluation & award
Insight
Self-cleaning: what the Court has said
An exclusion ground applies to us, but we have fixed the problem. When and how do we show it, and what must the buyer do?
Eligibility
Guide
Clarification questions before an EU tender deadline
The documents are unclear. When can I ask, when must the buyer answer, and what if the answer comes too late?
Procedures & timing
Guide
When the buyer asks you to clarify your tender
The buyer has asked me to clarify or complete my tender. What can I change, and what would count as a new tender?
Pricing
Guide
Life-cycle costing in EU tenders
The documents say costs will be assessed over the life cycle. What counts, and how do I make my offer win on that basis?
Evaluation & award
Guide
Bidding with partners: consortia and subcontractors
I want to bid with other companies. Should we form a group, should I rely on their capacities, or should they be my subcontractors?
Eligibility
Guide
Exclusion grounds: when a buyer can or must exclude you
Could my company, or one of my partners, be excluded from an EU tender, and on what grounds?
Eligibility
Guide
Selection criteria: proving you can do the job
The notice sets minimum turnover and references. What can the buyer ask for, and what if we don't meet it alone?
Eligibility
Guide
The ESPD: who fills it in, and what it commits you to
The tender asks for an ESPD. Which parts do I fill in, who else needs one, and what happens to the evidence?
Eligibility
Guide
EU procurement procedures, from the bidder's side
The notice names a procedure. What does it mean for when I can bid, how many stages there are and what can be negotiated?
Procedures & timing
Guide
Lots: bidding for part of an EU contract
The contract is split into lots. Which should I bid for, can I win several, and how do the rules change per lot?
Procedures & timing
Guide
Framework agreements and dynamic purchasing systems
The tender is for a framework agreement or a DPS. What do I actually win, and how are the later contracts awarded?
Procedures & timing
Guide
Challenging an award decision: EU remedies
I think the award was unlawful. What can a review body do, what must national law allow, and what changes once the contract is signed?
After the award
Guide
Changing a public contract after signature
The buyer wants to change the contract, or a rival's contract was changed. When is that allowed without a new tender?
After the award
Guide
How your price becomes points in an EU tender
How will my price be turned into points, and what does that mean for how I bid?
Evaluation & award
Guide
Quality criteria in EU tenders: how quality is scored
How do I win quality points, and what can and can't the buyer score?
Evaluation & award
Guide
Abnormally low tenders: preparing your explanation
My price is keen. What happens if the buyer thinks it's abnormally low, and how do I prepare?
Pricing
Guide
After the award decision: standstill and your rights
I've just received the award decision. What must the buyer tell me, and how long do I have?
After the award
Guide
EU procurement thresholds 2026ā2027 and contract value
Is this contract big enough for the EU rules to apply?
Procedures & timing
Tool
Tender scoring calculator
Rank the bids, price one quality point in euros, test a cheaper rival
Evaluation & award
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