Organisation of remotely delivered language tests for validating third-language proficiency of officials and other servants of the European Union (EU)

The subject of this call for tenders is the organisation of remotely delivered language tests administered to officials and other servants of the European Union, in all EU official languages, to validate their proficiency in a third language at B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages …

CPV: 79635000 Assessment centre services for recruitment
Deadline:
Nov. 14, 2025, noon
Deadline type:
Submitting a bid
Place of execution:
Organisation of remotely delivered language tests for validating third-language proficiency of officials and other servants of the European Union (EU)
Awarding body:
European Commission, EPSO - European Personnel Selection Office
Award number:
EC-EPSO/2025/OP/0012

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : European Commission, EPSO - European Personnel Selection Office
Legal type of the buyer : EU institution, body or agency
Activity of the contracting authority : General public services

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Organisation of remotely delivered language tests for validating third-language proficiency of officials and other servants of the European Union (EU)
Description : The subject of this call for tenders is the organisation of remotely delivered language tests administered to officials and other servants of the European Union, in all EU official languages, to validate their proficiency in a third language at B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is tasked with defining and organising the assessment of language skills, ensuring that the rules are applied in a timely, standardised and harmonised manner. To this end, intends to award a single framework contract which will exclusively cover test-based language assessments.
Procedure identifier : a783c17d-432d-4a40-8ce9-1895af09e55e
Internal identifier : EC-EPSO/2025/OP/0012
Type of procedure : Open
The procedure is accelerated : no

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 79635000 Assessment centre services for recruitment

2.1.2 Place of performance

Anywhere
Additional information : Please consult the procurement documents.

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 603 840 Euro

2.1.4 General information

Additional information : 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

2.1.6 Grounds for exclusion

Sources of grounds for exclusion : Procurement Document

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001

Title : Organisation of remotely delivered language tests for validating third-language proficiency of officials and other servants of the European Union (EU)
Description : The subject of this call for tenders is the organisation of remotely delivered language tests administered to officials and other servants of the European Union, in all EU official languages, to validate their proficiency in a third language at B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is tasked with defining and organising the assessment of language skills, ensuring that the rules are applied in a timely, standardised and harmonised manner. To this end, intends to award a single framework contract which will exclusively cover test-based language assessments.
Internal identifier : EC-EPSO/2025/OP/0012

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 79635000 Assessment centre services for recruitment
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 Month

5.1.4 Renewal

Maximum renewals : 3
Other information about renewals : The framework contract is concluded for an initial period of 12 (twelve) months, renewable 3 (three) time(s). Please consult the draft framework contract in the procurement documents.

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 603 840 Euro

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

5.1.9 Selection criteria

Sources of selection criteria : Procurement Document

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Price
Description : Please consult the procurement documents.
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number : 100

5.1.11 Procurement documents

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 : 14/11/2025 12:00 +01:00
Deadline until which the tender must remain valid : 6 Month
Information about public opening :
Opening date : 14/11/2025 14:00 +01:00
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, EPSO - European Personnel Selection Office

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : European Commission, EPSO - European Personnel Selection Office
Registration number : EPSO
Department : EPSO.02 - Test Development and Delivery
Postal address : Avenue de Cortenbergh 25
Town : Brussels
Postcode : B-1040
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
Internet address : http://curia.europa.eu
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 information

Notice identifier/version : 7fc8cbc1-3a19-4677-9095-99cf1fe2112f - 01
Form type : Competition
Notice type : Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 06/10/2025 13:10 +02:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00659329-2025
OJ S issue number : 193/2025
Publication date : 08/10/2025