Procurement for the Provision of Learning and Development Services on Data, Digital and AI Skills

To build on and further strengthen our overall Learning & Development offer in particular with regards to rapidly evolving learning & business needs, the ECB is now seeking to procure suppliers who shall provide a variety of Learning & Development services in the area Data, Digital and AI. These services …

CPV: 79632000 Personnel-training services, 80400000 Adult and other education services, 80531200 Technical training services, 80533100 Computer training services
Place of execution:
Procurement for the Provision of Learning and Development Services on Data, Digital and AI Skills
Awarding body:
European Central Bank
Award number:
PRO-2451404827

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : European Central Bank
Legal type of the buyer : EU institution, body or agency
Activity of the contracting authority : Economic affairs

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Procurement for the Provision of Learning and Development Services on Data, Digital and AI Skills
Description : To build on and further strengthen our overall Learning & Development offer in particular with regards to rapidly evolving learning & business needs, the ECB is now seeking to procure suppliers who shall provide a variety of Learning & Development services in the area Data, Digital and AI. These services shall not only enable the transfer of new knowledge but must also enhance actual skill/knowledge application.
Procedure identifier : de2a8068-8c7e-4722-b543-ad0411be6fd7
Internal identifier : PRO-2451404827
Type of procedure : Other multiple stage procedure
Main features of the procedure : 5-quote procedure based on Art. 6.2 and Art. 35 of the ECB's Procurement Decision.

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 80400000 Adult and other education services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79632000 Personnel-training services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 80531200 Technical training services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 80533100 Computer training services

2.1.2 Place of performance

Postal address : European Central Bank Sonnemannstrasse 22
Town : Frankfurt am Main
Postcode : 60314
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt ( DE712 )
Country : Germany
Additional information : This tender procedure is conducted via the ECBs electronic tendering system which can be accessed via the following internet address: http://www.ecb.europa.eu/ecb/jobsproc/sourcing/html/index.en.html. If you have not used the ECBs electronic tendering system before, you need to register via the above link. Under the above link you will also find user guides for detailed information on how to use the system and contact details for technical support. Should you require technical help when using the system, please raise a contact support request on the following website: https://eu.service.cloud.ariba.com/Sourcing.aw. Any other queries relating to this procurement procedure and the content of the procurement documentation shall be submitted as laid down in the procurement documentation itself. The ECB endeavours to answer all queries as quickly as possible but cannot guarantee a minimum time response. The ECB shall not be bound to reply to queries received less than seven calendar days before the time limit for the submission of tenders. The system reference number for the above procurement is "PRO-2451404827 - Procurement for the provision of Learning and Development Services on Data, Digital and AI Skills", Doc2258353348. Suppliers which are interested in participating in this procurement opportunity should send their expression of interest via email mentioning “PRO-2451404827 - Procurement for the provision of Learning and Development Services on Data, Digital and AI Skills” to the ECB's email procurement@ecb.europa.eu . Following receipt of the e-mail, the ECB will send the interested suppliers a form to be filled in with general company-information (e.g., 2 contact persons, email addresses, VAT ID (if applicable), etc.). The interested suppliers shall return the form, duly filled in, via email to procurement@ecb.europa.eu for the procurement in question. Following receipt of the e-mail and duly filled form, the ECB will invite the interested suppliers to this procurement via the electronic tendering system. Interested suppliers will receive a system notification accordingly which will include the link to the event and related application documents. The Contracts will operate in a ranking system, where the ECB shall rank the suppliers on the basis of the award criteria that will be set out in the request for proposal in the second stage of this procedure. When the ECB intends to place an order, it will contact the suppliers in the order of their ranking and place Orders with them according to their availability. Following the evaluation of the application documents the ECB will notify the interested suppliers on the outcome of the evaluation via Event Messaging of the electronic tendering system.

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 5 450 000 Euro
Maximum value of the framework agreement : 6 000 000 Euro

2.1.4 General information

Additional information : See procurement documents
Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU
http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2016/245/2020-05-01 - Consolidated text: Decision (EU) 2016/245 of the European Central Bank of 9 February 2016 laying down the rules on procurement (ECB/2016/2) (recast)

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001

Title : Procurement for the Provision of Learning and Development Services on Data, Digital and AI Skills
Description : To build on and further strengthen our overall Learning & Development offer in particular with regards to rapidly evolving learning & business needs, the ECB is now seeking to procure suppliers who shall provide a variety of Learning & Development services in the area Data, Digital and AI. These services shall not only enable the transfer of new knowledge but must also enhance actual skill/knowledge application.
Internal identifier : PRO-2451404827

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 80400000 Adult and other education services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79632000 Personnel-training services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 80531200 Technical training services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 80533100 Computer training services
Options :
Description of the options : The contract is subject to renewal.

5.1.2 Place of performance

Postal address : Sonnemannstrasse 14
Town : Frankfurt am Main
Postcode : 60314
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt ( DE712 )
Country : Germany
Additional information :

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Start date : 01/02/2026
Duration : 36 Month

5.1.4 Renewal

Maximum renewals : 1
Other information about renewals : 36 months initial term with the option to extend by12 months

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 5 450 000 Euro
Maximum value of the framework agreement : 6 000 000 Euro

5.1.6 General information

Reserved participation : Participation is not reserved.
Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
This procurement is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) : yes

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Quality
Description : Quality
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number : 50
Criterion :
Type : Price
Description : Price
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number : 50

5.1.11 Procurement documents

Languages in which the procurement documents are officially available : English
Ad hoc communication channel :
Name : ECB e-tendering platform

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
Variants : Not allowed
Tenderers may submit more than one tender : Not allowed
Deadline for receipt of expressions of interest : 04/08/2025 12:00 +02:00
Deadline for receipt of requests to participate : 04/08/2025 12:00 +02:00
Terms of contract :
The execution of the contract must be performed within the framework of sheltered employment programmes : No
Electronic invoicing : Required
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 : 3
Information about the dynamic purchasing system :
No dynamic purchase system

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Mediation organisation : The European Ombudsman
Review organisation : General Court of the European Union
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure : European Central Bank
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents : European Central Bank
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures : European Central Bank
Organisation receiving requests to participate : European Central Bank
Organisation processing tenders : European Central Bank

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : European Central Bank
Registration number : 0001
Postal address : Sonnemannstrasse 22
Town : Frankfurt am Main
Postcode : 60314
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt ( DE712 )
Country : Germany
Contact point : Central Procurement Office
Telephone : +49 69 1344 0
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents
Organisation receiving requests to participate
Organisation processing tenders
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : The European Ombudsman
Registration number : 0002
Postal address : 1 avenue du Président Robert Schuman, CS 30403
Town : Strasbourg
Postcode : 67001
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Bas-Rhin ( FRF11 )
Country : France
Telephone : +33 3 88 17 23 13
Roles of this organisation :
Mediation organisation

8.1 ORG-0003

Official name : General Court of the European Union
Registration number : 0003
Postal address : Rue du Fort Niedergrunewald
Town : Luxembourg
Postcode : L-2925
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Luxembourg ( LU000 )
Country : Luxembourg
Telephone : +352 43031
Fax : +352 43032600
Internet address : https://curia.europa.eu
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
Telephone : +352 29291
Internet address : https://op.europa.eu
Roles of this organisation :
TED eSender

Notice information

Notice identifier/version : d7a2df31-ed85-455a-9850-01d129529095 - 01
Form type : Competition
Notice type : Contract notice – light regime
Notice dispatch date : 26/06/2025 17:50 +00:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00418943-2025
OJ S issue number : 122/2025
Publication date : 30/06/2025