Standard forms for public procurement

Old and new public procurement directives

On 26^th February 2014, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union adopted new Directives governing European public procurement. These new Directives 2014/23/EU, 2014/24/EU and 2014/25/EU replace the earlier ones, 2004/18/EC, 2004/17/EC.

Which forms to use

Following the entry into force of the 2014 Directives a Regulation putting in place new standard forms was adopted (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2015/1986 ). Since the new Directives should have been already transposed in national law by all Member States (by 18 April 2016), only the new forms should be used.

Electronic (XML) vs paper

The forms associated with the new Directives are meant to be used electronically only, via our application eNotices, or an eSender of your choice.

Old forms may still be submitted in non-structured format (completed PDFs, Word processor files, etc).

Electronic notices ensure speed and accuracy

Notices sent in a structured electronic format are published within five days of their receipt by the Publications Office of the EU. In comparison, notices sent by fax, e-mail or post can take up to 12 days to be published.

Automatic checking for mandatory fields and clear structure of electronic notices ensure consistency with the European Directives and minimize the risk of encoding errors.

Comparison of old and new forms

The PDF files of standard public procurement forms below are provided for reference only. Please use eNotices on-line forms for sending your notices for publication, or contact an eSender of your choice.

IMPORTANT: Instructions for the use of the standard form 14 "Corrigendum"