Procurement
Welcome to the Procurement page of the European Patent Office.
On this page suppliers can:
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find out about our procurement procedures
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access our current invitations to tender and other competitive procedures
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view our rolling forecast for the next 12 months
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read the supplier guidelines and FAQs
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find out how to use our eProcurement tools
Important notice for suppliers
On 1 January 2022, the EPO Data Protection Guidelines (DPG) were replaced by the Implementing Rules for Articles 1b and 32a of the EPO Service Regulations (Data Protection Rules ‒ DPR). From 20 July 2023, the DPR provisions and requirements are applicable to all contracts currently in force and binding on all contractors and their staff, in accordance with point 7 of the Annex “Additional obligations” to the Non-Disclosure Agreement.
Procedures and forecast
Current invitations
Current invitations to tender and other competitive procedures
Go to current invitationsGo to Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) publicationsProcurement forecast
Our rolling forecast for the next 12 months.
Go to forecastArchived tenders
Please find the link below to TED (Tenders Electronic Daily) where you can find the complete overview of all the EPO tenders (current and archived).
Getting started
If you are considering becoming an EPO supplier, please read the following information:
See also
Tender portals
Register / log in for eTendering TED: Tenders Electronic DailyProcurement portal
Register / log in for procurement portal