CPV DIVISION
CPV 79xxxxx — Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Active Tenders431
Total Value€1.6B
CPV Range79000000–79999999
79415200 05/25/2026
Greece – Research and development services and related consultancy services – ΠΑΡΟΧΗ ΥΠΗΡΕΣΙΩΝ ΣΤΗ ΜΟΝΑΔΑ ΔΙΑΣΦΑΛΙΣΗΣ ΠΟΙΟΤΗΤΑΣ, ΣΤΗ ΜΟΝΑΔΑ ΣΤΡΑΤΗΓΙΚΟΥ ΣΧΕΔΙΑΣΜΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΣΤΟ ΚΕΝΤΡΟ ΥΠΟΣΤΗΡΙΞΗΣ ΔΙΔΑΣΚΑΛΙΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΜΑΘΗΣΗΣ ΤΟΥ ΠΑΝΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΙΟΥ ΙΩΑΝΝΙΝΩΝ
Est. Value €62,581
79341400 06/01/2026
Poland – Advertising campaign services – Emisja w radiu dwóch 30-sekundowych spotów kampanii "Bezpieczeństwo pracy zależy od Ciebie"
Est. Value Not Disclosed
79315000 05/26/2026
Spain – Project management consultancy services – Servicios de asesoramiento y asistencia técnica a la Dirección de Inclusión para el desarrollo del modelo, estrategia y ejecución del despliegue, seguimiento y evaluación del proyecto de itinerarios mixtos de inclusión sociolaboral
Est. Value Not Disclosed
79620000 06/09/2026
Italy – Supply services of personnel including temporary staff – GARA EUROPEA A PROCEDURA APERTA PER L'AFFIDAMENTO DEL SERVIZIO DI RECLUTAMENTO, SELEZIONE, FORMAZIONE E SOMMINISTRAZIONE DI FUTURI AUTISTI ABILITATI ALLA GUIDA DI AUTOBUS DI LINEA PER I 4 BACINI TERRITORIALI DI START ROMAGNA S.P.A. TRAMITE ACCORDO QUADRO CON UN SOLO OPERATORE ECONOMICO
Est. Value €1,176,180
79341400 05/21/2026
Bulgaria – Advertising campaign services – „Провеждане на кампании за информиране и разясняване“ и „Изработка и доставка на печатни и рекламно-информационни материали“ по проект „Надграждане на инсталацията за компостиране за разделно събрани биоразградими БО на РСУО Велико Търново“ по обособени позиции:
Est. Value €12,015
79311200 05/28/2026
France – Survey conduction services – Enquête Origine / Destination 2026 sur le réseau des transports en commun de l'agglomération clermontoise (T2C)
Est. Value €400,000
79311000 05/22/2026
Slovenia – Survey services – Izvedba terenskega zbiranja podatkov v okviru raziskave Ocenjevanje spretnosti odraslih PIAAC 2025–2030
Est. Value €585,000
79221000 05/26/2026
Spain – Tax consultancy services – Servicio de colaboración en la gestión recaudatoria en periodo voluntario y ejecutivo del Ayuntamiento de Benaguasil
Est. Value Not Disclosed
79212000 05/21/2026
France – Auditing services – Réalisation d'un audit technique de la sécurité des toitures terrasses sur le patrimoine de Drôme Aménagement Habitat (26)
Est. Value Not Disclosed
79710000 06/08/2026
Switzerland – Security services – Mandat de Prestations Sûreté et Accueil
Est. Value Not Disclosed
79212200 05/22/2026
Germany – Internal audit services – Prüfungs- und Beratungsleistungen Interne Revision und Non-Financial Risk, Los 1: Interne Revision - Operatives Geschäft sowie Stabs- und Servicefunktionen
Est. Value Not Disclosed
79212200 05/22/2026
Germany – Internal audit services – Prüfungs- und Beratungsleistungen Interne Revision und Non-Financial Risk, Los 4: Non-Financial Risk - Informationssicherheit und Business Continuity Management
Est. Value Not Disclosed
79311000 05/22/2026
France – Survey services – Etudes d’aménagement AINCREVILLE, CLERY LE GRAND et SPINCOURT (territoire de HOUDELAUCOURT SUR OTHAIN) - Volets "foncier et agricole" ainsi que "environnemental et aménagement du territoire"
Est. Value Not Disclosed
79940000 05/22/2026
Italy – Collection agency services – VAG26S8351 - servizio di recupero del credito
Est. Value €402,500
79000000 05/25/2026
Sweden – Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security – Dataskyddsombud Bjuv, Klippan, Perstorp och Åstorp
Est. Value Not Disclosed
79110000 05/27/2026
France – Legal advisory and representation services – Représentation de la préfecture de police et des services de la police aux frontières sur les plates-formes aéroportuaires de Roissy – Charles-de-Gaulle et du Bourget et de Paris-Orly devant les juridictions judiciaires et administratives et prestations de consultations juridiques en matière de contentieux de droit des étrangers
Est. Value €2,400,000
79713000 06/05/2026
Germany – Public law and order services – Betrieb einer städtischen Obdachlosenunterkunft - Alte Peiner Heerstraße 2 D -
Est. Value Not Disclosed
79800000 05/27/2026
Hungary – Printing and related services – Használt multifunkciós nyomtatók bérlése, üzemelte
Est. Value Not Disclosed
79212200 05/22/2026
Germany – Internal audit services – Prüfungs- und Beratungsleistungen Interne Revision und Non-Financial Risk, Los 3: Interne Revision - Compliance
Est. Value Not Disclosed
79000000 05/26/2026
Norway – Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security – Method books, publication system for the health authorities in Norway
Est. Value Not Disclosed
79995100 05/22/2026
Germany – Archiving services – Auslagerung, Lagerung und Vernichtung von Patientenakten
Est. Value Not Disclosed
79411000 06/04/2026
Greece – General management consultancy services – Συντονισμός - Υποστήριξη της Γ.Γ.Ι.Α.Δ. και έλεγχοι- Β' ΦΑΣΗ
Est. Value €1,213,800
79800000 05/22/2026
Germany – Postal services – Erbringung von Postdienstleistungen inkl. Webportal und Druckdienstleistung
Est. Value €459,524
79512000 05/26/2026
France – Call centre – REALISATION DE CAMPAGNES D’APPELS SORTANTS MARKETING ET QUALIFICATION DE FICHIER
Est. Value Not Disclosed
79713000 05/27/2026
Belgium – Guard services – Sécurisation de l’implantation « Elysette » sise Rue Mazy 27 à Jambes
Est. Value Not Disclosed
79212000 05/22/2026
Poland – Activity specific environmental auditing services – Przeprowadzenie audytu wznawiającego certyfikat gospodarki leśnej systemu PEFC dla Regionalnej Dyrekcji Lasów Państwowych w Szczecinie oraz audytów nadzoru nad certyfikatami FSC i PEFC i nadzoru nad tymi certyfikatami w okresie ich obowiązywania
Est. Value €396,991
79620000 05/22/2026
Poland – Supply services of personnel including temporary staff – Zawarcie umów ramowych na wynajęcie specjalistów w zakresie tworzenia oprogramowania dla potrzeb realizacji projektów prowadzonych przez Polską Agencję Prasową S.A. w likwidacji
Est. Value Not Disclosed
79810000 05/21/2026
France – Printing services – Le présent marché pour objet l'impression, le façonnage, le conditionnement et la livraison de différents produits de carterie.
Est. Value Not Disclosed
79310000 05/21/2026
Sweden – Market research services – Marknadsundersökningstjänster
Est. Value Not Disclosed
79212200 05/22/2026
Germany – Internal audit services – Prüfungs- und Beratungsleistungen Interne Revision und Non-Financial Risk, Los 2: Interne Revision - IT
Est. Value Not Disclosed
Business services under CPV division 79 cover EU procurement of legal services, marketing and communications, management consulting, accounting and auditing, recruitment and HR services, translation and interpretation, printing services, document management, and security services. This is one of the broadest service categories in EU public procurement — virtually every public body procures some subset of these services. Legal services, management consulting, and audit services are among the most frequently tendered sub-categories by value, while translation and interpretation are among the most active by number of contract notices, particularly for EU institutions and multilateral bodies.
Legal services hold a special position in EU procurement: they are Annex XIV light-touch services under Directive 2014/24/EU, requiring only a contract notice publication and minimum time limit rather than full procedure compliance. This reflects the unique nature of the lawyer-client relationship and the difficulty of specifying and evaluating legal services quality in advance. In practice, many public bodies voluntarily apply full competitive tendering for legal framework agreements to ensure best value and transparency. Translation and interpretation services for EU institutions — the Commission, Parliament, Council, and agencies procure interpretation and translation in up to 24 EU languages — represent major framework agreements with specialist language service providers.
Contract notices under CPV division 79 are published by contracting authorities across all 27 EU member states on TED Europa. Verify current deadlines directly on TED before beginning bid preparation, as corrigenda (correction notices) may have modified the original published deadline. Estimated values shown are from the original contract notice — final awarded values are disclosed in Contract Award Notices published after the procedure concludes.
Frequently Asked Questions — CPV 79
Are legal services subject to EU procurement rules?
Legal services are Annex XIV light-touch services under Directive 2014/24/EU — simplified rules apply above the light-touch threshold (approximately €750,000). A contract notice must be published, and a minimum time limit for tenders observed, but contracting authorities have flexibility in procedure design. Most national supreme audit institutions and anti-corruption agencies recommend competitive tendering for legal services above national thresholds as a transparency measure.
How are translation and interpretation framework agreements structured?
EU institutions run multi-language, multi-lot translation frameworks with specialist translation companies and language service providers. Lots are typically structured by language pair or subject domain (legal, technical, medical). Mini-competitions within the framework are used for larger translation projects or specialist subject matters. Quality assurance requirements — ISO 17100 for translation, ISO 18841 for interpretation — are standard certification requirements. Machine translation post-editing services are an emerging lot in updated EU institution translation frameworks.
What qualifications are required for management consulting contracts?
Management consulting contracts typically require: relevant industry experience references, key personnel CVs demonstrating specific expertise, professional qualification evidence, and financial capacity thresholds. ISO 9001 quality management certification is common. For specialised advisory (defence, intelligence, healthcare), sector-specific accreditation or clearances may apply. Conflict of interest declarations are standard — consultants advising on a programme cannot bid on related implementation contracts.
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