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.
Roadmap and Business Plan 2025-2028
In alignment with the EPO’s Strategic Plan 2028, EPO Procurement prepared its Roadmap and Business Plan 2025-2028. The plan’s objectives are broken down in activities that fall under one of this five action areas:
- Human resources (education, upskilling and teaming up to achieve operational excellence)
- Technical (digitalisation to improve agility and result in time and FTEs savings)
- Legal and procedural (simplification to ensure competition and efficiency)
- Management (long-term and holistic approach, planning and reporting to ensure accountability and continuous improvement)
- Economic (market research and dynamics analysis to support business success and sound financial management)
These five action areas will ensure that the procurement and Vendor Management processes follow ethical and effective practices. They will also help to guarantee that the best possible product or service is obtained at a fair price. With the actions defined under this Roadmap and business plan, EPO Procurement embraces sustainability as its business imperative to keep up with the market, create customer value, and innovate internally and with suppliers.

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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