Understanding CERN’s tendering procedures

The CERN Procurement Process diagram provides information on the specificities of CERN adjudications.

Industrial return and CERN’s Member States statuses may have an influence on the adjudication of the contract. In this regard, specific conditions may apply to tendering procedures, the related tendering document will specify them accordingly. The Member States’ current statuses can be found in the ‘Member States statuses’ button below.

*If Lowest Compliant Bid is required, then special conditions may apply and can be found in the ‘Alignment Rules Procedure’ below.