How to Apply
- Get informed: this is a key moment for your company to be able to prepare and decide. During the pre-procurement phase, you may get information on upcoming calls via the announcements posted on the Industry Portal (Market Surveys, Information days, ITER Business forum, BSBFS or other conferences), as well as via your National Industry Liaison Officer. You may also search for a specific procedure via this link.
Stay in the loop with F4E’s latest procurement opportunities and business updates by registering your interest here. By registering, you’ll gain access to tailored and relevant updates about F4E’s business initiatives that match your profile and interests. For those who prefer comprehensive automatic notifications about all procurement procedures—from F4E or other contracting authorities across the EU—we recommend registering on the EU TED platform: Register on TED. Need help? Check out these step-by-step video tutorials for guidance: Discover TED Tutorials.
- Register on EU Supply: To check all of the Call documentation and decide whether you are interested or not, register on EU Supply and there access the documentation regarding the call. Once you decide you are interested in a specific Call for Tender, and you want to apply, you must register your company at least 48 hours before the submission deadline of the tender. For further information, please consult the following tutorial on Supplier registration.
If you are interested and believe you can comply with all of the requirements, you may go ahead and register and prepare your tender.
- Prepare your tender: Please carefully watch the following tutorial to better understand how to prepare and correctly submit your tender and meet the requirements, consents and information prepared above. Before clicking the submit button, ensure you have provided all of the documentation required. Check tutorials such as How to submit a tender? and How to prepare a tender for F4E?
Quick Tutorial


- Stay updated: Regularly check the link where the call you are interested in is located. Clarifications, extensions and responses to questions asked by other potential tenderers are communicated to all of the companies registered for that call. Important information regarding upcoming procedures is published during the info days on the F4E website. For further information or any doubts you may have, please do not hesitate to ask questions via EU Supply – Q&A Section for your Call for Tender.
Good luck! We are looking forward to doing business with you in the future and having you on board in our ITER project.
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