How to be informed of business opportunities?

TED ofers the creation of up to 15 search profles that include:

> the sector of activity (expressed in common procurement
vocabulary (CPV) codes);
> the regions where a company wishes to work;
> the type of contract a company is interested in (services, works,
supplies, etc.).
These profles allow users to:
> receive e-mail alerts every time a call for tender in their feld of
interest is published;
> integrate this information via RSS in their usual webpage.
TED: the publication of European tenders
Tenders Electronic Daily
SMEs:
how to participate
in European
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Community Research
and Development
Information Service
The European Union for SMEs
ted
The free-of-charge source for public contracts
TED (Tenders Electronic Daily), also known as the Supplement
to the Ofcial Journal of the European Union, is the one-stop
ofcial source for timely information on public procurement
opportunities in the European Union, the European Economic
Area and beyond.
The awarding authority for tenders can be a central government,
a local or regional authority, a body governed by public law, or an
association consisting of one or more of these authorities or bodies
governed by public law.
In compliance with EU directives and international agreements,
notices for public works, services and supply contracts above
certain thresholds must be published on the TED website.
TED provides:
> full coverage of open calls for tender above certain thresholds
in the European Union, the European Economic Area and
beyond;
> up to 1 500 new contract notices daily;
> a 23-language search interface, RSS and other interactive tools.
The thresholds for publication are:
> supplies and services for central government authorities:
EUR 125 000;
> supplies and services for non-central government authorities:
EUR 193 000;
> supplies and services in the water, energy, transport and postal
service sectors: EUR 387 000;
> works: EUR 4 850 000.
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CORDIS: the Community Research and Development Information Service
CORDIS ofers you automatic e-mail notifcations for calls published
in the domain you are interested in, helps you search for partners
and publish your own search profle, makes available the complete
information package for every call for proposals you need for
preparing your proposal and allows you to submit your proposals
online.

CORDIS is a free online service managed by the Publications Ofce
of the European Union
http://cordis.europa.eu

The CORDIS helpdesk can give you information and answer questions
related to content and technical problems:
Tel. +352 2929-42210
The European Unions seventh framework programme for research
and technological development includes a special programme for
SMEs. This research programme for the beneft of SMEs has the
objective of:
> fostering SMEs or SME associations that want to outsource their
research activities;
> developing and coordinating support to SMEs at national level;
> fnancing support measures.
More detailed information on this funding scheme is available at:
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/capacities/research-sme_en.html
Interested?
CORDIS, the Community Research and Development Information
Service, is the ofcial source of information on the seventh
framework programme (FP7) calls for proposals.
Its main aims are to:
> facilitate participation in European research and technological
development activities;
> improve exploitation of research results by putting an emphasis
on sectors crucial to Europes competitiveness;
> promote the dissemination of knowledge, fostering the
performance of enterprises;
> promote acceptance of new technology within society.
Tenders Electronic Daily
Business
opportunities
for SMEs

TED: the publication
of European tenders
supplies
energy
services
transport
water
The European Union for SMEs
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Online services offered by the Publications Ofce:
bookshop.europa.eu EU publications
cordis.europa.eu research and development
eur-lex.europa.eu EU law
ted.europa.eu public procurement