Fieldwork Logistical Support

Counted from 12 Nov 2026, the award date this notice gives. An award notice is often published after the contract has been signed, so these periods have usually passed by the time the notice appears.

EU minimum We hold no national figures for Portugal. Shown is the minimum every EU and EEA state has to give under the Remedies Directives (89/665/EEC and 92/13/EEC, as amended by 2007/66/EC). The national period may be longer.

Standstill period, EU minimum

Usually 10 calendar days from the day after the decision was sent (15 when it was not sent electronically).

By the date above: until 22 Nov 2026. Days left: 7

The buyer usually may not sign the contract before it ends.

Time to challenge, EU minimum

Usually 10 calendar days from the day after the decision was sent.

By the date above: until 22 Nov 2026. Days left: 7

The periods are the ones for contracts above the EU thresholds. Below them national rules differ, and some awards have no standstill at all.

Ask the buyer for its reasons

A debrief request in English: the letter is not written in the buyer's language. Fill in the parts in square brackets and send it to the contact named in your award letter.

To: Universidade do Algarve

Subject: Request for the reasons for the award decision. Fieldwork Logistical Support ([Reference number])

Dear Sir or Madam,

We submitted a tender in the procedure named above and have been informed that the contract was awarded to another tenderer.

So that we can understand the decision, we kindly ask you to send us:

1. the reasons why our tender was not selected;
2. the name of the successful tenderer, and the characteristics and relative advantages of its tender;
3. the scores that our tender and the successful tender received on each award criterion, with the reasons for each score;
4. the date on which the standstill period ends, if one applies.

We make this request under the national rules that implement Article 55(2) of Directive 2014/24/EU (Article 75(2) of Directive 2014/25/EU for utilities), which gives the contracting authority 15 days from receiving a written request to answer.

Please confirm that you have received this request.

Yours faithfully,

[Name and position]
[Company]
[Address]
[Email and telephone]
[Place and date]

This is not legal advice. The periods run from the date the decision was sent to you, which may differ from the date shown here. Check your award letter and national law, or ask a lawyer, before you rely on any date.