CBAM Common Central Platform Services Call for Tender

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Published February 11th, 2026

Detected March 6th, 2026

Summary

The European Commission has published a call for tender for services related to the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) Common Central Platform (CCP). Interested economic operators must submit their offers by 20 March 2026. The CCP will be operational from 1 February 2027.

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What changed

The European Commission, through the Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union, has issued a call for tender for the development and operation of the Common Central Platform (CCP) for the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). This tender, published on 11 February 2026, is a crucial step in establishing a payment system for CBAM certificates, which will be sold by Member States to businesses covering embedded emissions in imported goods starting 1 February 2027. The Joint Procurement Agreement for the CCP was signed by all 27 Member States and the European Commission on 15 December 2025.

Economic operators interested in participating must submit their offers by 20 March 2026. The contractor is required to develop a pre-operational version of the CCP by 31 August 2026, and the platform must be fully operational by 1 February 2027. This initiative aims to ensure a level playing field between EU and non-EU producers and address the risk of carbon leakage as part of the European Green Deal.

What to do next

Review the CBAM Common Central Platform (CCP) call for tender documentation.
Prepare and submit offers by the deadline of 20 March 2026.
Ensure readiness for CCP development and operational requirements by August 2026 and February 2027 respectively.

Source document (simplified)

The call will be open until 20 March 2026.

By 31 August 2026, the Contractor must have developed a pre-operational version of the CCP, incorporating all core functionalities necessary to support sales, repurchase and reconciliation operations, and ready for testing. From 1 February 2027, the CCP must ensure full operational readiness and start of operations.

More information and how to apply

Background

As part of the European Green Deal, under the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), Member States will start selling CBAM certificates to businesses in order to cover the embedded emissions in the imported goods from 1 February 2027. The CBAM certificates will be key to ensure a level playing field between EU and non-EU producers of carbon intensive goods, addressing the risk of carbon leakage. CBAM certificates will be sold through a dedicated payment system known as the Common Central Platform (CCP).

Following one year of intensive collaboration, all 27 Member States and the European Commission signed a Joint Procurement Agreement on 15 December 2025 for the procurement of the CCP.

All EU Member States have now been successfully onboarded and are collectively advancing the rollout of the Joint Procurement documentation. The call for tender to procure the CCP has been published in the Official Journal on 11 February 2026 at this link.

Interested economic operators are warmly invited to participate in the call for tender and to submit their offers by 20 March 2026 at 12:00:59 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time.