Concluding a service contract for an external auditor's report concerning the annual accounts and operations of political parties at European level and political foundations at European level, which have received a grant from the EU budget.

The parties and foundations can apply to the European Parliament and can be awarded a grant from the budget of the European Union to cover part of their expenditure. For 2012 in total 25 parties and foundations were awarded such a grant.

This tender aims at choosing the same auditor for all parties and foundations.