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title: "External credit rating services under the Eurosystem framework"
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# External credit rating services under the Eurosystem framework

CREOS Luxembourg S.A. is seeking external credit rating services from an agency registered or certified by ESMA and accepted under the Eurosystem Credit Assessment Framework. This is a negotiated procedure with prior competition, in the candidature phase, for one lot. The notice accepts electronic requests in English or French. It gives a request-to-participate deadline of 2 November 2026 at 12:00 UTC+02:00; the available notice information separately records 11:00 UTC, a one-hour difference when using the printed offset. No estimated value or contract duration is stated.

- Status: open
- Country: LU
- Buyer: CREOS Luxembourg S.A.
- Submission deadline: 2026-11-02T10:00:00+00:00 (instant)
- Original notice: https://pmp.b2g.etat.lu/entreprise/consultation/545542?orgAcronyme=t5y
- Source checked: 2026-10-14T00:00:46.346576Z

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