EN 18306:2026

Provision of services - Guidance for organizations which provide lists of prequalified, qualified or shortlisted service providers EN 18306:2026

Publication date:   Jul 14, 2026

Scope

This document provides guidance for setting up and operating a service providers prequalification, qualification, or shortlisting process.
This document is applicable to:
a) organizations which provide list of prequalified, qualified or shortlisted service providers;
b) any interested parties who are directly or indirectly involved in or affected by a service providers prequalification, qualification, or shortlisting process.
This document is not applicable to business-to-consumer (B2C) service contracts or for works contracts.
NOTE 1 “Works contracts” are contracts that have as their object the execution, or both the design and execution, of a work and are not covered in this document. Contracts having as their object only the design of a work are covered.
NOTE 2 “Work” means the outcome of building or civil engineering works taken as a whole which is sufficient in itself to fulfil an economic or technical function.
This document is also not applicable for contracts covering employment arrangements (be they of formal or informal nature).