The Act, article by article

Defines what the Regulation covers: rules for R&D procurement and EUIPO tasks on IP-backed finance.

Sets out which R&D procurements fall under Chapter 2, the value thresholds, and what is excluded.

The definitions article: sets the meaning of R&D procurement, public buyer, SME, results, value engineering and more.

General principles for R&D procurement: equal treatment, transparency, languages, electronic access and Union strategic priorities.

Economic operators cannot be excluded from R&D procurement solely because of their legal form.

Rules for groups bidding together: how selection criteria apply, critical tasks, legal form and SME safeguards.

Operators may rely on other entities' capacity to meet selection criteria, subject to checks and replacement rules.

Subcontracting rules for R&D contracts: partial only, disclosure duties, replacement grounds and retained main-contractor liability.

Public buyers must consult the market before launching an R&D procurement, announced via a prior information notice.

Sets the mandatory contents of R&D procurement documents, from the need and estimated value to IP, award criteria and payment terms.

Restricts R&D procurement access to Member State and eligible agreement-country operators and sets place-of-performance requirements.

Defines how the origin of natural and legal persons is determined, including the dominant-influence test for companies.

Requires exclusion of operators convicted of listed serious offences, with a five-year limit and limited derogations.

Lets buyers exclude operators for misconduct, insolvency, collusion, security concerns or distortive foreign subsidies, subject to self-cleaning.

Frames optional selection criteria on suitability, ability and financial standing, limiting them to what is proportionate and relevant.

Caps tender, performance and retention guarantees, exempts small contracts, and halves the amounts for SMEs and innovative firms.

Requires award on best price-quality ratio, with quality weighted at least 50% and dedicated innovation-related criteria.

How public buyers must draft requirements for procured R&D services, favouring functional over design specifications.

Risk and benefit sharing under market conditions: contractors keep IP ownership, subject to obligations and public-buyer safeguards.

Rules on modifying awarded R&D contracts: review clauses, substantial changes, value thresholds and record-keeping.

Value engineering: contractors propose cost-saving changes, with shared savings and limits set in the procurement documents.

Multiple sourcing: buyers award several R&D contracts in one procedure, with limited grounds for a single award.

How R&D calls for tenders are published, promoted, evaluated and negotiated, including security-related exceptions.

Phased, competitive R&D development with per-phase assessment, possible reduction of contractors and defined exceptions.

Payment rules for R&D contracts: timely payment, pass-through terms, advance payments and direct payment to subcontractors.

Confidentiality and data protection duties for buyers and operators, including data localisation options in the documents.

Mandatory termination grounds for R&D contracts: final conviction on exclusion grounds or a declared serious infringement.

How public buyers must manage security and public-safety risks at every stage of R&D procurement.

When and how public buyers can terminate or exclude for security reasons during R&D contract performance.

Cybersecurity duties for public buyers procuring R&D services involving products with digital elements.

How two or more public buyers can run joint R&D procurement, with lead buyers and central purchasing bodies.

Creates an EUIPO Competence Centre to support IP-backed finance, valuation and commercialisation of IP.

The EUIPO collects and analyses voluntary, non-personal data to build an evidence base on IP-backed finance.

How IP value assessments may be requested and carried out by certified, independent IP valuers.

A voluntary EUIPO certification scheme attesting valuers' competence under the Union IP valuation framework.

The EUIPO must plan and report on its new IP-backed finance tasks within its existing programming framework.

Amends Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 to add the tasks entrusted under the European Innovation Act to the EU Intellectual Property Office.

Sets the committee procedure: the Commission is assisted by an existing committee acting under Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.

Governs the delegation of power to the Commission to adopt delegated acts, with a five-year term and parliamentary and Council controls.

Requires the Commission to evaluate the Regulation four years after entry into force and every five years, and report to the EU institutions.

Sets the Regulation's entry into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal.