Contractor Eligibility and Ownership Controls for the EU Cybersecurity Reserve (enisa.europa.eu)

• Tenders define specific technical and professional selection criteria.
• Digital Europe Programme mandates restrictions based on entity establishment.
• Ownership Control Assessment (OCA) verifies strategic control by member states.

"Contractors seeking to join the EU Cybersecurity Reserve must meet specific technical and professional capacity criteria outlined in individual tenders. Participation in the Digital Europe Programme often involves restricted calls where legal entities must be established within member states or eligible third countries. Crucially, an Ownership Control Assessment (OCA) is conducted to verify that entities are not subject to foreign influence, ensuring that contractors are under the direct or indirect control of EU member states or their nationals to maintain digital autonomy."