TABLE OF CONTENTS  2 1.  SCOPE AND DESCRIPTION OF THE PROCUREMENT ....................................... 4  1.1. Contracting authority: who is the buyer?............................................... 4  1.2. Subject: what is this call for tenders about? .......................................... 4  1.3. Lots: is this call for tenders divided into lots?......................................... 4  1.4. Description: what do we want to buy through this call for tenders? .......... 4  1.5. Place of performance: where will the contract be performed?................... 8  1.6. Nature of the contract: how will the contract be implemented? ................ 8  1.7. Volume and value of the contract: how much do we plan to buy? ............. 8  1.8. Duration of the contract: how long do we plan to use the contract? .......... 9  1.9. Electronic exchange system: can exchanges under the contract be  automated? ..................................................................................... 9  2.  GENERAL INFORMATION ON TENDERING....................................................10  2.1. Legal basis: what are the rules? ..........................................................10  2.2. Rules on access to procurement: who may submit a tender? ..................10  2.3. Registration in the Participant Register: why register? ...........................10  2.4. Ways to submit a tender: how can economic operators organise  themselves to submit a tender?.........................................................11  3.  EVALUATION AND AWARD ........................................................................14  3.1. Exclusion criteria...............................................................................14  3.2. Selection criteria ...............................................................................15  3.3. Compliance with the minimum requirements of the Tender specifications .17  3.4. Award criteria ...................................................................................17  3.5. Award (ranking of tenders).................................................................18  4.  FORM AND CONTENT OF THE TENDER ........................................................20  4.1. Form of the tender: how to submit the tender? .....................................20  4.2. Content of the tender: what documents to submit with the tender? .........20  4.3. Signature policy: how can documents be signed? ..................................21 