Europol Public Information Contents  General Guidance on Europol Procurement Procedures................................................................... 1  1.  Foreword ................................................................................................................................... 4  1.1.  Europol Procurement......................................................................................................... 4  1.2.  Types of procedures and terminology ............................................................................... 4  1.3.  Implications of submitting a request to participate/tender .............................................. 6  1.4.  Language of the request to participate/ tender ................................................................ 7  2.  Access to procurement, exclusion, selection and award criteria.............................................. 7  2.1.  Access to procurement ...................................................................................................... 7  2.2.  Exclusion criteria ................................................................................................................ 7  2.3.  Selection criteria ................................................................................................................ 8  2.4.  Award criteria..................................................................................................................... 8  3.  Ways to submit a request to participate/ tender ..................................................................... 8  3.1.  How can economic operators organise themselves to submit a request to participate/  tender?........................................................................................................................................... 8  3.2.  Groups of economic operators .......................................................................................... 9  3.2.1.  Documentation and information to be provided by groups of economic operators 9  3.2.2.  Assessment of joint requests to participate/ joint tenders ..................................... 10  3.2.3.  Groups of economic operators - contract implementation..................................... 10  3.3.  Subcontracting ................................................................................................................. 10  3.3.1.  Documentation and information to be provided in case of subcontracting ........... 12  3.3.2.  Assessment of subcontractors ................................................................................. 12  3.3.3.  Subcontracting - contract implementation.............................................................. 13  4.  Contacts between Europol and the candidates/tenderers..................................................... 13  4.1.  Questions and answers before the time limit for receipt of tenders .............................. 13  4.2.  Amendments to the procurement documents before the time limit for receipt of  tenders......................................................................................................................................... 13  4.3.  Contacts with candidates/ tenderers following submission of requests to participate/tenders...................................................................................................................... 14  5.  Submission of requests to participate/tenders, opening and evaluation............................... 14  5.1.  Submission of requests to participate/tenders ............................................................... 14  5.2.  Opening session ............................................................................................................... 14  5.3.  Formal opening requirements ......................................................................................... 15  5.4.  Attending the public opening session.............................................................................. 15  5.5.  Evaluation of requests to participate/tenders................................................................. 15  6.  Award and signature of the contract with the successful tenderer........................................ 16  General Guidance on Europol Procurement Procedures  Page  2  of  20