How to prepare your submission and  submit it  Page | 7  $^{1}$ The submission can be started also directly from the Funding & Tenders portal,  without logging on to TED eTendering first.   Log on to the Funding & Tenders portal with the EU Login account of  the person indicated as Contact Person in the request to participate   the email address (if different) linked to the EU Login account used to  submit the request to participate.   the email address of the Contact Person indicated in the submission  of the request to participate (first step of the restricted procedure),  Restricted procedures  Start submission based on public invitation (open procedures or  1st step of restricted procedures)  If your request to participate has successfully passed the first step of a  restricted procedure, you will receive a notification from TED eTendering  inviting you to validate your access to the procurement documents and to  submit a tender. The notification will be sent to: The notifications can be accessed also through the TED eTendering  My  messages  section. To validate your access to the procurement documents you need to click on  the link in the notification. The link will direct you to the call for tenders’ page  in TED eTendering where you will see the  Submit a tender  button. The  Submit a tender  button will bring you to the Funding & Tenders portal$^{1}$  where you need to:  In the second step of restricted procedures and in negotiated procedures  without prior publication of a contract notice only the invited candidates may  submit a tender. In eSubmission click on  New submission  to start a new submission or  Resume  draft  to resume a draft submission started earlier .   You can also resume your  draft from the Funding & Tenders portal (for more information, see the  section on Funding & Tenders portal in this guide).  Once in TED eTendering, you need to log in with your Ted eTendering account  and then click on  Submit a tender  (open procedures) or  Submit a request for  participation  (restricted procedures) . This will redirect you to eSubmission.  Alternatively, you can use the Funding & Tenders portal to find the procedure  (use the search function on the top-left of the screen) – clicking on the  procedure name redirects you to TED eTendering.  In open procedures or the first step of restricted procedures any economic  operator may submit a tender/request to participate by using the TED  eTendering link indicated in the contract notice.  Start submission upon direct invitation (2 nd step of restricted  procedures, negotiated procedures without prior publication)  eSubmission Quick Guide for Economic Operators 