4. FORM AND CONTENT OF THE TENDER  4.1. Form of the tender  4.2. Content of the tender  Tenders are to be submitted via the e-Submission application according to the instructions  laid down in the Invitation to tender letter and the e-Submission Quick Guide.    Make sure you prepare and submit your electronic tender in e-Submission early enough to  ensure it is received within the deadline specified under Heading IV.2.2 of the contract notice.  A tender received after this deadline will be rejected. The documents to be submitted with the tender in e-Submission are listed in  Annex 1. The following requirements apply to the technical and financial offer (to be uploaded as  Technical tender and Financial tender in e-Submission):  The technical offer must provide all the information needed to assess the compliance with  Section 1.4 of these specifications and the award criteria. Tenders deviating from the  minimum requirements or not covering all the requirements may be rejected on the basis of  non-compliance and not evaluated further. A complete financial offer, including the breakdown of the price needs to be uploaded. For  this purpose, the Financial Model in  Annex 6  shall be completed, duly signed and uploaded in  e-Submission.  It is the responsibility of each tenderer to ensure that the total amount of the tender inserted in  the relevant field of the e-Submission application corresponds to the amount indicated in the  uploaded financial offer. In case of discrepancies, only the amount indicated in the financial  offer will be taken into account.  The financial offer shall be:    The European Union Institutions are exempt from such charges in the EU under Articles 3  and 4 of the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Union of 8 April 1965  annexed to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. Exemption is granted to the  Commission by the governments of the Member States, either through refunds upon  presentation of documentary evidence or by direct exemption.  expressed in euros. Tenderers from countries outside the euro zone have to quote their  prices in euro. The price quoted may not be revised in line with exchange rate  movements. It is for the tenderer to bear the risks or the benefits deriving from any  variation.   quoted free of all duties, taxes and other charges, i.e. also free of VAT. The tenderer  may indicate the amount of VAT but it must be shown separately.   Technical offer.   Financial offer.  39