sent by e-Submission or the Tendering Report. This serves as proof that the tenderers submitted a tender.  Outcome of the opening may also be requested via e-mail after the opening session.  Any requests for additional information must be made in writing only through the TED e- Tendering website in the "Questions & answers" tab of the respective call for tenders, by  clicking "Create a question" (registration on TED e-Tendering is required to be able to create  and submit a question). EMSA is not bound to reply to requests for additional information made less than six working  days before the deadline for submission of tenders.  7.  Submission of a tender implies acceptance of all the terms and conditions set out in the procurement  documents and, where appropriate, the waiver of the tenderer's own general or specific terms and  conditions. These requirements are binding on the tenderer to whom the contract is awarded for the  duration of the contract.  8.  All costs incurred during the preparation and submissions of tenders are to be borne by the tenderers and  will not be reimbursed.  9.  The Tender Specifications, listing all the documents that must be produced in order to tender, including  supporting evidence of economic, financial, technical and professional capacity and the draft contract are  available under the dedicated section of the procurement procedure on the TED e-Tendering website at  http://simap.ted.europa.eu/.  10. Contact between EMSA and the tenderers is prohibited throughout the procedure, save in exceptional  circumstances and under the following conditions only:  (i)  At the request of the tenderer, EMSA may provide additional information solely for the  purpose of clarifying the procurement documents.  (ii)  EMSA may, on its own initiative, inform interested parties of any error, inaccuracy, omission  or any other clerical error in the procurement documents.  (iii)  Any additional information, including that referred to above, will be published on the dedicated  section of the procurement procedure on the TED e-Tendering website at  http://simap.ted.europa.eu/. The respective section on the website will be updated regularly  and it is the tenderers’ responsibility to check for updates and modifications during the  tendering period.  (i)  If clarification is required or if obvious clerical errors in the tender need to be corrected, EMSA  may contact the tenderer provided the terms of the tender are not modified as a result.  11. Public Procurement rules applying to calls for tender launched by EMSA are contained in the EMSA  Financial Regulation available under the Financial Regulations section on EMSA’s website  (www.emsa.europa.eu).  12. This invitation to tender is in no way binding on EMSA. EMSA’s contractual obligation commences only  upon signature of the contract with the successful tenderer.  Page 2 of 3  B. After the opening of tenders:  A. Before the final date for submission of tenders: 