4. FORM AND CONTENT OF THE TENDER  4.1. Form of the tender: how to submit the tender?  4.2. Content of the tender: what documents to submit with the tender?  20 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 following requirements apply to the technical and financial offer (to be uploaded as  Technical tender and Financial tender in e-Submission):  The documents to be submitted with the tender in e-Submission are listed in  Annex 1. 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. For those countries where national legislation provides an exemption by means of a  reimbursement, the amount of VAT must be shown separately. In case of doubt about the  applicable VAT system, it is the tenderer's responsibility to contact his or her national  authorities to clarify the way in which the European Union is exempt from VAT.  • 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. 