Version 1.1 of May 2019  TABLE OF CONTENTS  1  INFORMATION ON TENDERING ...............................................................................................5  1.1  Participation..................................................................................................................5  1.2  Contractual conditions..................................................................................................5  1.3  Compliance with applicable law ...................................................................................6  1.4  Joint tenders .................................................................................................................6  1.5  Subcontracting ..............................................................................................................6  1.6  Division into lots ...........................................................................................................7  1.7  Structure and content of the tender ............................................................................7  1.8  Identification of the tenderer .......................................................................................8  1.9  Language .......................................................................................................................8  1.10  Additional information..................................................................................................8  1.11  Use of Electronic Procurement Tools (e-Procurement)................................................8  1.12  Public access to documents ..........................................................................................9  2  TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS....................................................................................................9  2.1  Introduction to tender specifications ...........................................................................9  2.1.1  General background ......................................................................................9  2.1.2  Rational for the lots .....................................................................................11  2.1.3  Conclusion....................................................................................................12  2.1.4  Scope and objectives of the call for tender .................................................13  2.1.5  Horizontal aspects related to all lots: ..........................................................14  2.2  Description of the services LOT 1: ECDC Hospital network for Vaccine Effectiveness,  Burden and Impact Studies and for Surveillance of Severe Acute Respiratory Infections  ....................................................................................................................................17  2.2.1  Scope of the services for LOT 1....................................................................17  2.2.2  Place of performance and number of meetings of LOT 1 ...........................18  2.2.3  Summary table of tasks, deliverables, quality requirements and timelines in  LOT 1 ............................................................................................................18  2 