TABLE OF CONTENTS  1 1$_{ }$ SCOPE AND DESCRIPTION OF THE PROCUREMENT ...................................... 4$_{ }$ 1.1$_{ }$ Contracting authority: who is the buyer?`......................................................... 4$_{ }$ 1.2$_{ }$ Subject: what is this call for tenders about? ...................................................... 4$_{ }$ 1.3$_{ }$ Lots: is this call for tenders divided into lots? .................................................. 4$_{ }$ 1.4$_{ }$ Description: what do we want to buy through this call for tenders?................. 4$_{ }$ 1.5$_{ }$ Place of performance: where will the contract be performed?........................ 15$_{ }$ 1.6$_{ }$ Nature of the contract: how will the contract be implemented?...................... 15$_{ }$ 1.7$_{ }$ Volume and value of the contract: how much do we plan to buy? ................. 15$_{ }$ 1.8$_{ }$ Duration of the contract: how long do we plan to use the contract? ............... 16$_{ }$ 1.9$_{ }$ Electronic  exchange  system:  can  exchanges  under  the  contract  be  automated? ...................................................................................................... 16$_{ }$ 2 2$_{ }$ GENERAL INFORMATION ON TENDERING..................................................... 17$_{ }$ 2.1$_{ }$ Legal basis: what are the rules?....................................................................... 17$_{ }$ 2.2$_{ }$ Rules on access to procurement: who may submit a tender? .......................... 17$_{ }$ 2.3$_{ }$ Registration in the Participant Register: why register? ................................... 18$_{ }$ 2.4$_{ }$ Ways to submit a tender: how can economic operators organise themselves  to submit a tender? .......................................................................................... 18$_{ }$ 3 3$_{ }$ EVALUATION AND AWARD ............................................................................... 22$_{ }$ 3.1$_{ }$ Exclusion criteria............................................................................................. 22$_{ }$ 3.2$_{ }$ Selection criteria.............................................................................................. 23$_{ }$ 3.3$_{ }$ Compliance with the minimum requirements of the Tender specifications.... 26$_{ }$ 3.4$_{ }$ Award criteria.................................................................................................. 27$_{ }$ 3.5$_{ }$ Award (ranking of tenders) ............................................................................. 28$_{ }$ 4 4$_{ }$ FORM AND CONTENT OF THE TENDER .......................................................... 30$_{ }$ 2