FWC conditions of October 2018  Contract number: [ complete ]  I.3.5 Renewal of the FWC I.4. APPOINTMENT OF THE CONTRACTOR AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE  FWC  I.4.1. Appointment of the contractor I.4.2. Period of provision of the services  I.4.3. Implementation of multiple FWC with reopening of competition  I.5. PRICES  I.5.1. Maximum amount of the FWC and maximum prices  $^{1}$ https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/tl-browser/#/  6  The maximum amount available in total for all framework contractors for specific contracts  concluded following reopening of competition procedures is EUR 800.000,00 (eight hundred  thousand euro). However, this does not bind the contracting authority to purchase for the  maximum amount.  The contractor must send back to the contracting authority the specific contract duly signed and  dated, either electronically signed using a Qualified Electronic Signature (QES) with a valid  certificate on the European List of Trusted Lists (LOTL$^{1}$) or alternatively in paper format within  five (5) working days of receipt. The contracting authority evaluates the specific tenders and selects the most economically  advantageous one on the basis of the award criteria set out in the tender specifications of the  FWC (Annex I). When doing so, it takes into account any conflicting interests, which may  negatively affect the  performance of the specific contract  (see Article II.7). The contracting  authority awards and sends the specific contract to the successful contractor for its signature.  The contractors send their specific tenders to the contracting authority within the time limit  indicated in the  Request for Proposals via the same mechanism used from the previous  paragraph . The FWC is implemented as follows: the contracting authority orders services by sending a  Request for Proposals either  via  e-PRIOR (specifically via the e-Request web portal) or via  email,  to all contractors. The period for the provision of the services starts to run from the date [on  which the specific  contract is signed by the last party]  [indicated in the specific contract]. The contracting authority appoints the contractor for a multiple FWC with reopening of  competition between [no of contractors] (X) contractors.  The FWC is renewed automatically two (2) times for 12 months each, unless one of the parties  receives  formal notification  to the contrary at least three months before the end of the ongoing  duration. Renewal does not change or postpone any existing obligations.