EUOSHA/2021/OP/F/SE/0142  Group 1 (DK, FI, IE, LU, SE, IS, LI, NO)  Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Sweden, Iceland,  Liechtenstein, Norway  Group 2 (AT, BE, DE, FR, IT, NL)  Austria, Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands  Group 3 (CY, EL, ES, MT, PT, SI, SK)  Cyprus, Greece, Spain, Malta, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia  Group 4 (BG, CZ, EE, HR, HU, LT, LV, PL,  RO)  Bulgaria, Czechia, Estonia, Croatia, Hungary, Lithuania,  Latvia, Poland, Romania  Group 5 (AL, BA, MK, XK, ME, RS, TR)  Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia,  Kosovo*, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey  (*) This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UN Security Council Resolution  1244/1999.  The total amount of the offer as indicated in  cell E912  of the financial model – lot 1 ( Annex X-1 ) must  be encoded in the field ‘Total amount’ under the section ‘Tender data’ in eSubmission.  It is the responsibility of each tenderer to ensure that the total amount for the budget of the tender  inserted in the relevant field of the eSubmission application corresponds to the amount indicated in the  uploaded financial offer. In the case of discrepancies, only the amount indicated in the financial offer  will be taken into account.  The financial offer shall be:   EU-OSHA is 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 by the governments of the Member States, either through refunds upon  presentation of documentary evidence or by direct exemption. 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.  Tenderers must provide a technical offer in two parts:  This document (up to 7,000 words) should include:  • 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.  • Expressed in euros. Tenderers from countries outside the eurozone have to quote their prices  in euros. 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.  • A detailed and factual document : this must provide all the information needed to assess  compliance with  section 2.2  of these specifications and the award criteria ( section 4.4.2 ).  5.2.3  Technical offer — lot 2  74 