3.3 Award  3.3.1 Technical tender  3.3.2 Award criteria for Lot 1, 2 and 3  • A description of the approach proposed and the proposed scientific/technical methods to be  applied; means to be used to meet the objectives of the terms of reference and assessment of  the main issues, limitations, risks of the analyses to be carried out as well as the proposed  mitigation measures; • Details on the allocation of time and human resources and the rationale behind the choice of  this allocation. It should also include a description of the involvement of the proposed key experts  (roles and responsibilities) to execute the planned activities. The technical tender must cover all aspects and tasks required in the technical specifications and  provide all the information needed to apply the award criteria (see section 3.3.2 Award criteria).  Tenders deviating from the requirements or not covering all requirements may be rejected on the  basis of non-compliance with the tender specifications and will not be evaluated. In particular, the technical tender should include:  The contract will be awarded based on the most economically advantageous tender, according to  the 'best price-quality ratio' award method. The quality of the tender will be evaluated based on  the following criteria. The maximum total quality score is 100 points. No  Award criteria Max  points  1  Quality of the proposed methodology  50  • Quality and appropriateness of the proposed methods to cover all the  required tasks (25 points); • Logical and structured explanation of methodology, evaluation of the  difficulties, limitations and risks of the methodology as well the proposed  mitigations (25 points).  2   Project management  30  • Appropriateness of the organisation of the administrative and  coordination team to cover its role and responsibility (15 points).  • Appropriateness of sequence, timing of major milestones in execution of  the contract, the tools in place to ensure that all project deadlines are  met and that high quality deliverables are submitted on time (15 points). 3  Involvement of key experts 20  • Clear and detailed information on distribution of the tasks among the  project team, the roles and responsibilities of the key experts (10 points). • The availability of the proposed key experts and mitigation strategies to  ensure continuity of the services, covering absences or unforeseen  events (10 points).  TOTAL  100  25 