1.  Technical tender  The technical tender will be evaluated against the pre-defined award criteria as indicated in  point  2.9  of the Invitation to Tender & Tender Specifications.  In order for Europol to evaluate each criterion, the tenderer is requested to provide the  information indicated below. The mere repetition of information already found in the technical specifications will not be  considered in the scoring.  Europol will evaluate the technical tender taking into account aspects such as: added value and  advantages for Europol; understanding of Europol needs and requirements; relevance,  completeness and clarity of information provided as well as, if applicable, the solution proposed. Required Information  Quality of proposal for creation of a new SNL  (20% of the maximum quality points) Europol will evaluate the tenderer’s offered solution related to the site Somewhere in The  Netherlands (SNL) (as further specified in Scenarios 1 and 2, section 7.4.1.1. of Annex 2 -  Technical Specifications).  The information provided will be scored under criterion number 1 of the award criteria Tenderers reply or reference to where in the tender it has been provided.  Quality of proposal for expansion of an existing Data Centre  (10% of the maximum quality  points)  Europol will evaluate the tenderer’s offered solution related to the expansion of a Europol  Data Centre (as further specified in Scenario 3, section 7.4.1.2. of Annex 2 - Technical  Specifications).  The information provided will be scored under criterion number 2 of the award criteria Tenderers reply or reference to where in the tender it has been provided.  Quality of proposal for expansion of existing Remote Sites  (16% of the maximum quality  points) Europol will evaluate the tenderer’s offered solutions related to the expansion of existing  remote sites (as further specified in Scenarios 4, 5 and 6, Section 7.4.1.3. of Annex 2 - Technical  Specifications).  The information provided will be scored under criterion number 3 of the award criteria Tenderers reply or reference to where in the tender it has been provided.  EDOC-#1156263 – 2104/C1/R Technical Tender Form  Page  3  of  6