The execution of the contract will be divided in stages as below:  Stage 1a: Equipment Engineering, Manufacture, Factory Acceptance Test: 12 months;  Stage 1b: Equipment Delivery, Installation, Commissioning and Documentation: 3  months; A warranty period of 12 months will commence once stage 1B is completed  and accepted.  Stage 2a – 2b: Preventive & Corrective Maintenance, Calibration, Training: 48 months.  The supplies will be delivered and services will be executed to the location(s) indicated under  Heading II.2.3 of the contract notice.  The procedure will result in the conclusion of a direct contract In direct contracts all the terms governing the provision of the services, supplies or works are  defined at the outset. Once signed, they can be implemented directly without any further  contract procedures.   Tenderers need to take full account of the provisions of the draft contract as the latter will  define and govern the contractual relationship(s) to be established between the  Contracting  authority and the successful tenderer(s). Special attention is to be paid to the provisions  specifying the rights and obligations of the contractor, in particular those on payments,  performance of the contract, confidentiality, and checks and audits.  The estimated total amount of all purchases under this contract is indicated under Heading  II.1.5 of the contract notice. The quantities/services to be purchased over the total duration of  the contract are specified in Technical specifications document (Tender specifications – part  2).  The award of the contract is conditioned by a maximum budget allocated for stage 1a. The  final tenders, presented after negotiation, may be rejected if they exceed the budget of  280.000 Euro (without VAT) for the stage 1a of the contract. The maximum ceiling is  imposed by the available budget. The invited selected candidates to submit a tender may  propose initially a higher price for the stage 1a but the final tenders may not exceed the  budget mentioned above for the stage 1a.  Page 4 of 32  TEMPLATE: Restricted procedure - Tender specifications Part 1 Administrative Specifications  JRC R.9 - IMS-JRC-S3.1-TMP-0048 - v.1.0 17/02/2020 M(EN)  1.5. Place of performance: where will the contract be performed?  1.6. Nature of the contract: how will the contract be implemented?  1.7. Volume and value of the contract: how much do we plan to buy? 