to the delivery places as specified in Appendix I to Annex II + III: Technical Specifications  + Technical Offer, DDP$^{2}$. The implementation period of tasks shall be (a) 195 calendar  days for Lot 1 and 5; (b) 165 calendar days for Lots 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15;  and (c) 75 calendar days for Lots 4 and 6, starting from the date stipulated in the  Commencement Order and ending on the date of issuance of Provisional Acceptance  Certificate.  1.2  The supplies must comply fully with the technical specifications set out in the tender dossier  (technical annex) and conform in all respects with the drawings, quantities, models, samples,  measurements and other instructions.  1.3 Tenderers are not authorised to tender for a variant solution in addition to the present tender.  2. Timetable  DATE  TIME*  Clarification meeting / site visit (if any)  Not applicable  Not applicable  Deadline for requesting clarifications  from the contracting authority  16 October 2020  15.00  Last date on which clarifications are  issued by the contracting authority  26 October 2020  -  Deadline for submission of tenders  6 November 2020  15.00  Tender opening session  9 November 2020  12.00  Notification of award to the successful tenderer  November 2020$^{**}$  -  Signature of the contract  December 2020$^{**}$  -   * All times are in the time zone of the country of the contracting authority provisional date  ** Provisional date  3. Participation  3.1  Participation is open to all natural persons who are nationals of and legal persons  (participating either individually or in a grouping – consortium – of tenderers) which are  effectively established in a Member State of the European Union or in a eligible country or  territory as defined under the Regulation (EU) No 236/2014 establishing common rules and  procedures for the implementation of the Union's instruments for external action (CIR) for  the applicable instrument under which the contract is financed (see also the additional  information about contract notice). Participation is also open to international organisations.  All supplies under this contract must originate in one or more of these countries. However,  they may originate from any country when the amount of the supplies to be purchased (as a  whole or, if divided into lots, per lot) is below EUR 100 000.  $^{2}$  DDP (Delivered Duty Paid) - Incoterms 2020 International Chamber of Commerce -  http://www.iccwbo.org/incoterms/  August 2020 c4b_itt_en.doc  Page 3 of 17 