(a) either by post or by courier service, in which case the evidence shall be constituted by the  postmark or the date of the deposit slip$^{3}$  (b) or by hand-delivery to the premises of the contracting authority by the participant in  person or by an agent, in which case the evidence shall be constituted by the  acknowledgment of receipt. The contracting authority may, for reasons of administrative efficiency, reject any application or  tender submitted on time to the postal service but received, for any reason beyond the contracting  authority's control, after the effective date of approval of the short-list report or of the evaluation  report, if accepting applications or tenders that were submitted on time but arrived late would  considerably delay the evaluation procedure or jeopardise decisions already taken and notified .  10.4  All tenders, including annexes and all supporting documents, must be submitted in a sealed  envelope bearing only:  The technical and financial offers must be placed together in a sealed envelope. The  envelope should then be placed in another single sealed envelope/package, unless their  volume requires a separate submission for each lot.  Failure to fulfil the below requirements will constitute an irregularity and may result in  rejection of the tender. All tenders submitted must comply with the requirements in the  tender dossier and comprise:  $^{3}$ It is recommended to use registered mail in case the postmark would not be readable  11. Content of tenders  Part 1: Technical offer:  (Eskişehir Yolu 7. Km), 2151.Cadde, No:154/A, Kat:7, Oda No:714A 06530 Çankaya/Ankara, Turkey  before the deadline  28/12/2020 at 4:00 p.m. (local time - Turkey) ,  a)  the above address;  b)  the reference code of this tender procedure, (i.e. EuropeAid/140639/IH/SUP/TR);  c)  where applicable, the number of the lot(s) tendered for;  d)  the words ‘Not to be opened before the tender opening session’ in the language of the  tender dossier and “İhale açılış oturumundan önce açmayınız”.  e)  the name of the tenderer.   A detailed description of the supplies tendered in conformity with the technical  specifications, including any documentation required, including if applicable:  o For only information purposes, a list of spare parts and consumables for all lots;  recommended by the manufacturer (list of spare parts and consumables must be  drawn up by the tenderers on the basis of their professional experience and  expected places of use). Neither the unit price, nor the overall price of spare parts  will influence the evaluation of the tenders  o a proposal for after-sales, warranty and other services;  Page 7 of 17  August 2020 c4b_itt_en.doc 