Europol Public Information 2  Contents  Invitation to Tender & Tender Specifications  ................................................................1 1. Introduction  ......................................................................................................4 1.1.  Contracting authority  ...................................................................................4 1.2.  Europol  .......................................................................................................4 1.3.  Overview of the required services/ supplies  ....................................................5 1.4.  Brief description of the required services/ supplies  .........................................6 2. Specific tendering information for this procedure  .................................................6 2.1.  Timetable  ....................................................................................................6 2.2.  Submitting the tender ...................................................................................7 2.3.  Lots  .............................................................................................................9 2.4.  The Evaluation process  .................................................................................9 The evaluation process is as follows (but some of the steps may not necessarily be carried  out in the listed order):  ..............................................................................................9 2.5.  Access to procurement  .................................................................................9 2.6.  Exclusion Criteria  ........................................................................................10 2.7.  Selection Criteria  ........................................................................................10 2.7.1. Legal and regulatory capacity  ...............................................................10 2.7.2. Economic and financial capacity  ............................................................11 2.7.3. Technical and professional capacity  .......................................................11 2.8.  Minimum requirements  ..............................................................................13 2.9.  Award criteria  ............................................................................................13 2.9.1. Quality award criteria  ..........................................................................13 2.9.2. Price award criterion  ............................................................................14 2.9.3. Negotiations (if applicable)  ...................................................................15 2.9.4. Final evaluation  ...................................................................................15 2.10.  Contract Award .......................................................................................15 2.11.  Contract  .................................................................................................15 3. Joint tenders and subcontracting  .......................................................................16 3.1.  Groups of economic operators  ....................................................................16 3.2.  Subcontracting and applicable thresholds  .....................................................16 4. Content of the tender  .......................................................................................16 List of documents to be submitted with the tender or during the procedure  .............18 Invitation to Tender & Tender Specifications 