unique identifier in the above register. Instructions on how to create a PIC can be found on this page.  Economic operators already registered in the Participant Register shall reuse their existing PICs when  preparing tenders in e-Submission.  A tender received after the time-limit for receipt of tenders will be rejected. The submission receipt  provided by e-Submission with the official date and time of receipt of the submission (timestamp)  constitutes proof of compliance with the time-limit for receipt of tenders$^{4}$. Tenderers must ensure that their submitted tenders contain all the information and documents  required by the contracting authority at the time of submission as set out in the procurement  documents.  The following documents shall be dated and signed, either by hand or by applying a qualified or an  advanced electronic signature based on a qualified certificate, by an authorised representative of the  signatory: When the Declaration(s) on Honour and/or the submission report are signed by hand, a scanned copy  must be attached to the tender in e-Submission.  After submitting a tender, but before the deadline for receipt of tenders, a tenderer may definitively  withdraw its tender$^{5}$, or withdraw it and replace it with a new one$^{6}$. A withdrawal receipt will be  provided by e-Submission as proof of withdrawal. All costs incurred for the preparation and submission of tenders are to be borne by the tenderers and  will not be reimbursed. This invitation to tender is in no way binding on the contracting authority. The contracting authority's  contractual obligation commences only when the contract with the successful tenderer is signed by  both parties.  Up to the signature of the contract the contracting authority may cancel the procurement procedure  without tenderers being entitled to claim any compensation. Any such decision must be substantiated  and tenderers notified.  2. Legal effects of the invitation to tender and submission of a tender.   Declaration(s) on Honour on exclusion and selection criteria (template available in the tender  specifications).   The submission report (a document generated by e-Submission and listing all the documents  included in the tender, to be signed by the tenderer or the group leader in case of a joint  tender).  $^{4}$ If no submission receipt is received in reasonable time after submission, please contact the e-Submission Helpdesk (see contact details  in the above referred e-Submission Quick Guide) as soon as possible.  $^{5}$ A submitted tender can be withdrawn directly in the "Procurement/My Submission(s)" area in the F&T Portal. For detailed instructions  on how to withdraw a tender please consult the above referred e-Submission Quick Guide.  $^{6}$ To submit a new version, the tenderer must create a new tender in e-Submission and include all the information and documents  required in the procurement documents with the submission of a tender, even if some of them have already been included in the  replaced tender.  Page  2  of  5