TABLE OF CONTENTS  1.$_{ }$ SCOPE AND DESCRIPTION OF THE PROCUREMENT  ............................... 4$_{ }$ 1.1 Contracting authority: who is the buyer?  ........................................... 4$_{ }$ 1.2 Subject: what is this call for tenders about?  ..................................... 4$_{ }$ 1.3 Lots: is this call for tenders divided into lots?  .................................. 5$_{ }$ 1.4 Description: what do we want to buy through this call for  tenders?  .......................................................................................................... 5$_{ }$ 1.5 Place of performance: where will the contract be performed?  ... 7$_{ }$ 1.6 Nature of the contract: how will the contract be implemented?  ........................................................................................................................... 7$_{ }$ 1.7 Volume and value of the contract: how much do we plan to  buy?  ................................................................................................................. 9$_{ }$ 1.8 Duration of the contract: how long do we plan to use the  contract?  ...................................................................................................... 10$_{ }$ 1.9 Electronic exchange system: can exchanges under the  contract be automated?  ......................................................................... 10$_{ }$ 2.$_{ }$ GENERAL INFORMATION ON TENDERING  ................................................ 11$_{ }$ 2.1 Legal basis: what are the rules? ........................................................... 11$_{ }$ 2.2 Rules on access to procurement: who may submit a tender? .. 11$_{ }$ 2.3 Registration in the Participant Register: why register?  ............... 12$_{ }$ 2.4 Ways to submit a tender: how can economic operators  organise themselves to submit a tender?  ....................................... 13$_{ }$ 3.$_{ }$ EVALUATION AND AWARD  .............................................................................. 17$_{ }$ 3.1. Exclusion criteria  ....................................................................................... 17$_{ }$ 2