nature and quantity, including all options concerning complementary contracts and, if possible, the estimated time available for exercising these options for renewable contracts, the nature and quantity and, if possible, the estimated publication dates of future notices of competition for works, supplies or services to be put out to tender;

Contracts may not be awarded to candidates or tenderers who, during the procurement procedure:

Each tendering period shall be numbered in series starting with the first period provided for.

Each tendering period shall be numbered in series starting with the first period provided for.

Tenders shall be examined in private session by the competent authorities of the Member States.

in section 20 a reference to this Regulation and the expiry date for the submission of tenders;

The buyer profile may include prior information notices as referred to in Article 35(1), first subparagraph, information on ongoing invitations to tender, scheduled purchases, contracts concluded, procedures cancelled and any useful general information, such as a contact point, a telephone and a fax number, a postal address and an e-mail address.

3. the public contract and the notification on awarding the contract if it was sent to tenderers

To that extent, a tender submitted by a tenderer, in particular where competition has been reopened under a framework agreement or where a dynamic purchasing system is being used, may take the form of that tenderer's electronic catalogue if the latter uses the means of communication chosen by the contracting authority in accordance with Article 42.

However, a tender shall not be preferred to another pursuant to the first subparagraph where its acceptance would oblige the contracting entity to acquire equipment having technical characteristics different from those of existing equipment, resulting in incompatibility, technical difficulties in operation and maintenance, or disproportionate costs.

1. in the absence of tenders or suitable tenders in response to a procedure with a prior call for competition provided that the original contract conditions have not been substantially changed,

Was the contract awarded to a tenderer who submitted a variant, in accordance with Article 36(1)?

Tenders shall be submitted to the competent authorities of the Member States listed in the Annex.

Tenders shall be submitted to the competent authorities of the Member States listed in the Annex.

(2) However, a tender shall not be given preference pursuant to the preceding paragraph where its acceptance would oblige the contractor to acquire material having technical characteristics different from those of existing material, resulting in incompatibility or technical difficulties in operation and maintenance or disproportionate additional costs.

To ensure compliance with the principle of equal treatment in the award of contracts, it is appropriate to lay down an obligation - established by case-law - to ensure the necessary transparency to enable all tenderers to be reasonably informed of the criteria and arrangements which will be applied to identify the most economically advantageous tender.

To ensure compliance with the principle of equal treatment in the award of contracts, it is appropriate to lay down an obligation - established by case-law - to ensure the necessary transparency to enable all tenderers to be reasonably informed of the criteria and arrangements which will be applied to identify the most economically advantageous tender.

6. 'Open procedures' shall mean those procedures in which all those interested may submit tenders;

The decision must be substantiated and be brought to the attention of the candidates or tenderers.

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the address of the competent authorities of the Member States to which tenders shall be submitted.

4. a list of any documents to be annexed to support the statements furnished by the candidates relating to the fulfilment of the conditions for participation the candidates are to fulfil, or to supplement the information demonstrating financial and economic standing, or technical capability to execute the contract which is the subject of the call for tender,

During the negotiations, contracting authorities shall ensure the equal treatment of all tenderers.

12. monitor public procurement tenders and be responsible for the procedure of granting concessions;

During the dialogue, contracting authorities shall ensure equality of treatment among all tenderers.

Tenders shall be submitted to the intervention agency holding the butter for which an offer is made.

(7) In works contracts awarded by a concessionaire other than a contractor, the time limit for receipt of requests to participate shall not be less than 37 days from the date of dispatch of the notice to the Official Gazette, and the time limit for receipt of bids shall not be less than 40 days from the date of dispatch of the notice or the invitation to tender.

the most economically advantageous tender involving various criteria such as delivery date, period for completion, running costs, cost-effectiveness, quality, aesthetic and functional characteristics, technical merit, after-sales services and technical assistance, commitments with regard to spare parts, security of supplies and price, or (b) the lowest price only.

WHEREAS ARTICLE 1 OF COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) NO 327/71 (12) MAKES PROVISION, IN RESPECT OF LEAF TOBACCO PURCHASED BY INTERVENTION AGENCIES, FOR THE CONCLUSION OF FIRST PROCESSING AND MARKET PREPARATION CONTRACTS BY A TENDERING PROCEDURE, UNDER WHICH CONTRACTS MUST BE AWARDED TO THE HIGHEST TENDER, PROVIDED IT DOES NOT EXCEED AN AMOUNT TO BE FIXED FOR EACH VARIETY;

These tenders may be clarified, specified and fine-tuned at the request of the contracting authority.

The tender procedure established in Article 4(1)(d) to (g) and 4(1)(i) of Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 shall be applied for the use of the slots referred to in paragraph 1 above if more than one Community air carrier is interested in serving the route and has not been able to obtain slots within one hour before or after the times requested from the coordinator."

the quantities, broken down by code of the export refund nomenclature for milk products and by destination code, for which provisional licences as referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 174/ 1999 were definitively issued or cancelled that day, indicating the body issuing the invitation to tender, the date of the provisional licence and the quantity it covers;

However, in the case of service and works contracts as well as supply contracts covering in addition services and/or siting and installation operations, legal persons may be required to indicate, in the tender or the request to participate, the names and relevant professional qualifications of the staff to be responsible for the performance of the contract in question.

Where the Commission decides to commence buying-in butter through an open standing invitation to tender pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 and in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 42(2) thereof, Articles 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 13 and 14 of this Regulation shall apply unless otherwise provided in this Section.

Moreover, the subjectivisation of this journalism illustrates a tendency evident also in other genres:

Candidates or tenderers must certify that they are not in one of the situations listed in paragraph 1.