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TABLE OF CONTENTS................................................................................................1

5-1: COMPETITIVE DIALOGUE............................................................2

1. WHATISTHECOMPETITIVEDIALOGUE?............................................................

2. WHENISTHECOMPETITIVEDIALOGUEAPPLIED?..............................................

2.1 Technical comle!i"#................................................................................

2.2 Le$al o% &inancial comle!i"#....................................................................

2.' The a(a%) c%i"e%ion in "he come"i"i*e )ialo$+e.......................................

'. HOWISTHECOMPETITIVEDIALOGUECONDUCTED?..........................................

'.1 P+,lica"ion o& "he -con"%ac" no"ice...........................................................

'.2 /elea0e o& "he -"en)e% )oc+men"0 "o "he in"e%e0"e) economic

oe%a"o%0.................................................................................................

'.' Selec"ion o& 0+i"a,le economic oe%a"o%0 &o% "he -come"i"i*e

)ialo$+e.................................................................................................

'. Ve%i&ica"ion o& "he 0+i"a,ili"# o& a%"ician"0...............................................

'. G%a)+al %e)+c"ion o& "he n+m,e% o& a%"ician"0.......................................

'.3 Minim+m n+m,e% o& 0+i"a,le can)i)a"e0 4economic oe%a"o%05 &o%

in*i"in$ %e6+e0"0 "o a%"icia"e in "he come"i"i*e )ialo$+e......................

'.7 Con)+c" o& "he -come"i"i*e )ialo$+e......................................................

'.8 Con&i)en"iali"# in "he come"i"i*e )ialo$+e...............................................

'.9 G%a)+al %e)+c"ion o& "he n+m,e% o% economic oe%a"o%0 in "he

in*i"a"ion "o "en)e% +n)e% "he come"i"i*e )ialo$+e..................................

'.1: Concl+0ion o& "he come"i"i*e )ialo$+e an) 0+,mi00ion o& "en)e%0..........

'.11 E*al+a"ion o& "en)e%0 an) aoin"men" o& -In"e%im Con"%ac"o%................

'.12 P%i;e0 o% a#men"0 "o "he a%"ician"0...................................................

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5-1: COMPE I IVE DIALOGUE

1. W

HA IS

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OMPE I IVE

D

IALOGUE

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The >Come"i"i*e )ialo$+e i0 a %oce)+%e in (hich an# economic oe%a"o% ma#

%e6+e0" "o a%"icia"e an) (he%e,# "he Con"%ac"in$ A+"ho%i"# con)+c"0 a )ialo$+e (i"h

"he can)i)a"e0 a)mi""e) "o "ha" %oce)+%e (i"h "he aim o& )e*eloin$ one o% mo%e 0+i"a,le

al"e%na"i*e0 caa,le o& mee"in$ i"0 %e6+i%emen"0 an) on "he ,a0i0 o& (hich "he can)i)a"e0

cho0en a%e in*i"e) "o "en)e% 4Di%ec"i*e 2::@18@EC A%"icle 1 11cB an) La( 1245@2::3

Cha"e% VI A%"icle '1 15.

2. WHENIS HECOMPE I IVEDIALOGUEAPPLIED?

Thi0 %oce)+%e alie0 in ca0e0 o& par!"#$ar$% "&'p$() "&*ra"+.

In 0+ch ca0e0 "he Con"%ac"in$ A+"ho%i"ie0 ma# (i"ho+" "hi0 ,ein$ )+e "o an# &a+l" on

"hei% a%" &in) i" &,("!($% !'p&++!,$( "o )e&ine "he mean0 o& 0a"i0in$ "hei%

nee)0 o% o& a00e00in$ (ha" "he ma%e" can o&&e% in "he (a# o& "echnical 0ol+"ion0 an)@o%

&inancial@le$al 0ol+"ion0.

Thi0 0i"+a"ion ma# a%i0e in a%"ic+la% (i"h "he imlemen"a"ion o& imo%"an" in"e$%a"e)

"%an0o%" in&%a0"%+c"+%e %oec"0 la%$e com+"e% ne"(o%0 o% %oec"0 in*ol*in$ comle! an)0"%+c"+%e) &inancin$ "he &inancial an) le$al maeF+ o& (hich canno" ,e )e&ine) in a)*ance.

S+ch %oec"0 +0+all# %e&e% "o conce00ion con"%ac"0 &o% imo%"an" in&%a0"%+c"+%e %oec"0 an)

"o co%%e0on)in$ 0+l# an) 0e%*ice con"%ac"0.

To "he e!"en" "ha" +0e o& oen o% %e0"%ic"e) %oce)+%e0 )oe0 no" allo( "he a(a%) o& 0+ch

con"%ac"0 a &le!i,le %oce)+%e 0ho+l) ,e %o*i)e) (hich %e0e%*e0 no" onl# come"i"ion

,e"(een economic oe%a"o%0 ,+" al0o "he nee) &o% "he Con"%ac"in$ A+"ho%i"ie0 "o )i0c+00 (i"h

each can)i)a"e all a0ec"0 o& "he con"%ac" incl+)in$ 6+i"e o&"en "he "e%m0 o& "he o"he% "en)e%

)oc+men"0.

The%e&o%e +%0+an" "o "he le$i0la"ion 40ee a,o*e5 ...for the purpose of recourse tothis procedure, a public contract is considered to be particularly complexwhere

the Contracting Authorities:

are not objectively able to define the technical means ... capable of satisfying their

needs or objectives, and/or

are not objectively able to specify the legal and/or financial makeup of a project.!


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a,0"%ac" conce". Con"%ac"in$ A+"ho%i"ie0 ha*e an o,li$a"ion o& )ili$ence i.e. o& %o*in$ in

each a%"ic+la% ca0e "he -o,ec"i*e imo00i,ili"# o& )e&inin$ "he %oec".

2.1 !"#$!%& !'()&*$+,

>Technical comle!i"#> e!i0"0 &o% a %oec" (hen "he Con"%ac"in$ A+"ho%i"# i0 no" a,le "o

)e&ine "he mean0 o& 0a"i0in$ i"0 nee)0 o% i"0 o,ec"i*e0 %e$a%)in$ "ha" %oec".T(o ca0e0 ma# a%i0e

Ei"he% "he Con"%ac"in$ A+"ho%i"# i0 no" a,le "o )e&ine "he "echnical mean0 "o ,e +0e) in

o%)e% "o achie*e "he %e0c%i,e) %oec" o% 0ol+"ion 4"hi0 ca0e 0ho+l) ,e &ai%l# %a%e $i*en

"ha" "he ina,ili"# "o e0"a,li0h "he "echnical 0eci&ica"ion0 &o% "he en"i%e %oec" o% &o% a%"

o& i" occ+%0 onl# in e!ce"ional ca0e05

O% "he Con"%ac"in$ A+"ho%i"# i0 no" a,le "o )e"e%mine (hich o& 0e*e%al o00i,le 0ol+"ion0

4o"ion05 (o+l) ,e ,e0" 0+i"e) "o 0a"i0in$ i"0 nee)0 4"hi0 ca0e ma# occ+% mo%e o&"en5.

In ,o"h ca0e0 "he con"%ac" "o ,e a(a%)e) 0ho+l) ,e con0i)e%e) a0 ,ein$ a%"ic+la%l#

comle!.

The %ele*an" E!lana"o%# No"e o& "he E+%oean Commi00ion on "he come"i"i*e

)ialo$+e 4CC@2::@:%e*.1 o& .1:.2::5 $i*e0 a0 an e!amle a Con"%ac"in$

A+"ho%i"# "ha" (an"0 "o c%ea"e a connec"ion ,e"(een "he 0ho%e0 o& a %i*e%. I" mi$h" ,e "ha" "he

Con"%ac"in$ A+"ho%i"# i0 no" a,le "o )e"e%mine (he"he% "he ,e0" 0ol+"ion (o+l) ,e a ,%i)$e o%

a "+nnel e*en "ho+$h i" i0 a,le "o e0"a,li0h "he 0eci&ica"ion0 &o% "he ,%i)$e 40+0en)e)

me"al ca,leF0"a#e) in %eF0"%e00e) conc%e"e e"c.5 o% &o% "he "+nnel 4(i"h one o% mo%e "+,e0

"o ,e con0"%+c"e) +n)e% o% on "he %i*e%,e) e"c.5. In "hi0 ca0e "he +0e o& "he come"i"i*e

)ialo$+e ,# "he Con"%ac"in$ A+"ho%i"# (o+l) ,e +0"i&ie).

To "he e!"en" "ha" "he con"%ac" i0 no" con&i$+%e) a0 a conce00ion con"%ac" "he "echnical

comle!i"# co+l) ,e %e0en" in "he ca0e o& ce%"ain %oec"0 %ela"in$ "o "he con0"%+c"ion o&

mao% in"e$%a"e) "%an0o%" in&%a0"%+c"+%e %oec"0 o% "he con0"%+c"ion o& mao% com+"e%

ne"(o%0 4al"ho+$h 0+ch ca0e0 a%e al0o liel# "o %e0en" le$al o% &inancial comle!i"ie05.

2.2 L%& ' /$#%#!$%& !'()&*$+,

A &inancial o% le$al comle!i"# ma# a%i0e (i"h "he imlemen"a"ion o& %oec"0 in*ol*in$

comle! an) 0"%+c"+%e) &inancin$ "he &inancial an) le$al maeF+ o& (hich canno" ,e

)e&ine) in a)*ance ,# "he Con"%ac"in$ A+"ho%i"# 4/eci"al '1 o& Di%ec"i*e 2::@18@EC an)

La( 1245@2::3 A%"icle '15. S+ch i00+e0 a%i0e o&"en in connec"ion (i"h %oec"0 o& P+,licP%i*a"e Pa%"ne%0hi0.

The %ele*an" E!lana"o%# No"e o& "he E+%oean Commi00ion on "he come"i"i*e

)ialo$+e 4CC@2::@:%e*.1 .1:.2::5 $i*e0 a0 an e!amle o& le$al o% &inancial

comle!i"# "he 0i"+a"ion (he%e "he Con"ac"in$ A+"ho%i"ie0 a(a%)in$ a con"%ac" &o% a %oec" a0

a conce00ion0 con"%ac" canno" &o%e0ee (he"he% "he economic oe%a"o%0 (ill ,e %ea%e) "o

acce" "he economic %i0 "ha" 0+ch a conce00ion con"%ac" imlie0.

In "he e*en" "ha" )+%in$ "he "en)e% %oce)+%e i" concl+)e0 i0 e0"a,li0he) "ha" "he

Con"%ac"in$ A+"ho%i"# 0ho+l) a00+me "he0e %i00 "he con"%ac" (o+l) en) + ,ein$ a

-"%a)i"ional +,lic con"%ac" an) no" a conce00ion0 con"%ac" an) con0e6+en"l# "he en"i%e%oce)+%e (o+l) ha*e "o ,e cancelle) a0 "he%e (o+l) ,e a %i0 o& aeal0 o% in&%in$emen"

%ocee)in$0 ,ein$ &ile) (i"h ,o"h na"ional an) Comm+ni"# a+"ho%i"ie0.

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In 0+ch ca0e0 "he come"i"i*e )ialo$+e allo(0 "he0e %o,lem0 "o ,e a*oi)e) ,eca+0e "he

%oce)+%al %e6+i%emen"0 imo0e) in connec"ion (i"h "he "en)e%in$ %oce)+%e (o+l) ,e

0a"i0&ie) (he"he% "he con"%ac" %e0+l"0 in a +,lic con"%ac" o% in a conce00ion0 con"%ac".

Ano"he% e!amle o& le$al o% &inancial comle!i"# (hich co+l) +0"i "he +0e o& "he

come"i"i*e )ialo$+e 4(hich conce%n0 &o%m0 o& %i*a"e &inancin$ o% P+,licFP%i*a"e

Pa%"ne%0hi0 an) i0 o&"en men"ione) in "he a,o*e E!lana"o%# No"e a0 a common ca0e in "he

Commi00ion0 a)mini0"%a"i*e %ac"ice0 JCC@2::@:%e*.1 .1:.2:: a$e 'K5 i0 "he

&ollo(in$

A Con"%ac"in$ A+"ho%i"# i0 lannin$ "o %e,+il) a 0chool an) (an"0 "o limi" "he co0"0 o& "hi0 a0

m+ch a0 o00i,le ,# allo(in$ "he economic oe%a"o%0 "o %oo0e *a%io+0 (a#0 o&

%em+ne%a"ion incl+)in$ "he +0e o& lan) ,elon$in$ "o "he Con"%ac"in$ A+"ho%i"# &o% ho+0in$

con0"%+c"ion comme%cial o% 0o%"0 +%o0e0 "o$e"he% (i"h a#men" o% no". In "he ca0e in

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2.0 " %% !$+$'# $# +" !'()+$+$3 $%&'4

Un)e% "he come"i"i*e )ialo$+e a +,lic con"%ac" 0hall ,e a(a%)e) on "he 0ole ,a0i0 o&

"he a(a%) c%i"e%ion &o% ( '&+ ("&*&'!"a$$% aa*a3(+ (*(r.

Acco%)in$ "o "hi0 c%i"e%ion "he Con"%ac"in$ A+"ho%i"# 0hall e!amine an) "ae in"o acco+n" in

a))i"ion "o "he &inancial a%ame"e%0 0e*e%al o"he% a%ame"e%0 o& "he con"%ac" 0coe 0+ch a0

6+ali"# %ice "echnical comle"ene00 ae0"he"ic an) &+nc"ional cha%ac"e%i0"ic0 oe%a"in$

co0" e%&o%mance an) "echnical a00i0"ance "he )a"e o& )eli*e%# an) "he )eli*e%# o%

e!ec+"ion )ea)line e"c.

0. HOWIS HECOMPE I IVEDIALOGUECONDUC ED?

A%"icle 29 o& Comm+ni"# Di%ec"i*e 2::@18@EC an) A%"icle '1 o& La( 1245@2::3 %o*i)e a

0+mma%# )e0c%i"ion o& "he (a# in (hich"he come"i"i*e )ialo$+e i0 con)+c"e).

0.1 P4&$!%+$'# '/ +" 6!'#+%!+ #'+$!7

Acco%)in$ "o "hi0 %oce)+%e "he Con"%ac"in$ A+"ho%i"ie0 +,li0h a con"%ac" no"ice in "he OEU

an) in "he O&&icial Ga;e""e o& "he /e+,lic o& C#%+0 4OG/C5 in (hich "he# mae no(n

"hei% nee)0 an) %e6+i%emen"0 0eciin$ "hem in "he no"ice i"0el& an)@o% in a >)e0c%i"i*e

)oc+men">.

Wi"hin "hi0 &%ame(o% "he Con"%ac"in$ A+"ho%i"ie0 ini"iall# +,li0h "he con"%ac" no"ice +0in$

"he 0"an)a%)i0e) &o%m0 o& "he E+%oean Commi00ion &o% "he 0+,mi00ion o& con"%ac" no"ice0

an) "hen a co%%e0on)in$ +,lica"ion i0 al0o ma)e in "he na"ional P%e00.

0.2 8&%9 '/ +" 6+# '!4(#+97 +' +" $#+9+ !'#'($!

')%+'9

A&"e% +,lica"ion o& "he con"%ac" no"ice "he Con"%ac"in$ A+"ho%i"ie0 %elea0e "o "he in"e%e0"e)

economic oe%a"o%0 "he con"%ac" no"ice an)@o% "he )e0c%i"i*e )oc+men" in (hich "he#

)e0c%i,e "he ,a0ic in&o%ma"ion (hich "he# ha*e a*aila,le &o% "he %oec" "o$e"he% (i"h "hei%

%e6+i%emen"0. In "he )e0c%i"i*e )oc+men" 4o% in "he con"%ac" no"ice i& a )e0c%i"i*e

)oc+men" i0 no" i00+e)5 "he Con"%ac"in$ A+"ho%i"ie0 )e0c%i,e "he "en)e% %oce)+%e "he

6+ali"a"i*e 0elec"ion c%i"e%ia an) "he con"%ac" a(a%) c%i"e%ia.

0.0 S&!+$'# '/ 94$+%& !'#'($! ')%+'9 /' +" 6!'()+$+$3

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(hom "he# 0hall con)+c" a )ialo$+e.

0. V$/$!%+$'# '/ +" 94$+%$&$+, '/ )%+$!$)%#+9

Ve%i&ica"ion o& "he 0+i"a,ili"# o& "he economic oe%a"o%0 in "he come"i"i*e )ialo$+e an) "hei%

0elec"ion m+0" ,e ca%%ie) o+" in "%an0a%en" con)i"ion0.

To "hi0 en) "he 6+ali"a"i*e 0elec"ion c%i"e%ia m+0" ,e 0"a"e) in "he "en)e% )oc+men"0.

Thi0 c%i"e%ia 0hall en0+%e nonF)i0c%imina"ion an) "he Con"%ac"in$ A+"ho%i"ie0 0hall ,e

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a))i"ion "he "en)e% )oc+men"0 0ho+l) al0o 0eci "he in&o%ma"ion an) )a"a "ha" economic

oe%a"o%0 ma# +0e "o )emon0"%a"e "ha" "he# mee" "he a,o*eFmen"ione) c%i"e%ia.

I" i0 oin"e) o+" a$ain "ha" in "hi0 0i%i" o& "%an0a%enc# "he Con"%ac"in$ A+"ho%i"# 0ho+l)

in)ica"e in "he con"%ac" no"ice "he 6+ali"a"i*e 0elec"ion c%i"e%ia "ha" i" 0hall +0e &o% "he

%e6+ali&ica"ion a0 (ell a0 "he 0eci&ic caaci"# le*el0 i" ma# )eman) o& "he economic

oe%a"o%0 in o%)e% "o a)mi" "hem "o "he %oc+%emen" %oce)+%e.

The a,o*e al0o al# a0 a $ene%al %+le in "he oen an) %e0"%ic"e) %oce)+%e an) in "he

ne$o"ia"e) %oce)+%e (i"h +,lica"ion o& a con"%ac" no"ice.

0.5 G%4%& 4!+$'# '/ +" #4( '/ )%+$!$)%#+9

In "he come"i"i*e )ialo$+e "he Con"%ac"in$ A+"ho%i"# ma# $%a)+all# %e)+ce "he

n+m,e% o& 0+i"a,le can)i)a"e0 "o ,e in*i"e) "o a%"icia"e in "he )ialo$+e.

Thi0 o"ion i0 al0o a*aila,le "o "he Con"%ac"in$ A+"ho%i"# in connec"ion (i"h "he &ollo(in$

ca0e0

The in*i"a"ion o& %e6+e0"0 "o a%"icia"e +n)e% "he %e0"%ic"e) %oce)+%e an)

The in*i"a"ion "o ne$o"ia"e +n)e% "he ne$o"ia"e) %oce)+%e (i"h +,lica"ion o& a con"ac"

no"ice.

=eca+0e o& "he &le!i,ili"# "ha" ma# ,e %e6+i%e) an) o& "he e!"%emel# hi$h co0"0

a00ocia"e) (i"h 0+ch %oc+%emen" me"ho)0 in "he ca0e o& "he come"i"i*e )ialo$+e

Con"%ac"in$ A+"ho%i"ie0 a%e allo(e) "o %o*i)e &o% "he %oce)+%e "o ,e con)+c"e) in

0+cce00i*e 0"a$e0 in o%)e% "o %e)+ce $%a)+all# on "he ,a0i0 o& %e*io+0l# in)ica"e) a(a%)

c%i"e%ia "he n+m,e% o& "he "en)e%0 "he# (ill $o on "o )i0c+00 o% ne$o"ia"e. Thi0 %e)+c"ion

0ho+l) in0o&a% a0 "he n+m,e% o& a%o%ia"e 0ol+"ion0 o% can)i)a"e0 allo(0 en0+%e "ha"

"he%e i0 $en+ine come"i"ion 4/eci"al 1 o& Di%ec"i*e 2::@18@EC5.

/e)+c"ion o& "he n+m,e% o& can)i)a"e0 0ho+l) ,e e%&o%me) on "he ,a0i0 o& o,ec"i*e

c%i"e%ia in)ica"e) in "he con"%ac" no"ice an) on con)i"ion "ha" "he n+m,e% o& 0+i"a,le

can)i)a"e0 i0 0+&&icien".

The0e o,ec"i*e c%i"e%ia )o no" nece00a%il# iml# "he alica"ion o& (ei$h"in$0. The%e&o%e

"he# )o no" %ecl+)e "hem. Con0e6+en"l# "he Con"%ac"in$ A+"ho%i"# ma# al0o +0e (ei$h"e)

c%i"e%ia.

The0e a%e +0+all# alie) (hen "he n+m,e% o& can)i)a"e0 &o% %e6+ali&ica"ion i0 la%$e an)

+on comle"ion o& 0+i"a,ili"# *e%i&ica"ion "he n+m,e% o& 0+i"a,le can)i)a"e0 e!cee)0 "he

n+m,e% &o%e0een in "he con"%ac" no"ice. In "hi0 ca0e "he Con"%ac"in$ A+"ho%i"# 0ho+l) mae a

0elec"ion ,a0e) on o,ec"i*e c%i"e%ia an) "o "hi0 en) i" +0e0 a ma%in$ 0cale "o %e)+ce "he

n+m,e% o& 0+i"a,le can)i)a"e0 ,a0e) on (ei$h"e) 6+ali"a"i*e 0elec"ion c%i"e%ia.

A0 %e$a%)0 "he c%i"e%ia conce%nin$ "he e%0onal 0i"+a"ion o& economic oe%a"o%0 "he incl+0ion

in "he "en)e% )oc+men"0 o& a $ene%al %e&e%ence "o "he co%%e0on)in$ ca0e0 +n)e% "he

Comm+ni"# an) "he na"ional le$i0la"ion i0 con0i)e%e) 0+&&icien" 4/eci"al : o& Di%ec"i*e

2::@18@EC (he%e %e&e%ence i0 ma)e "o A%"icle o& "he Di%ec"i*e on "he e%0onal 0i"+a"ion

o& "he can)i)a"e o% "en)e%e% an) A%"icle 1 o& La( 1245@2::3 %e0ec"i*el#5.


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,# "he Comm+ni"# Di%ec"i*e0 %o*i)in$ %o"ec"ion &o% i)ea0 no" 0+,ec" "o in"an$i,le %oe%"#

%i$h"0.

I" 0ho+l) ,e no"e) "ha" a 0imila% %o*i0ion alica,le "o "he con0+l"a"ion@ne$o"ia"ion0"a$e o& ne$o"ia"e %oce)+%e0 )oe0 no" e!i0" +n)e% "he Comm+ni"# Di%ec"i*e0.

Thi0 mean0 "ha" "he Con"%ac"in$ A+"ho%i"ie0 canno" al# "he %incile0 o& "he come"i"i*e

)ialo$+e in ca0e0 o& ne$o"ia"e) %oce)+%e (i"ho+" ha*in$ +0"i&ie) "ha" "he a%"ic+la% ca0e0

al0o 6+ali &o% "he alica"ion o& "he come"i"i*e )ialo$+e.

Thi0 i0 a%"ic+la%l# imo%"an" a0 i" allo(0 "he Con"%ac"in$ A+"ho%i"# "o con"in+e "he )ialo$+e

+n"il i" can i)en"i "he 0ol+"ion405 caa,le o& mee"in$ i"0 nee)0 (i"ho+" *iola"in$ "he

%incile0 o& "%an0a%enc# an) e6+al "%ea"men" o& "he economic oe%a"o%0 a%"icia"in$ in "he

)ialo$+e.

Thi0 %oce)+%e al0o "ae0 in"o acco+n" "he %o*i0ion0 o& "he &ollo(in$ a%a$%ah0.

0. G%4%& 4!+$'# '/ +" #4( ' !'#'($! ')%+'9 $# +"

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%oce)+%e "o ,e con)+c"e) in 0+cce00i*e 0"a$e0 in o%)e% "o %e)+ce &* ( ,a+!+ &9

a7ar "r!(r!ain)ica"e) in "he "en)e% )oc+men"0 "he n+m,e% o& 0ol+"ion0 "ha" "he# (ill $o

on & !+"#+ &r *(3&!a(. Thi0 %e)+c"ion 0ho+l) in0o&a% a0 "he n+m,e% o& a%o%ia"e

0ol+"ion0 o% can)i)a"e0 allo(0 en0+%e "ha" "he%e i0 $en+ine come"i"ion 4/eci"al 1 o&

Di%ec"i*e 2::@18@EC an) La( 1245@2::3 A%"icle '1 5.

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0+cce00i*e 0"a$e0 in o%)e% "o %e)+ce "he n+m,e% o& 0ol+"ion0 "o ,e e!amine) )+%in$ "he

)ialo$+e 0"a$e0 ,# al#in$ "he a(a%) c%i"e%ia al%ea)# in)ica"e) in "he "en)e% )oc+men"0.

/eco+%0e "o "hi0 o"ion i0 al0o in)ica"e) in "he "en)e% )oc+men"0.

The nee) &o% "hi0 a%i0e0 ,eca+0e o& "he &le!i,ili"# "ha" ma# ,e %e6+i%e) an) o& "he e!"%emel#

hi$h co0"0 a00ocia"e) (i"h "he %ea%a"ion o& "he "en)e%0 in "he ca0e o& "he come"i"i*e)ialo$+e.

I" i0 oin"e) o+" "ha" "he a,o*e o"ion i0 al0o a*aila,le "o Con"%ac"in$ A+"ho%i"ie0 in "he

ca0e o& "he ne$o"ia"e) %oce)+%e (i"h +,lica"ion o& "he con"%ac" no"ice %o*i)e) "ha" "he#

al# "he a(a%) c%i"e%ia al%ea)# in)ica"e) in "he "en)e% )oc+men"0.

I" al0o 0"%e00e) "ha" !this procedure must not be used in such a way as to restrict or distort

competition, particularly by altering any fundamental aspects of the tenders, or by imposing

substantial new re"uirements on the successful tenderer, or by involving any tenderer other

than the one selected as the most economically advantageous! 4/eci"al '1 o& Di%ec"i*e

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o% 0ol+"ion0 %e0en"e) an) 0eci&ie) )+%in$ "he )ialo$+e.

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"he %oec".

A" "he %e6+e0" o& "he Con"%ac"in$ A+"ho%i"# "he0e "en)e%0 ma# ,e cla%i&ie) 0eci&ie) an) &ineF

"+ne).

Ho(e*e% 0+ch cla%i&ica"ion 0eci&ica"ion &ineF"+nin$ o% a))i"ional in&o%ma"ion ma# no"

in*ol*e chan$e0 "o "he ,a0ic &ea"+%e0 o& "he "en)e% o% "he call &o% "en)e% *a%ia"ion0 in (hich

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The0e c%i"e%ia %ela"e "o "he 0coe o& "he a%"ic+la% +,lic con"%ac" an) a%e +0+all# (ei$h"e).

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"ha" "hi0 )oe0 no" ha*e "he e&&ec" o& mo)iin$ 0+,0"an"ial a0ec"0 o& "he "en)e% o% "he call &o%

"en)e% *a%ia"ion0 "o (hich ma# )i0"o%" come"i"ion o% ha*e a )i0c%imina"o%# e&&ec".

In ca0e0 o& )i0a$%eemen" (i"h "he In"e%im Con"%ac"o% "he Con"%ac"in$ A+"ho%i"# ma#

%ocee) "o ne$o"ia"ion0 (i"h "he 0econ) can)i)a"e on "he li0" (i"h "he "hi%) an) 0o on. Thi0

%o*i0ion m+0" ,e clea%l# 0"a"e) in "he "en)e% )oc+men"0.

Once "he con"%ac"+al )oc+men"0 a%e &inali0e) "he In"e%im Con"%ac"o% i0 in*i"e) "o 0i$n "he

con"%ac" a0 "he >Con"%ac"o%>.

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The ne$o"ia"e) %oce)+%e i0 alie) in a %e0"%ic"i*e 0en0e +n)e% 0eci&ic

ci%c+m0"ance0 (hich a%e e!ce"ional an) a%e %o*i)e) &o% ,# "he alica,le le$i0la"ion4a0 )e0c%i,e) in "he %e0ec"i*e a%a$%ah05.

The come"i"i*e )ialo$+e alie0 onl# in ca0e0 o& e!"%emel# comle! con"%ac"0.

The mo0" cha%ac"e%i0"ic e!amle o& "he )i&&e%ence0 in "he a,o*e i0 "he ca0e o& a %oec"

ini"iall# +" o+" "o "en)e% +0in$ an oen o% %e0"%ic"e) %oce)+%e o% "he come"i"i*e )ialo$+e in

%e0on0e "o (hich i%%e$+la% o% +nacce"a,le "en)e%0 (e%e 0+,mi""e). The Con"%ac"in$

A+"ho%i"# ma# ei"he% cancel "he "en)e% %oce)+%e o% %eea" i" +0in$ onl# "he ne$o"ia"e)

%oce)+%e.

/e$a%)in$ "he 0elec"ion c%i"e%ia "he0e a%e common in ,o"h %oce)+%e0.

/e$a%)in$ "he a(a%) c%i"e%ia

In "he ne$o"ia"e) %oce)+%e "he c%i"e%ion +0e) "o a(a%) "he +,lic con"%ac" i0 ei"he% "he

mo0" economicall# a)*an"a$eo+0 "en)e% o% e!cl+0i*el# "he lo(e0" %ice.

In "he come"i"i*e )ialo$+e "he c%i"e%ion +0e) "o a(a%) "he +,lic con"%ac" i0 0olel# "he

mo0" economicall# a)*an"a$eo+0 "en)e%.

Coma%e) "o "he ne$o"ia"e) %oce)+%e0 an) e0eciall# "ho0e (i"ho+" +,lica"ion o& a

con"%ac" no"ice "he come"i"i*e )ialo$+e i0 mo%e %i$o%o+0l# 0"%+c"+%e) an) mo%e 0"%ic"l#

%e$+la"e) ,# "he Comm+ni"# Di%ec"i*e0 an) "he na"ional "%an0o0i"ion la(. In "he ne$o"ia"e)

%oce)+%e0 "he Con"%ac"in$ A+"ho%i"ie0 eno# $%ea"e% &%ee)om o& mo*emen" a0 "he%e "he%ele*an" le$i0la"ion )oe0 no" %o*i)e &o% 0eci&ic %+le0 $o*e%nin$ "he0e %oce)+%e0B ho(e*e%

"he# m+0" al(a#0 a)he%e "o "he %incile0 o& "he EU T%ea"# (hich al# "o all +,lic

%oc+%emen" %oce)+%e0.

The Ta,le ,elo( 0+mma%i0e0 "he e# &ea"+%e0 o& "he come"i"i*e )ialo$+e an) o& "he

ne$o"ia"e) %oce)+%e (i"h +,lica"ion o& a con"%ac" no"ice.

Ta,$( 1: =(% 9(a#r(+ &9 ( "&'p(!!( !a$&3#( a* ( *(3&!a( pr&"(#r(

N(3&!a( pr&"(#r(7! p#,$!"a!&* &9 a "&*ra" *&!"(

C&'p(!!( !a$&3#(

U0e) in ca0e0 (he%e

I%%e$+la% o% +nacce"a,le "en)e%0 a%e

0+,mi""e) in %e0on0e "o an oen o%%e0"%ic"e) %oce)+%e.

P%io% o*e%all %icin$ i0 no" o00i,le.

The 0eci&ica"ion0 &o% 0e%*ice0 a%e no"

e0"a,li0he) (i"h 0+&&icien" %eci0ion.

Wo%0 a%e e%&o%me) &o% "he +%o0e o&

%e0ea%ch "e0"in$ o% o"imi0a"ion.

U0e) in "he ca0e o& e!"%emel# comle!con"%ac"0 (hen "he Con"%ac"in$ A+"ho%i"# i0o,ec"i*el# +na,le "o )e&ine "he "echnicalmean0 an) "he le$al@&inancial maeF+ o& "he%oec".

In*i"a"ion o& %e6+e0"0 "o a%"icia"e

P%e6+ali&ica"ion

In*i"a"ion "o "en)e%

Selec"ion o& 0+i"a,le can)i)a"e0

Dialo$+e (i"h "he economic oe%a"o%0

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A(a%) o& con"%ac"

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S+,mi00ion o& "en)e%0

A(a%) "o "he "en)e%e% ha*in$ 0+,mi""e)

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