PART ONECOMMON PROVISIONS
F1TITLE V PUBLIC PROCUREMENT AND CONCESSIONS
CHAPTER 1 General provisions
F1Article 155aElectronic catalogues(Article 111(7) of the Financial Regulation)
1.
Where the use of electronic means of communication is required, the contracting authority may require tenders to be presented in the format of an electronic catalogue or to include an electronic catalogue.
2.
Where the presentation of tenders in the form of electronic catalogues is accepted or required, the contracting authority shall:
(a)
state so in the contract notice;
(b)
indicate in the procurement documents all the necessary information concerning the format, the electronic equipment used and the technical connection arrangements and specifications for the catalogue.
3.
Where a multiple framework contract has been concluded following the submission of tenders in the form of electronic catalogues, the contracting authority may provide that the reopening of competition for specific contracts takes place on the basis of updated catalogues by using one of the following methods:
(a)
the contracting authority invites contractors to resubmit their electronic catalogues, adapted to the requirements of the specific contract in question;
(b)
the contracting authority notifies contractors that it intends to collect from the electronic catalogues which have already been submitted the information needed to constitute tenders adapted to the requirements of the specific contract in question, provided that the use of that method has been announced in the procurement documents for the framework contract.
4.
When using the method under point (b) of paragraph 3, the contracting authority shall notify contractors of the date and time at which they intend to collect the information needed to constitute tenders adapted to the requirements of the specific contract in question and shall give contractors the possibility to refuse such collection of information.
The contracting authority shall allow for an adequate period between the notification and the actual collection of information.
Before awarding the specific contract, the contracting authority shall present the collected information to the contractor concerned so as to give it the opportunity to contest or confirm that the tender thus constituted does not contain any material errors.