as wholesaler by buying, stocking and reselling supplies and services to other contracting authorities;
as intermediary by awarding framework contracts or operating dynamic purchasing systems that may be used by other contracting authorities as announced in the initial notice.
Where the total value of all the lots is equal to or greater than the thresholds referred to in Article 175(1), Article 163(1) and Articles 164 and 165 shall apply to each of the lots.
This estimate shall be made at the latest when the contracting authority launches the procurement procedure.
For innovation partnerships, the value to be taken into account shall be the maximum estimated value of the research and development activities to take place during all stages of the envisaged partnership as well as of the works, supplies or services to be purchased at the end of the envisaged partnership.
Where the contracting authority provides for payments to candidates or tenderers it shall take them into account when calculating the estimated value of the contract.
in the case of insurance services, the premium payable and other forms of remuneration;
in the case of banking or financial services, the fees, commissions, interest and other types of remuneration;
in the case of design contracts, the fees, commissions payable and other forms of remuneration.
in the case of fixed-term contracts:
where their duration is 48 months or less in the case of services or 12 months or less in the case of supplies, the total contract value for their duration;
where their duration is more than 12 months in the case of supplies, the total value including the estimated residual value;
in the case of contracts without a fixed term or, in the case of services, for a duration exceeding 48 months, the monthly value multiplied by 48.
the total actual value of successive contracts of the same type awarded during the preceding 12 months or the preceding financial year, adjusted, where possible, to take account of the changes in quantity or value which would occur in the course of the 12 months following the initial contract;
the total estimated value of successive contracts of the same type to be awarded during the financial year.
The value shall be calculated using an objective method specified in the procurement documents, taking into account in particular:
the revenue from the payment of fees and fines by the users of the works or services other than those collected on behalf of the contracting authority;
the value of grants or any other financial advantages from third parties for the performance of the concession;
the revenue from sales of any assets which are part of the concession;
the value of all the supplies and services that are made available to the concessionaire by the contracting authority provided that they are necessary for executing the works or services;
the payments to candidates or tenderers.
the day after the simultaneous dispatch of the notifications to successful and unsuccessful tenderers by electronic means;
where the contract or framework contract is awarded pursuant to point (b) of the second subparagraph of point 11.1, the day after the award notice referred to in point 2.4 has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
If necessary, the contracting authority may suspend the signature of the contract for additional examination if this is justified by the requests or comments made by unsuccessful or aggrieved candidates or tenderers or by any other relevant information received during the period set out in Article 175(3). In the case of suspension all the candidates or tenderers shall be informed within three working days following the suspension decision.
Where the contract or framework contract cannot be signed with the successful envisaged tenderer, the contracting authority may award it to the following best tenderer.
any procedure where only one tender has been submitted;
specific contracts based on a framework contract;
dynamic purchasing systems;
negotiated procedure without prior publications referred to in point 11 except for contracts awarded in accordance with point (b) of the second subparagraph of point 11.1.