S.L. 601.07 · Part II · Rules on Contracts
Regulation 48. Contract award criteria
Section 3 Award of the contract
(1) The criteria on which the contracting authorities or entities shall base the award of contracts shall be either:
(a) when the award is made to the most economically advantageous tender from the point of view of the contracting authority or entity, various criteria linked to the subject-matter of the contract in question: for example, quality, price, technical merit, functional characteristics, environmental characteristics, running costs, lifecycle costs, cost-effectiveness, after-sales service and technical assistance, delivery date and delivery period or period of completion, security of supply, interoperability and operational characteristics; or
(b) the lowest price only.
(2) The contracting authority or entity shall specify in the contract documentation (contract notices, contract documents, descriptive documents or supporting documents) the relative weighting which it gives to each of the criteria chosen to determine the most economically advantageous tender.
(3) The weightings can be expressed by providing for a range with an appropriate maximum spread.
(4) Where, in the opinion of the contracting authority or entity, weighting is not possible for demonstrable reasons, the contracting authority or entity shall indicate in the contract documentation (contract notices, contract documents, descriptive documents or supporting documents) the criteria in descending order of importance.
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