Regulation 106. Time limit for receipt of requests

(1) The minimum time limit for receipt of requests to participate shall be thirty days from the publication of the call for competition. Only those economic operators invited by the contracting entity following the assessment of the information provided may participate in the procedure. Contracting entities may limit the number of suitable candidates to be invited to participate in the procedure in accordance with regulation 165(2). The contracts shall be awarded on the sole basis of the award criterion of the best price-quality ratio in accordance with regulation 170(2) and (3).

(2) Where the estimated value of the innovation partnership meets or exceeds the values established under Schedule 5 the time limit established in sub-regulation (1) shall start to run from the date when the contract notice is sent to the Publication Office of the European Union.