## B3 LOT 1- Scientific Expert, Virology 

The tenderer must include minimum one profile: 

• With a university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in the related field of microbiology, biology, public health, epidemiology, biochemistry, medicine or equivalent 

• With a minimum work experience of 5 years in virology, 3 of which with international projects 

• With minimum C1 level language proficiency in the Common European Framework for Reference for Languages 19  in English 

• The expert must not have any scientific conflict of interest. 

Evidence : CV, a language certificate or past experience in English such as working in an English-speaking environment, appropriate level of studies or English as mother tongue or other official proof and annual declaration of interest (see section 4. Annexes) 

## B4 LOT 1- Scientific Expert, data collection / bioinformatics 

The candidate must include minimum two profiles: 

• With a university degree (bachelor’s degree or equivalent) in the related field of biology, epidemiology, statistics, data management, bioinformatics 

• Proven experience of 5 years in data collection, analysis and quality checks 

• The expert must not have any scientific conflict of interest. 

• With minimum C1 level language proficiency in the Common European Framework for Reference for Languages 20  in English 

Evidence : CV, a language certificate or past experience in English such as working in an English-speaking environment, appropriate level of studies or English as mother tongue or other official proof and annual declaration of interest (see section 4. Annexes) 

The objective of this section is to ensure that the tenderer is technically capable to perform the contract. 

This involves two aspects: the capacity of the economic operators (A) and the capacity of the team available to deliver the service (B). 

## 3.2.5 LOT 2: Technical and professional capacity criteria 

Project references consist in a list of relevant services provided in the past number of years indicated in the criterion, with the sums, dates and clients, public or private. 

## A. Criteria relating to tenderers 

Tenderers (in case of a joint tender the combined capacity of all members of the group and identified subcontractors) must comply with the criteria listed below. 

- Criterion A1 LOT 2 : Experience in the field of vaccine effectiveness and/or hospital-based surveillance studies, with experience in data collection, statistical analyses, molecular virology and drafting reports. A minimum of two publications on vaccine effectiveness studies in the last five years and at least publication from a study carried out in a healthcare setting. 

