## Europol Public Information 

The role and tasks of each entity involved in a request to participate/ tender (e.g. single tenderer/ candidate, member of a group or Group Leader, subcontractor) must be specified in the request to participate/ tender. This applies also where the involved entities belong to the same economic group. 

## 3.2. Groups of economic operators 

Groups of economic operators are authorised to submit requests to participate/tenders (joint requests to participate/joint tenders). The group as a whole is considered a candidate/ tenderer. Each member of the group shall accept the terms and conditions set out in the procurement documents. 

The members of the group shall designate one member as Group Leader with full authority to bind the group and each of its members. The Group Leader shall act as a single point of contact with Europol in connection with the present procurement procedure. 

Europol may not demand that groups of economic operators must have a given legal form in order to be allowed to submit a request to participate/tender. However, the group selected may be required to adopt a given legal form after it has been awarded the contract and before the contract is signed, if this change is necessary to the proper performance of the contract. 

The group of economic operators can take the form of: 

• an entity with legal personality recognised by a Member State; or 

• an entity without legal personality but offering sufficient protection of Europol’s contractual interests, for instance a temporary grouping of service providers or a joint venture. 

If the partners of the group have already set up a consortium or similar entity to that end, they should state this in their request to participate/ tender, together with any other relevant information and connected documentation. 

Any change in the composition of the group during the procurement procedure may lead to the rejection 9  of the corresponding request to participate/tender. Any change in the composition of the group after the signature of the contract may lead to the termination of the contract. 

## 3.2.1. Documentation and information to be provided by groups of economic operators 

In the relevant section of the request to participate/tender the role and tasks of each member of the group will be clearly identified. 

In general, each member of the group must provide the same administrative documentation as the Group Leader. 

The documentation that must be provided is indicated in the Invitation. 

