## 3.4 Award phase 

Tenderers will be notified of the outcome of this procurement procedure by e-mail. The notification will be sent to the e-mail address provided in the e-Submission application for the tenderer (group leader in case of a joint tender) under the section Contact Info  (and in the annex “Authorised Signatory Form”)$^{9}$. The same e-mail address will be used by ECDC for all other communications with the tenderer. It is the tenderer’s responsibility to provide a valid e-mail address and to check it regularly. 

## 4. Data protection 

If processing a tender involves the recording and processing of personal data (such as name, address and CV), this data will be processed pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/ECText with EEA relevance. Unless indicated otherwise, any personal data will be processed solely for evaluation purposes under the call for tender by ECDC. Details concerning the processing of your personal data are available on the privacy statement at: http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/aboutus/calls/Pages/procurementsandgrants.aspx 

The tenderer's personal data may be registered in the Early Detection and Exclusion System (EDES) if the tenderer is in one of the situations mentioned in Article 136 of the Financial Regulation$^{10}$. For more information, see the privacy statement: http://ec.europa.eu/budget/explained/management/protecting/protect_en.cfm 

## 5. Means of redress 

Tenderers may submit any observations concerning the procurement procedure to ECDC using the contact details under Heading I.1 of the contract notice. If tenderers believe that there is maladministration, they may lodge a complaint to the European Ombudsman within two years of the date from which they become aware of the facts which form the basis for the complaint (see https://www.ombudsman.europa.eu). 

Within two months of notification of the outcome of the procedure (award decision), tenderers may launch an action for its annulment. Any request tenderers may make and any reply from ECDC, or any complaint for maladministration, will have neither the purpose nor the effect of suspending the time-limit for launching an action for annulment nor open a new period for launching an action for annulment. The body responsible for hearing annulment procedures is indicated under Heading VI.4.1 of the contract notice. 

X Andrea Ammon 

Signed by: Andrea Ammon 

Andrea Ammon Director 

20/04/2021 

