## Europol Public Information 

perform the Framework Contract and/or the Specific Contract  or Purchase Order ; 

Purchase Order: a simplified form of Specific Contract  by which Europol may order goods and/or services under the Framework Contract ; 

Request for Offer: a document issued by Europol requesting the Contractor  (or several contractors in multiple framework contracts) to provide a specific offer for goods and/or services for which the terms are not entirely defined in the Framework Contract and/or in the Contractor’s Tender ; 

Specific Contract: a contract signed by both parties, under the terms and conditions of the Framework Contract , specifying particular details of purchases; 

Substantial error: Contractor’s infringement of a contract provision resulting from an act or omission, which causes or might cause a loss to the European Union’s budget; 

Timesheet: a document confirming attendance and the number of Working Days/working hours performed by the Contractor’s Personnel , together with an explanation of the work performed with sufficient detail to permit Europol to undertake verification and dedication of the work and a sample may be attached as Annex to this Framework Contract and/or Specific Contract  or Purchase Order ; 

Working Day(s) : calendar day(s), with the exception of weekends and public holidays recognised as such by Europol, on which the agreed work will be carried out. A Working Day  consists of 8 hours of work performed between 7:00 and 19:00 excluding travel to and from Europol and excluding breaks. Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1182/71 of the Council of 3 June 1971, OJ EC L124/1 will be applied to all periods, dates and time limits in this Framework Contract . 

In addition to the General Definitions used in this Article, Special Definitions may be defined at Article I-1 (“Special definitions”). 

2. Europol is not bound by any Contractor’s (including any sub-contractor’s) terms specified in various documents contained in the Contractor’s Tender at Annex II, such as but not limited to general terms and conditions, agreements, schedules, order forms etc., unless explicitly mentioned in the Special Conditions of this Framework Contract . Where Contractor’s terms are attached to a Specific Contract  and/or a Purchase Order  and where such are not compatible with the Framework Contract , the terms shall be deemed as not applicable. 

## General Performance of the Framework Contract 

## Article II-2 

1. Signature of the Framework Contract  does not guarantee any actual purchase. Europol is bound only by Specific Contracts  or Purchase Orders  signed by both parties and implementing the Framework Contract . 

