sent by e-Submission or the Tendering Report. This serves as proof that the tenderers submitted a tender. Outcome of the opening may also be requested via e-mail after the opening session. 

7. Submission of a tender implies acceptance of all the terms and conditions set out in the procurement documents and, where appropriate, the waiver of the tenderer's own general or specific terms and conditions. These requirements are binding on the tenderer to whom the contract is awarded for the duration of the contract. 

8. All costs incurred during the preparation and submissions of tenders are to be borne by the tenderers and will not be reimbursed. 

9. The Tender Specifications, listing all the documents that must be produced in order to tender, including supporting evidence of economic, financial, technical and professional capacity and the draft contract are available under the dedicated section of the procurement procedure on the TED e-Tendering website at http://simap.ted.europa.eu/. 

10. Contact between EMSA and the tenderers is prohibited throughout the procedure, save in exceptional circumstances and under the following conditions only: 

## A. Before the final date for submission of tenders: 

(i) At the request of the tenderer, EMSA may provide additional information solely for the purpose of clarifying the procurement documents. 

Any requests for additional information must be made in writing only through the TED e- Tendering website in the "Questions & answers" tab of the respective call for tenders, by clicking "Create a question" (registration on TED e-Tendering is required to be able to create and submit a question). 

EMSA is not bound to reply to requests for additional information made less than six working days before the deadline for submission of tenders. 

(ii) EMSA may, on its own initiative, inform interested parties of any error, inaccuracy, omission or any other clerical error in the procurement documents. 

(iii) Any additional information, including that referred to above, will be published on the dedicated section of the procurement procedure on the TED e-Tendering website at http://simap.ted.europa.eu/. The respective section on the website will be updated regularly and it is the tenderers’ responsibility to check for updates and modifications during the tendering period. 

## B. After the opening of tenders: 

(i) If clarification is required or if obvious clerical errors in the tender need to be corrected, EMSA may contact the tenderer provided the terms of the tender are not modified as a result. 

11. Public Procurement rules applying to calls for tender launched by EMSA are contained in the EMSA Financial Regulation available under the Financial Regulations section on EMSA’s website (www.emsa.europa.eu). 

12. This invitation to tender is in no way binding on EMSA. EMSA’s contractual obligation commences only upon signature of the contract with the successful tenderer. 

