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The times (HH:MM) specified in the above table shall be understood as local time in The Hague. 

## 2.2. Submitting the tender 

Tenders must be submitted exclusively via the electronic submission system (eSubmission) available from the eTendering link specified in Section 1.3 above  4  and accessible on the Funding and Tenders Opportunities portal (F&T portal) 5 , Tenders submitted in any other way (e.g. e-mail or by letter) will be disregarded. 

In order to submit a tender using eSubmission, economic operators (each member of the group in the case of a joint tender) will need to register in the European Commission's Participant Register 

https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/home - an online register of organisations participating in EU calls for tenders or proposals. On registering each organisation obtains a Participant Identification Code (PIC, 9-digit number) which acts as its unique identifier in the above register. Instructions on how to create a PIC can be found on this page (https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/fpfis/wikis/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=308979301) 6 . Economic operators already registered in the Participant Register shall reuse their existing PICs when preparing tenders in e-Submission. 

The time-limit for receipt of tenders is indicated under Section 2.1 above where local time shall be understood as local time at Europol's location (The Hague, The Netherlands). 

