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interests, it may conclude that the tenderer or an involved entity does not possess the required professional capacity to perform the contract to an appropriate quality standard. 

The presence of conflicting interests shall be examined during the evaluation phase based on the statements made through the Declarations on Honour and, where applicable, the commitment letters ( Annex 5.1 and Annex 5.2) . 

## 3.3. Compliance with the minimum requirements of the Tender specifications 

By submitting a tender a tenderer commits to perform the contract in full compliance with the terms and conditions of the procurement documents for this call for tender. Particular attention is drawn to the minimum requirements specified in Section 1.4 of these specifications  and to the fact that tenders must comply with applicable data protection, environmental, social and labour law obligations established by Union law, national legislation, collective agreements or the international environmental, social and labour conventions listed in Annex X to Directive 2014/24/EU and applicable data protection regulations. 

The minimum requirements shall be observed throughout the entire duration of the contract. Compliance with these requirements is mandatory and cannot be subject to any assumptions, limitations, conditions, or reservations on the part of a tenderer. 

  Tenders that are not compliant with the applicable minimum requirements shall be rejected. 

## 3.4. Award criteria 

The objective of the award criteria is to evaluate the tenders with a view to choosing the most economically advantageous tender. 

Tenders will be evaluated on the basis of the following award criteria and their weighting: 

1. Price [Cost] - 40 points 

The price considered for evaluation will be the total price of the tender, covering all the requirements set out in the Tender Specifications. 

The price criterion (P) is evaluated as follows: the offers are ranked according to the following formula: 

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where: P = Classification of the evaluated offer (points to be awarded); Pmin = Minimum price offered among all tenders; Po = Price of the evaluated offer; 40 = Maximum points to be awarded 

2. Quality – 60 points 

The quality of the tender will be evaluated based on the following criteria: 

