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/EC. Unless indicated otherwise, any personal data will be processed solely for evaluation purposes under the call for tender by Head of Delegation to Barbados the Eastern Caribbean States, the OECS and CARICOM/CARIFORUM. Details concerning the processing of personal data are available in the privacy statement at: https://eeas.europa.eu/sites/eeas/files/procurement_- _privacy_statement.pdf. 

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$^{7}$. 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 the contracting authority 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 the contracting authority, 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. 

Yours faithfully, 

Daniela Tramacere 

Annexes to the invitation to tender: 

˗ Annex I – Tender specifications and annexes 

˗ Annex II – Draft contract and annexes 

˗ Request to participate form 

˗ Declaration(s) on honour on exclusion criteria and selection criteria 

