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## 3.3 Award 

## 3.3.1 Technical tender 

The technical tender must cover all aspects and tasks required in the technical specifications and provide all the information needed to apply the award criteria (see section 3.3.2 Award criteria). Tenders deviating from the requirements or not covering all requirements may be rejected on the basis of non-compliance with the tender specifications and will not be evaluated. 

In particular, the technical tender should include: 

• A description of the approach proposed and the proposed scientific/technical methods to be applied; means to be used to meet the objectives of the terms of reference and assessment of the main issues, limitations, risks of the analyses to be carried out as well as the proposed mitigation measures; 

• Details on the allocation of time and human resources and the rationale behind the choice of this allocation. It should also include a description of the involvement of the proposed key experts (roles and responsibilities) to execute the planned activities. 

## 3.3.2 Award criteria for Lot 1, 2 and 3 

The contract will be awarded based on the most economically advantageous tender, according to the 'best price-quality ratio' award method. The quality of the tender will be evaluated based on the following criteria. The maximum total quality score is 100 points. 

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