The relevant information can be included in one single report or more reports according to the specific data contained e.g. financial data, ownership structure, subsidiaries report, etc. Reports should be available for downloading, saving and printing. 

However, whenever available, the access to original documents filed by the companies shall be made accessible to the Agency. 

The Contractor shall produce a monthly report, detailing the number of reports produced/companies consulted by the Agency during the month. 

## 1.5. Place of performance: where will the contract be performed? 

The services will be performed at the contractor's premises. 

The database which provides the business data must be accessible to the Agency’s staff from any EU country. 

In accordance with art. 58 of the Council Directive 2006/112/EC, the place of supply for the electronic services is Finland (namely the place where the Agency has its seat ). 

## 1.6. Nature of the contract: how will the contract be implemented? 

The procedure will result in the conclusion of a direct contract. 

In direct contracts all the terms governing the provision of the services, supplies or works are defined at the outset. Once signed, they can be implemented directly without any further contract procedures. 

  Tenderers need to take full account of the provisions of the Draft contract as the latter will define and govern the contractual relationship(s) to be established between the Contracting authority  and the successful tenderer(s). Special attention is to be paid to the provisions specifying the rights and obligations of the contractor, in particular those on payments, intellectual property rights , performance of the contract, confidentiality, and checks and audits. 

## 1.7. Volume and value of the contract: how much do we plan to buy? 

The maximum price for the total duration of this contract is indicated under Heading II.1.5 of the contract notice. Any tender exceeding the above-mentioned price may be rejected. 

Within three years following the signature of the contract(s) resulting from the current call for tenders, the Contracting authority  may use the negotiated procedure under point 11.1.e of Annex 1 to Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union 2 to procure new services from the contractor(s) up to a maximum of 50 % of the initial contract value. These services will consist in the repetition of similar services entrusted to the contractor(s) and will be awarded under the following conditions: increase of the Agency’s or outsourced SME verification activities. 

