The FWC is implemented via reopening of competition as follows: the contracting authority orders services by sending a request for offer by electronic means to all contractors. 

The request of offer shall indicate the elements defined for each type of specific contract in Annex I (Section 6 of the “Technical Specifications”). The specific contract may precise the terms of the Framework Contract or modify them insubstantially. 

The contractors are requested to inform the contracting authority within 5 [five] working days from the request for offer whether they consider submitting an offer in the reopening competition. 

The contractors shall deliver their offers to the contracting authority within the time limit indicated in the request for offer,  by electronic means. The technical offer must meet the requirements of the request for services and the financial offer must be based on the unit prices agreed in the FWC or on lower prices. 

The contracting authority shall evaluate the offers and select the most economically advantageous one on the basis of the award criteria set out in Annex I (section 3.7 of the Tender Specifications) When doing so, the contracting authority shall take into account any conflicting interests, which may negatively affect the performance of the specific contract , as provided for in Article II.7. The contracting authority will award and send the specific contract to the successful contractor for its signature in paper format and/or by electronic means. 

The contractor must send back to the contracting authority the specific contract duly signed and dated in paper format and/or by electronic means within 2 [two] working days of receipt. 

If the contractor repeatedly refuses to sign the specific contracts or repeatedly fails to send them back on time, the contractor may be considered in breach of its obligations under this FWC as set out in Article II.18.1 (c). 

[Lot 2] The FWC shall be implemented through specific contracts, either on a fixed price, quoted time and means or a time and means basis, as described in Annex I. 

The FWC is implemented in cascade  as follows: the contracting authority orders services by sending a request for offer , by electronic means ,  to the contractor who is ranked first in the cascade. The request shall indicate the elements defined for each type of specific contract in Annex I (section 6 of the “Technical Specifications”). 

Within a maximum of 5 [five] working days of a request for offer being sent by the contracting authority to the contractor, the contracting authority shall receive by electronic means the completed offer back, duly signed and dated. 

The contracting authority orders services by sending the contractor a specific contract in paper format and/or by electronic means. The contractor must send back to the contracting authority the specific contract duly signed and dated in paper format and/or by electronic means within 2 [two] working days of receipt. 

If the contractor does not accept the order, fails to observe the deadline for submission of the offer, or if the offer is not accepted by the contracting authority, or if the contractor is in a situation of conflicting interests that may negatively affect the performance of the specific contract , as provided for in Article II.7, the contracting authority may place the order with the next contractor on the cascade. 

