The Contracting authority may negotiate with tenderers the technical tenders they have submitted, in order to adapt them to the procurement documents. See point 3. 

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

## 3.4. Step 2: 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: 

1. Price (100%) 

The price considered for evaluation will be the total price of the tender (as per cell G24 from Annex 7), covering all the requirements set out in the tender specifications. 

Stage 1a has a maximum budget of €280.000. Final offers (after negotiation) above this amount for stage 1a - Equipment Engineering, Manufacture, Factory acceptance test (FAT) may be rejected . 

## 3.5. Award (ranking of tenders) 

Tenders shall be ranked in ascending order of the total price considered for evaluation, with the lowest price tender being ranked first. 

