Sign preparation report The tender preparation report * produced in the "Consolidate tender documents" needs to be signed by the Economic Operator representative, to certify that the content to be sent to the Contracting Authority is complete. The report can be signed in 2 ways with: 1) (sign by hand and scan the signed document) or Blue-ink signature 2) through an electronic signature Electronic signature, The following subsections show how to do both actions. * For the explanation of the tender report layout see Annex A. Understand the tender preparation for details report Blue-ink signature In order to apply a blue-ink signature to the preparation report, you need to execute the following actions: 1) Print the preparation report 2) Manually sign the printed report 3) Scan the signed report so you can add it to the tender as explained in the section 6.2.3 Attach the signed preparation report Electronic signature If you prefer to sign the preparation report electronically, you need the following : A card reader A smart card with a qualified certificate SSCD (e.g. a Belgian e-ID) Ad-hoc software to use your card (e.g. e-ID viewer from the Belgian government) e-Submission provides a tool to e-Sign tenders in accordance with the Directive 1999/93/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. However, you can use a third-party tool to e-Sign the tender as long as is it makes use of a qualified electronic certificate referred to in the Trusted List provided for in the Commission Decision 2009/767/EC2. If you choose to use the tool provided in e-Submission, you need to follow the next 1) Click on "Sign Electronically the Preparation Report", the application will open a window in your browser to allow you to sign the document 2) On the web application you need to execute the following: Choose the option if you have a card reader driver compatible with this PKCS#11: standard. See your card reader specifications.
Sign preparation report The tender preparation report * produced in the "Consolidate tender documents" needs to be signed by the Economic Operator representative, to certify that the content to be sent to the Contracting Authority is complete. The report can be signed in 2 ways with: 1) Blue-ink signature (sign by hand and scan the signed document) or 2) Electronic signature, through an electronic signature The following subsections show how to do both actions. * For the explanation of the tender report layout see Annex A. Understand the tender preparation report for details Blue-ink signature In order to apply a blue-ink signature to the preparation report, you need to execute the following actions: 1) Print the preparation report 2) Manually sign the printed report 3) Scan the signed report so you can add it to the tender as explained in the section 6.2.3 Attach the signed preparation report Electronic signature If you prefer to sign the preparation report electronically, you need the following : A card reader A smart card with a qualified certificate SSCD (e.g. a Belgian e-ID) Ad-hoc software to use your card (e.g. e-ID viewer from the Belgian government) e-Submission provides a tool to e-Sign tenders in accordance with the Directive 1999/93/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. However, you can use a third-party tool to e-Sign the tender as long as is it makes use of a qualified electronic certificate referred to in the Trusted List provided for in the Commission Decision 2009/767/EC2. If you choose to use the tool provided in e-Submission, you need to follow the next 1) Click on "Sign Electronically the Preparation Report", the application will open a window in your browser to allow you to sign the document 2) On the web application you need to execute the following: PKCS#11: Choose the option if you have a card reader driver compatible with this standard. See your card reader specifications.
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