2.

For service contracts, the tender file must contain the following documents: instructions to tenderers, which must include: the type of contract; the award criteria and their weightings; the possibility of interviews and the timetable for them; whether variants are permitted; the proportion of sub-contracting which may be authorised; the maximum budget available for the contract; the currency of tenders; shortlist of candidates selected (mentioning the ban on association); general conditions for service contracts; specific conditions which amplify, supplement or derogate from the general conditions; terms of reference indicating the planned timetable for the project and dates from which it is planned that the principal experts must be available; price schedule (for completion by the tenderer); tender form; contract form; if applicable, bank (or similar) guarantee forms for the payment of pre-financing. Point (h) of the first subparagraph shall not apply to cases where, due to exceptional and duly justified circumstances, the model contract cannot be used.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-04 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.