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<strong>ESA</strong>/REG/001, rev.2<br />

Annex III,rev.1<br />

Page 36<br />

Chapter 4: Receipt and opening of tenders<br />

Pursuant to Article 34 of the Procurement Regulations, all tenders received shall be<br />

opened by a Tender Opening Board (TOB) after the closing date and time established<br />

for the ITT.<br />

4.1 Principles governing the proceedings of the TOB<br />

The procedures regulating the receipt and opening of tenders are primarily established<br />

at ensuring that no distortion of competition or unfair advantage to a particular<br />

Tenderer occurs, and that all Tenderers have complied with both the general and special<br />

conditions of tender required in the ITT.<br />

4.2 The Tender Opening Board (TOB)<br />

4.2.1 The TOB shall consist of the Joint Secretaries of the TEB. The Contract officer<br />

shall act as Chairperson of the TOB.<br />

4.2.2 For some tender actions identified in specific implementing instructions, the TOB<br />

may consist of the Contract officer and the local Contract planning officer (CPO), the<br />

latter acting as Chairperson of the TOB.<br />

4.2.3 Where the Technical officer is in an establishment different from that of the<br />

Contracts officer or where the Technical officer is exceptionally absent, he may request<br />

to be replaced by another Contracts officer or the local Contract planning officer<br />

(CPO).<br />

4.2.4 In the framework of international agreements entered into by the Agency with<br />

public bodies (including International Organisations) - or in the case of collaborative<br />

programmes - and when expressly foreseen in the programme legal instruments, the<br />

TOB may be supplemented by representatives of the public body. The latter shall be<br />

subject to the same obligations concerning in-confidence and non-interest as those<br />

applicable to TEB members.<br />

4.3 Duties of the Tender Opening Board<br />

4.3.1 Meeting.<br />

The TOB shall convene as soon as possible after the closing date and time stipulated in<br />

the ITT.<br />

4.3.2 Opening Conditions.<br />

No opening may take place in the absence of a staff member of the Procurement<br />

Department.<br />

Prior to the opening of the tenders, the TOB shall verify that the dispatch conditions<br />

have been met.

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