Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

1. The invitation to submit a tender or to participate in the dialogue provided for under Article 54 must contain at least:

(a)

a reference to the call for competition published;

(b)

the deadline for the receipt of the tenders, the address to which the tenders must be sent and the language or languages in which the tenders must be drawn up;

(c)

in the case of competitive dialogue the date and the address set for the start of consultation and the language or languages used;

(d)

a reference to any possible adjoining documents to be submitted, either in support of verifiable declarations by the tenderer in accordance with Articles 59 and 60 and, where appropriate, Article 62 or to supplement the information referred to in those Articles, and under the conditions laid down in Articles 59, 60 and 62;

(e)

the relative weighting of criteria for the award of the contract or, where appropriate, the descending order of importance for such criteria, where they are not given in the contract notice, in the invitation to confirm interest, in the technical specifications or the descriptive document.

However, in the case of contracts awarded through a competitive dialogue or an innovation partnership, the information referred to in point (b) shall not appear in the invitation to participate in the dialogue or to negotiate but it shall appear in the invitation to submit a tender.