Article 2U.K.

1.The period during which tenders may be submitted in response to the first partial invitation to tender shall end on 7 December 2011 at 12 noon, Brussels time.

[F12. The periods during which tenders may be submitted in response to the second and subsequent partial invitations shall begin on the first working day following the end of the preceding period. They shall end at 12 noon, Brussels time, on 2 May 2012 , 23 May 2012 and 6 June 2012 .]

3.The Commission may suspend the submission of tenders for one or several partial invitations to tender.