# F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice **Quick links:** [PDF form](https://simap.ted.europa.eu/documents/10184/99173/EN_F15.pdf) | [sample XML](https://github.com/open-contracting/european-union-support/blob/main/output/samples/F15_2014.xml) ## Release model [Create an OCDS release](../operations.md#create-a-release) and: 1. Add 'award' and 'contract' to `tag`. 1. Set `tender.status` to 'complete'. ## What's new If you have already implemented all *other* forms, this notice adds no new concepts, but inserts one of `DIRECTIVE_2014_23_EU`, `DIRECTIVE_2014_24_EU`, `DIRECTIVE_2014_25_EU` or `DIRECTIVE_2009_81_EC` into some of the XML paths. ## Other notes The PDF form has radio buttons for the legal basis, which correspond to a single unlabeled XML element (`/LEGAL_BASIS`). ## Preamble
Index Label and XPath OCDS guidance

Unlabeled
/@LG

Lowercase, and map to language

Unlabeled
/@CATEGORY

Discard. TED translates at form-level. OCDS translates at field-level.

Unlabeled
/LEGAL_BASIS

Set tender.legalBasis.scheme to ‘CELEX’, and map to tender.legalBasis.id

Unlabeled
/LEGAL_BASIS_OTHER

Set tender.legalBasis.scheme to ‘CELEX’, and map to tender.legalBasis.id

## Section I
Index Label and XPath OCDS guidance
I

Contracting authority / entity
/CONTRACTING_BODY

I.1

Name and addresses
/CONTRACTING_BODY/ADDRESS_CONTRACTING_BODY

Add a party, and add ‘buyer’ to its .roles

Set buyer.id to its .id, and set buyer.name to its .name

Official name
/CONTRACTING_BODY/ADDRESS_CONTRACTING_BODY/OFFICIALNAME

Map to the party’s .name and .identifier.legalName

National registration number
/CONTRACTING_BODY/ADDRESS_CONTRACTING_BODY/NATIONALID

Map to the party’s .identifier.id, and set .identifier.scheme

Postal address
/CONTRACTING_BODY/ADDRESS_CONTRACTING_BODY/ADDRESS

Map to the party’s .address.streetAddress

Town
/CONTRACTING_BODY/ADDRESS_CONTRACTING_BODY/TOWN

Map to the party’s .address.locality

NUTS code
/CONTRACTING_BODY/ADDRESS_CONTRACTING_BODY/NUTS

Take the NUTS code in the CODE attribute, and map to the party’s .address.region

There’s an open issue (#739) about region codes. Issue

Postal code
/CONTRACTING_BODY/ADDRESS_CONTRACTING_BODY/POSTAL_CODE

Map to the party’s .address.postalCode

Country
/CONTRACTING_BODY/ADDRESS_CONTRACTING_BODY/COUNTRY

Take the country code in the VALUE attribute, translate to a country name, and map to the party’s .address.countryName

There’s an open issue (#524) to add a .country field to the Address object, to avoid translation. Issue

Contact person
/CONTRACTING_BODY/ADDRESS_CONTRACTING_BODY/CONTACT_POINT

Map to the party’s .contactPoint.name

Telephone
/CONTRACTING_BODY/ADDRESS_CONTRACTING_BODY/PHONE

Map to the party’s .contactPoint.telephone

E-mail
/CONTRACTING_BODY/ADDRESS_CONTRACTING_BODY/E_MAIL

Map to the party’s .contactPoint.email

Fax
/CONTRACTING_BODY/ADDRESS_CONTRACTING_BODY/FAX

Map to the party’s .contactPoint.faxNumber

Internet address(es)

Main address (URL)
/CONTRACTING_BODY/ADDRESS_CONTRACTING_BODY/URL_GENERAL

Map to the party’s .details.url

Address of the buyer profile (URL)
/CONTRACTING_BODY/ADDRESS_CONTRACTING_BODY/URL_BUYER

Map to the party’s .details.buyerProfile

I.4

Type of the contracting authority (in the case of a notice published by a contracting authority)
/CONTRACTING_BODY/CA_TYPE

Get the Organization object for the buyer, and add a Classification object to its .details.classifications array. Set the classification’s .scheme to ‘TED_CA_TYPE’, and set its .id and/or .description as follows:

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
/CONTRACTING_BODY/CA_TYPE/@VALUEis MINISTRY

Set .id to ‘MINISTRY’ and .description to ‘Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions’

National or federal agency / office
/CONTRACTING_BODY/CA_TYPE/@VALUEis NATIONAL_AGENCY

Set .id to ‘NATIONAL_AGENCY’ and .description to ‘National or federal agency/office’

Regional or local authority
/CONTRACTING_BODY/CA_TYPE/@VALUEis REGIONAL_AUTHORITY

Set .id to ‘REGIONAL_AUTHORITY’ and .description to ‘Regional or local authority’

Regional or local agency / office
/CONTRACTING_BODY/CA_TYPE/@VALUEis REGIONAL_AGENCY

Set .id to ‘REGIONAL_AGENCY’ and .description to ‘Regional or local agency/office’

Body governed by public law
/CONTRACTING_BODY/CA_TYPE/@VALUEis BODY_PUBLIC

Set .id to ‘BODY_PUBLIC’ and .description to ‘Body governed by public law’

European institution / agency or international organisation
/CONTRACTING_BODY/CA_TYPE/@VALUEis EU_INSTITUTION

Set .id to ‘EU_INSTITUTION’ and .description to ‘European institution/agency or international organisation’

Other type
/CONTRACTING_BODY/CA_TYPE_OTHER

Map to .description (.id won’t be set)

I.5

Main activity (in the case of a notice published by a contracting authority)
/CONTRACTING_BODY/CA_ACTIVITY

Get the Organization object for the buyer, and add a Classification object to its .details.classifications array. Set the classification’s .scheme to ‘COFOG’, and set its .id and/or .description as follows:

General public services
/CONTRACTING_BODY/CA_ACTIVITY/@VALUEis GENERAL_PUBLIC_SERVICES

Set .id to ‘01’ and .description to ‘General public services’

Housing and community amenities
/CONTRACTING_BODY/CA_ACTIVITY/@VALUEis HOUSING_AND_COMMUNITY_AMENITIES

Set .id to ‘06’ and .description to ‘Housing and community amenities’

Defence
/CONTRACTING_BODY/CA_ACTIVITY/@VALUEis DEFENCE

Set .id to ‘02’ and .description to ‘Defence’

Social protection
/CONTRACTING_BODY/CA_ACTIVITY/@VALUEis SOCIAL_PROTECTION

Set .id to ‘10’ and .description to ‘Social protection’

Public order and safety
/CONTRACTING_BODY/CA_ACTIVITY/@VALUEis PUBLIC_ORDER_AND_SAFETY

Set .id to ‘03’ and .description to ‘Public order and safety’

Recreation, culture and religion
/CONTRACTING_BODY/CA_ACTIVITY/@VALUEis RECREATION_CULTURE_AND_RELIGION

Set .id to ‘08’ and .description to ‘Recreation, culture and religion’

Environment
/CONTRACTING_BODY/CA_ACTIVITY/@VALUEis ENVIRONMENT

Set .id to ‘05’ and .description to ‘Environmental protection’

Education
/CONTRACTING_BODY/CA_ACTIVITY/@VALUEis EDUCATION

Set .id to ‘09’ and .description to ‘Education’

Economic and financial affairs
/CONTRACTING_BODY/CA_ACTIVITY/@VALUEis ECONOMIC_AND_FINANCIAL_AFFAIRS

Set .id to ‘04’ and .description to ‘Economic affairs’

Health
/CONTRACTING_BODY/CA_ACTIVITY/@VALUEis HEALTH

Set .id to ‘07’ and .description to ‘Health’

Other activity
/CONTRACTING_BODY/CA_ACTIVITY_OTHER

Map to .description (.id won’t be set)

I.6

Main activity (in the case of a notice published by a contracting entity)
/CONTRACTING_BODY/CE_ACTIVITY

Get the Organization object for the buyer, and add a Classification object to its .details.classifications array. Set the classification’s .scheme to ‘TED_CE_ACTIVITY’, and set its .id and/or .description as follows:

(The codes are drawn from Directive 2014/25/EU)

Production, transport and distribution of gas and heat
/CONTRACTING_BODY/CE_ACTIVITY/@VALUEis PRODUCTION_TRANSPORT_DISTRIBUTION_GAS_HEAT

Set .id to ‘PRODUCTION_TRANSPORT_DISTRIBUTION_GAS_HEAT’ and .description to ‘Production, transport and distribution of gas and heat’

(Relates to 2014/25/EU Annex 3, point A)

Railway services
/CONTRACTING_BODY/CE_ACTIVITY/@VALUEis RAILWAY_SERVICES

Set .id to ‘RAILWAY_SERVICES’ and .description to ‘Railway services’

(Relates to 2014/25/EU Annex 3, point D)

Electricity
/CONTRACTING_BODY/CE_ACTIVITY/@VALUEis ELECTRICITY

Set .id to ‘ELECTRICITY’ and .description to ‘Electricity’

(Relates to 2014/25/EU Annex 3, point B)

Urban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services
/CONTRACTING_BODY/CE_ACTIVITY/@VALUEis URBAN_RAILWAY_TRAMWAY_TROLLEYBUS_BUS_SERVICES

Set .id to ‘URBAN_RAILWAY_TRAMWAY_TROLLEYBUS_BUS_SERVICES’ and .description to ‘Urban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services’

(Relates to 2014/25/EU Annex 3, point E)

Extraction of gas and oil
/CONTRACTING_BODY/CE_ACTIVITY/@VALUEis EXPLORATION_EXTRACTION_GAS_OIL

Set .id to ‘EXPLORATION_EXTRACTION_GAS_OIL’ and .description to ‘Extraction of gas and oil’

(Relates to 2014/25/EU Annex 3, point G)

Port-related activities
/CONTRACTING_BODY/CE_ACTIVITY/@VALUEis PORT_RELATED_ACTIVITIES

Set .id to ‘PORT_RELATED_ACTIVITIES’ and .description to ‘Port-related activities’

(Relates to 2014/25/EU Annex 3, point I)

Exploration and extraction of coal and other solid fuels
/CONTRACTING_BODY/CE_ACTIVITY/@VALUEis EXPLORATION_EXTRACTION_COAL_OTHER_SOLID_FUEL

Set .id to ‘EXPLORATION_EXTRACTION_COAL_OTHER_SOLID_FUEL’ and .description to ‘Exploration and extraction of coal and other solid fuels’

(Relates to 2014/25/EU Annex 3, point H)

Airport-related activities
/CONTRACTING_BODY/CE_ACTIVITY/@VALUEis AIRPORT_RELATED_ACTIVITIES

Set .id to ‘AIRPORT_RELATED_ACTIVITIES’ and .description to ‘Airport-related activities’

(Relates to 2014/25/EU Annex 3, point J)

Water
/CONTRACTING_BODY/CE_ACTIVITY/@VALUEis WATER

Set .id to ‘WATER’ and .description to ‘Water’

(Relates to 2014/25/EU Annex 3, point C)

Postal services
/CONTRACTING_BODY/CE_ACTIVITY/@VALUEis POSTAL_SERVICES

Set .id to ‘POSTAL_SERVICES’ and .description to ‘Postal services’

(Relates to 2014/25/EU Annex 3, point F)

Other activity
/CONTRACTING_BODY/CE_ACTIVITY_OTHER

Map to .description (.id won’t be set)

## Section II
Index Label and XPath OCDS guidance
II

Object
/OBJECT_CONTRACT

II.1

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1

Title
/OBJECT_CONTRACT/TITLE

Map to tender.title

Reference number
/OBJECT_CONTRACT/REFERENCE_NUMBER

If not set, let Reference number be equal to the ocid value. Map to tender.id (string).

II.1.2

Unlabeled
/OBJECT_CONTRACT/CPV_MAIN

Main CPV code
/OBJECT_CONTRACT/CPV_MAIN/CPV_CODE

Set tender.classification.scheme to ‘CPV’, take the CPV code in the CODE attribute, and map to tender.classification.id

Supplementary CPV code
/OBJECT_CONTRACT/CPV_MAIN/CPV_SUPPLEMENTARY_CODE

For each CODE attribute, add a Classification object to the tender.additionalClassifications array, set its .scheme to ‘CPVS’, prefix by the Main CPV code, and map to its .id. Remove any duplicate entries from the tender.additionalClassifications array.

II.1.3

Type of contract
/OBJECT_CONTRACT/TYPE_CONTRACT

Set tender.mainProcurementCategory as follows:

Works
/OBJECT_CONTRACT/TYPE_CONTRACT/@CTYPEis WORKS

Map to ‘works’

Supplies
/OBJECT_CONTRACT/TYPE_CONTRACT/@CTYPEis SUPPLIES

Map to ‘goods’

Services
/OBJECT_CONTRACT/TYPE_CONTRACT/@CTYPEis SERVICES

Map to ‘services’

II.1.4

Short description
/OBJECT_CONTRACT/SHORT_DESCR

Map to tender.description

II.1.6

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots

yes
/OBJECT_CONTRACT/LOT_DIVISION

Discard. If tender.lots contains more than one object, then the contract is divided into lots.

no
/OBJECT_CONTRACT/NO_LOT_DIVISION

Discard. If tender.lots contains one or fewer objects, then the contract isn’t divided into lots.

II.1.7

Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value (Please give the total value of the procurement. For information about individual contracts, please use section V)
/OBJECT_CONTRACT/VAL_TOTAL

Discard. This is derived from the value of awards.

or

Lowest offer
/OBJECT_CONTRACT/VAL_RANGE_TOTAL/LOW

Add a bids statistic, set its .measure to ‘lowestValidBidValue’, and map to its .value.

Highest offer
/OBJECT_CONTRACT/VAL_RANGE_TOTAL/HIGH

Add a bids statistic, set its .measure to ‘highestValidBidValue’, and map to its .value.

taken into consideration

Currency (for framework agreements – total maximum value for their entire duration) (for contracts based on framework agreements, if required – value of contract(s) not included in previous contract award notices)
/OBJECT_CONTRACT/VAL_TOTAL/@CURRENCY
/OBJECT_CONTRACT/VAL_RANGE_TOTAL/@CURRENCY

For the Value, discard as above. For the Lowest offer and Highest offer, map to the bid statistic’s .currency.

Unlabeled
/OBJECT_CONTRACT/VAL_RANGE_TOTAL

II.2

Description
/OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR

Add a Lot object to the tender.lots array, and add an Item object to the tender.items array. Set the lot’s .status to the same value as tender.status.

F12, F13: Instead, do nothing.

Unlabeled
/OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR/@ITEM

Discard

II.2.1

Title
/OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR/TITLE

Map to the lot’s .title

Lot No
/OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR/LOT_NO

If not set, let Lot No be ‘1’. Map to the lot’s .id (string), map to the item’s .id (string), and map to the item’s .relatedLot (string).

II.2.2

Additional CPV code(s)
/OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR/CPV_ADDITIONAL

Main CPV code
/OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR/CPV_ADDITIONAL/CPV_CODE

For each CODE attribute, add a Classification object to the item’s .additionalClassifications array, set its .scheme to ‘CPV’, and map to its .id. Remove any duplicate entries from the item’s .additionalClassifications array.

F12, F13: Instead, for each CODE attribute, add a Classification object to the tender.additionalClassifications array, set its .scheme to ‘CPV’, and map to its .id. Remove any duplicate entries from the tender.additionalClassifications array.

Supplementary CPV code
/OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR/CPV_ADDITIONAL/CPV_SUPPLEMENTARY_CODE

For each CODE attribute, add a Classification object to the item’s .additionalClassifications array, set its .scheme to ‘CPVS’, prefix by the Main CPV code, and map to its .id. Remove any duplicate entries from the item’s .additionalClassifications array.

F12, F13: Instead, for each CODE attribute, add a Classification object to the tender.additionalClassifications array, set its .scheme to ‘CPVS’, prefix by the Main CPV code, and map to its .id. Remove any duplicate entries from the tender.additionalClassifications array.

II.2.3

Place of performance

NUTS code
/OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR/NUTS

For each NUTS element, take the NUTS code in its CODE attribute, add an Address object to the item’s .deliveryAddresses array, and map to its .region.

There’s an open issue (#739) about region codes. Issue

Main site or place of performance
/OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR/MAIN_SITE

Map to the item’s .deliveryLocation.description

II.2.4

Description of the procurement (nature and quantity of works, supplies or services)
/OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR/SHORT_DESCR

Map to the lot’s .description

F12, F13: Instead, map to tender.description

Unlabeled
/OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR/DIRECTIVE_2014_24_EU

Unlabeled
/OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR/DIRECTIVE_2014_24_EU/AC

II.2.5

Award criteria

Directive 2014/24/EU

Directive 2014/25/EU

Quality criterion
/OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR/DIRECTIVE_2014_24_EU/AC/AC_QUALITY

Add an AwardCriterion object to the lot’s .awardCriteria.criteria array (.awardCriteria is an object), and set its .type to ‘quality’.

Name
/OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR/DIRECTIVE_2014_24_EU/AC/AC_QUALITY/AC_CRITERION

Map to the criterion’s .name

Weighting
/OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR/DIRECTIVE_2014_24_EU/AC/AC_QUALITY/AC_WEIGHTING

Map to the criterion’s .description

Cost criterion
/OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR/DIRECTIVE_2014_24_EU/AC/AC_COST

Add an AwardCriterion object to the lot’s .awardCriteria.criteria array, and set its .type to ‘cost’.

Name

Same as Name above

Map to the criterion’s .name

Weighting

Same as Weighting above

Map to the criterion’s .description

Price
/OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR/DIRECTIVE_2014_24_EU/AC/AC_PRICE

Add an AwardCriterion object to the lot’s .awardCriteria.criteria array, and set its .type to ‘price’.

Weighting
/OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR/DIRECTIVE_2014_24_EU/AC/AC_PRICE/AC_WEIGHTING

Map to the criterion’s .description

Unlabeled
/OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR/DIRECTIVE_2014_25_EU

Unlabeled
/OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR/DIRECTIVE_2014_25_EU/AC

Unlabeled
/OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR/DIRECTIVE_2014_25_EU/AC/AC_QUALITY

Same as Quality criterion above

Add an AwardCriterion object to the lot’s .awardCriteria.criteria array (.awardCriteria is an object), and set its .type to ‘quality’.

Unlabeled
/OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR/DIRECTIVE_2014_25_EU/AC/AC_COST

Same as Cost criterion above

Add an AwardCriterion object to the lot’s .awardCriteria.criteria array, and set its .type to ‘cost’.

Unlabeled
/OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR/DIRECTIVE_2014_25_EU/AC/AC_PRICE

Same as Price above

Add an AwardCriterion object to the lot’s .awardCriteria.criteria array, and set its .type to ‘price’.

Unlabeled
/OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR/DIRECTIVE_2014_25_EU/AC/AC_PRICE/AC_WEIGHTING

Same as Weighting above

Map to the criterion’s .description

Unlabeled
/OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR/DIRECTIVE_2014_23_EU

Unlabeled
/OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR/DIRECTIVE_2014_23_EU/AC

Directive 2014/23/EU

Criterion (award criteria should be given in descending order of importance)
/OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR/DIRECTIVE_2014_23_EU/AC/AC_CRITERION

Add an AwardCriterion object to the lot’s .awardCriteria.criteria array (.awardCriteria is an object), and map to the criterion’s .name

Unlabeled
/OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR/DIRECTIVE_2009_81_EC

Unlabeled
/OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR/DIRECTIVE_2009_81_EC/AC

Directive 2009/81/EC

Lowest price
/OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR/DIRECTIVE_2009_81_EC/AC/AC_PRICE

Add an AwardCriterion object to the lot’s .awardCriteria.criteria array (.awardCriteria is an object), set its .type to ‘price’, and set its .name to ‘Lowest price’.

The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
/OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR/DIRECTIVE_2009_81_EC/AC/AC_CRITERIA

Criterion

Same as Criterion above

Add an AwardCriterion object to the lot’s .awardCriteria.criteria array (.awardCriteria is an object), and map to the criterion’s .name

Weighting

Same as Weighting above

Map to the criterion’s .description

II.2.11

Information about options

Options

yes
/OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR/OPTIONS

Set the lot’s .hasOptions to true

no
/OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR/NO_OPTIONS

Set the lot’s .hasOptions to false

Description of options
/OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR/OPTIONS_DESCR

Map to the lot’s .options.description

II.2.13

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds

  • Get the Organization object whose .name is ‘European Union’. If none exists yet:
  • Add ‘funder’ to its .roles

  • Get the Finance object whose .description is the Identification of the project. If none exists yet:
    • Add a Finance object to the planning.budget.finance array
    • Map the Identification of the project to its .description
    • Set its .id incrementally
    • Set its .financingParty.name to ‘European Union’
    • Set its .financingParty.id to the party’s .id
  • Add the lot’s .id to the Finance object’s .relatedLots (F12, F13: Instead, do nothing)

In future forms, this field will be de-emphasized.

Discard. If there’s no party with the role ‘funder’ and the name ‘European Union’, then the procurement isn’t related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds.

Identification of the project

II.2.14

Additional information
/OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR/INFO_ADD

Append to the lot’s .description

This results in a loss of structure. Attention #28

## Section IV
Index Label and XPath OCDS guidance
IV

Procedure
/PROCEDURE

Unlabeled
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2014_24_EU

IV.1

Description

IV.1.1

Type of procedure (please complete Annex D)

Negotiated procedure without prior publication (in accordance with Article 32 of Directive 2014/24/EU)
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2014_24_EU/PT_NEGOTIATED_WITHOUT_PUBLICATION

Set tender.procurementMethod to ‘limited’, and set tender.procurementMethodDetails to ‘Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition’.

See Annex D1

Unlabeled
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2014_25_EU

Negotiated procedure without prior call for competition (in accordance with Article 50 of Directive 2014/25/EU)
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2014_25_EU/PT_NEGOTIATED_WITHOUT_PUBLICATION

Set tender.procurementMethod to ‘limited’, and set tender.procurementMethodDetails to ‘Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition’.

See Annex D2

Unlabeled
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2009_81_EC

Negotiated procedure without publication of a contract notice (in accordance with Article 28 of Directive 2009/81/EC)
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2009_81_EC/PT_NEGOTIATED_WITHOUT_PUBLICATION

Set tender.procurementMethod to ‘limited’, and set tender.procurementMethodDetails to ‘Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition’.

See Annex D3

Unlabeled
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2014_23_EU

Award of a concession without prior publication of a concession notice (in accordance with Article 31(4) and (5) of Directive 2014/23/EU)
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2014_23_EU/PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_PUBLICATION

Set tender.procurementMethod to ‘limited’, and set tender.procurementMethodDetails to ‘Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition’.

See Annex D4

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below (please complete point 2 of the Annex D)
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2014_24_EU/PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL

Set tender.procurementMethod to ‘limited’, and set tender.procurementMethodDetails to ‘Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition’.

See Annex D

Unlabeled
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2014_25_EU/PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL

Same as Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below above

Set tender.procurementMethod to ‘limited’, and set tender.procurementMethodDetails to ‘Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition’.

See Annex D

Unlabeled
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2009_81_EC/PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL

Same as Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below above

Set tender.procurementMethod to ‘limited’, and set tender.procurementMethodDetails to ‘Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition’.

See Annex D

Unlabeled
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2014_23_EU/PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL

Same as Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below above

Set tender.procurementMethod to ‘limited’, and set tender.procurementMethodDetails to ‘Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition’.

See Annex D

IV.1.3

Information about framework agreement

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
/PROCEDURE/FRAMEWORK

Set tender.techniques.hasFrameworkAgreement to true

IV.1.8

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement

yes
/PROCEDURE/CONTRACT_COVERED_GPA

Add ‘GPA’ to the tender.coveredBy array

no
/PROCEDURE/NO_CONTRACT_COVERED_GPA

Discard. If ‘GPA’ isn’t in the tender.coveredBy array, then the procurement isn’t covered by the GPA.

IV.2

Administrative information

IV.2.1

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S
/PROCEDURE/NOTICE_NUMBER_OJ

Reference a previous publication

## Section V
Index Label and XPath OCDS guidance
V

Award of contract / concession
/AWARD_CONTRACT

Add an Award object to the awards array

Unlabeled
/AWARD_CONTRACT/@ITEM

Discard

Contract No
/AWARD_CONTRACT/CONTRACT_NO

If not set, let Contract No be the notice number followed by a hyphen ‘-‘ followed by the value of the ITEM attribute of the AWARD_CONTRACT element. Map to the award’s .id.

This assumes the Contract No is unique within the contracting process. Attention #93

Lot No
/AWARD_CONTRACT/LOT_NO

If not set, let Lot No be ‘1’. Add to the award’s .relatedLots (string).

Title
/AWARD_CONTRACT/TITLE

Map to the award’s .title

V.2

Award of contract / concession
/AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT

Set the award’s .status to ‘active’

Add a Contract object to the contracts array, set its .id and .awardID to the award’s .id, set its .title to the award’s .title, and set its .status to ‘active’.

V.2.1

Date of the award decision of the contract / concession (dd/mm/yyyy)
/AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/DATE_CONCLUSION_CONTRACT

Map to the contract’s .dateSigned

Information about tenders
/AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/CONTRACTORS

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators

yes
/AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/CONTRACTORS/AWARDED_TO_GROUP

Discard. If there are multiple suppliers, then the contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators.

no
/AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/CONTRACTORS/NO_AWARDED_TO_GROUP

Discard. If there is one supplier, then the contract hasn’t been awarded to a group of economic operators.

Unlabeled
/AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/CONTRACTORS/CONTRACTOR

V.2.3

Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
/AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/CONTRACTORS/CONTRACTOR/ADDRESS_CONTRACTOR

Add a party, and add ‘supplier’ to its .roles

Add an OrganizationReference object to the award’s .suppliers array, set its .id to the party’s .id, and set its .name to the party’s .name

Official name
/AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/CONTRACTORS/CONTRACTOR/ADDRESS_CONTRACTOR/OFFICIALNAME

Same as Official name above

Map to the party’s .name and .identifier.legalName

National registration number
/AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/CONTRACTORS/CONTRACTOR/ADDRESS_CONTRACTOR/NATIONALID

Same as National registration number above

Map to the party’s .identifier.id, and set .identifier.scheme

Postal address
/AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/CONTRACTORS/CONTRACTOR/ADDRESS_CONTRACTOR/ADDRESS

Same as Postal address above

Map to the party’s .address.streetAddress

Town
/AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/CONTRACTORS/CONTRACTOR/ADDRESS_CONTRACTOR/TOWN

Same as Town above

Map to the party’s .address.locality

NUTS code
/AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/CONTRACTORS/CONTRACTOR/ADDRESS_CONTRACTOR/NUTS

Same as NUTS code above

Take the NUTS code in the CODE attribute, and map to the party’s .address.region

There’s an open issue (#739) about region codes. Issue

Postal code
/AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/CONTRACTORS/CONTRACTOR/ADDRESS_CONTRACTOR/POSTAL_CODE

Same as Postal code above

Map to the party’s .address.postalCode

Country
/AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/CONTRACTORS/CONTRACTOR/ADDRESS_CONTRACTOR/COUNTRY

Same as Country above

Take the country code in the VALUE attribute, translate to a country name, and map to the party’s .address.countryName

There’s an open issue (#524) to add a .country field to the Address object, to avoid translation. Issue

E-mail
/AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/CONTRACTORS/CONTRACTOR/ADDRESS_CONTRACTOR/E_MAIL

Same as E-mail above

Map to the party’s .contactPoint.email

Telephone
/AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/CONTRACTORS/CONTRACTOR/ADDRESS_CONTRACTOR/PHONE

Same as Telephone above

Map to the party’s .contactPoint.telephone

Internet address (URL)
/AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/CONTRACTORS/CONTRACTOR/ADDRESS_CONTRACTOR/URL

Same as Main address above

Map to the party’s .details.url

Fax
/AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/CONTRACTORS/CONTRACTOR/ADDRESS_CONTRACTOR/FAX

Same as Fax above

Map to the party’s .contactPoint.faxNumber

The contractor / concessionaire will be an SME

yes
/AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/CONTRACTORS/CONTRACTOR/SME

Set the party’s .details.scale to ‘sme’

no (SME – as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC)
/AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/CONTRACTORS/CONTRACTOR/NO_SME

Set the party’s .details.scale to ‘large’

V.2.4

Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
/AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/VALUES

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession
/AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/VALUES/VAL_ESTIMATED_TOTAL

Discard. The Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot is available in the OCDS release with the same ocid as this release and with ‘tender’ in its tag.

Total value of the contract / lot / concession
/AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/VALUES/VAL_TOTAL

Map to the contract’s .value.amount

or

Lowest offer
/AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/VALUES/VAL_RANGE_TOTAL/LOW

Add a bids statistic, set its .measure to ‘lowestValidBidValue’, set its .relatedLot to the award’s only .relatedLots entry, and map to its .value.

Highest offer
/AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/VALUES/VAL_RANGE_TOTAL/HIGH

Add a bids statistic, set its .measure to ‘highestValidBidValue’, set its .relatedLot to the award’s only .relatedLots entry, and map to its .value.

taken into consideration

Currency (for framework agreements – total maximum value for this lot) (for contracts based on framework agreements, if required – value of contract(s) for this lot not included in previous contract award notices)
/AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/VALUES/VAL_ESTIMATED_TOTAL/@CURRENCY
/AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/VALUES/VAL_TOTAL/@CURRENCY
/AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/VALUES/VAL_RANGE_TOTAL/@CURRENCY

For the Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot, discard as above.

For the Total value of the contract/lot, map to the contract’s .value.currency.

For the Lowest offer and Highest offer, map to the bid statistic’s .currency.

Unlabeled
/AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/VALUES/VAL_RANGE_TOTAL

V.2.5

Information about subcontracting

The contract / lot / concession is likely to be subcontracted
/AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/LIKELY_SUBCONTRACTED

Set the award’s .hasSubcontracting to true

Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties

Value excluding VAT
/AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/VAL_SUBCONTRACTING

Map to the award’s .subcontracting.value.amount

Currency
/AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/VAL_SUBCONTRACTING/@CURRENCY

Map to the award’s .subcontracting.value.currency

Proportion
/AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/PCT_SUBCONTRACTING

Map to the award’s .subcontracting.minimumPercentage and .subcontracting.maximumPercentage

Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted (Only in the case of a notice covered by Directive 2009/81/EC)
/AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/INFO_ADD_SUBCONTRACTING

Map to the award’s .subcontracting.description

Unlabeled
/AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/DIRECTIVE_2009_81_EC

All or certain subcontracts will be awarded through a competitive procedure (see Title III of Directive 2009/81/EC)
/AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/DIRECTIVE_2009_81_EC/AWARDED_SUBCONTRACTING

Set the award’s .subcontracting.competitive to true

A share of the contract will be subcontracted through a competitive procedure (see Title III of Directive 2009/81/EC)
/AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/DIRECTIVE_2009_81_EC/PCT_RANGE_SHARE_SUBCONTRACTING

Minimum percentage
/AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/DIRECTIVE_2009_81_EC/PCT_RANGE_SHARE_SUBCONTRACTING/MIN

Map to the award’s .subcontracting.competitiveMinimumPercentage

Maximum percentage (The maximum percentage may not exceed 30 % of the value of the contract)
/AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/DIRECTIVE_2009_81_EC/PCT_RANGE_SHARE_SUBCONTRACTING/MAX

Map to the award’s .subcontracting.competitiveMaximumPercentage

## Section VI
Index Label and XPath OCDS guidance
VI

Complementary information
/COMPLEMENTARY_INFO

VI.3

Additional information
/COMPLEMENTARY_INFO/INFO_ADD

Map to the release’s description

VI.4

Procedures for review

VI.4.1

Review body
/COMPLEMENTARY_INFO/ADDRESS_REVIEW_BODY

Add a party, and add ‘reviewBody’ to its .roles

Official name
/COMPLEMENTARY_INFO/ADDRESS_REVIEW_BODY/OFFICIALNAME

Same as Official name above

Map to the party’s .name and .identifier.legalName

Postal address
/COMPLEMENTARY_INFO/ADDRESS_REVIEW_BODY/ADDRESS

Same as Postal address above

Map to the party’s .address.streetAddress

Town
/COMPLEMENTARY_INFO/ADDRESS_REVIEW_BODY/TOWN

Same as Town above

Map to the party’s .address.locality

Postal code
/COMPLEMENTARY_INFO/ADDRESS_REVIEW_BODY/POSTAL_CODE

Same as Postal code above

Map to the party’s .address.postalCode

Country
/COMPLEMENTARY_INFO/ADDRESS_REVIEW_BODY/COUNTRY

Same as Country above

Take the country code in the VALUE attribute, translate to a country name, and map to the party’s .address.countryName

There’s an open issue (#524) to add a .country field to the Address object, to avoid translation. Issue

E-mail
/COMPLEMENTARY_INFO/ADDRESS_REVIEW_BODY/E_MAIL

Same as E-mail above

Map to the party’s .contactPoint.email

Telephone
/COMPLEMENTARY_INFO/ADDRESS_REVIEW_BODY/PHONE

Same as Telephone above

Map to the party’s .contactPoint.telephone

Internet address (URL)
/COMPLEMENTARY_INFO/ADDRESS_REVIEW_BODY/URL

Same as Main address above

Map to the party’s .details.url

Fax
/COMPLEMENTARY_INFO/ADDRESS_REVIEW_BODY/FAX

Same as Fax above

Map to the party’s .contactPoint.faxNumber

VI.4.2

Body responsible for mediation procedures
/COMPLEMENTARY_INFO/ADDRESS_MEDIATION_BODY

Add a party, and add ‘mediationBody’ to its .roles

Official name

Same as Official name above

Map to the party’s .name and .identifier.legalName

Postal address

Same as Postal address above

Map to the party’s .address.streetAddress

Town

Same as Town above

Map to the party’s .address.locality

Postal code

Same as Postal code above

Map to the party’s .address.postalCode

Country

Same as Country above

Take the country code in the VALUE attribute, translate to a country name, and map to the party’s .address.countryName

There’s an open issue (#524) to add a .country field to the Address object, to avoid translation. Issue

E-mail

Same as E-mail above

Map to the party’s .contactPoint.email

Telephone

Same as Telephone above

Map to the party’s .contactPoint.telephone

Internet address (URL)

Same as Internet address above

Map to the party’s .details.url

Fax

Same as Fax above

Map to the party’s .contactPoint.faxNumber

VI.4.3

Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
/COMPLEMENTARY_INFO/REVIEW_PROCEDURE

Map to tender.reviewDetails

VI.4.4

Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
/COMPLEMENTARY_INFO/ADDRESS_REVIEW_INFO

Add a party, and add ‘reviewContactPoint’ to its .roles

Official name

Same as Official name above

Map to the party’s .name and .identifier.legalName

Postal address

Same as Postal address above

Map to the party’s .address.streetAddress

Town

Same as Town above

Map to the party’s .address.locality

Postal code

Same as Postal code above

Map to the party’s .address.postalCode

Country

Same as Country above

Take the country code in the VALUE attribute, translate to a country name, and map to the party’s .address.countryName

There’s an open issue (#524) to add a .country field to the Address object, to avoid translation. Issue

E-mail

Same as E-mail above

Map to the party’s .contactPoint.email

Telephone

Same as Telephone above

Map to the party’s .contactPoint.telephone

Internet address (URL)

Same as Internet address above

Map to the party’s .details.url

Fax

Same as Fax above

Map to the party’s .contactPoint.faxNumber

VI.5

Date of dispatch of this notice (dd/mm/yyyy)
/COMPLEMENTARY_INFO/DATE_DISPATCH_NOTICE

Map to date

## Annex D1 – General procurement
Index Label and XPath OCDS guidance

Justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union

Directive 2014/24/EU (please select the relevant option and provide an explanation)

D1.1

Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a call for competition in accordance with Article 32 of Directive 2014/24/EU
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2014_24_EU/PT_NEGOTIATED_WITHOUT_PUBLICATION/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE

For each of the following, add a Classification object to the tender.procurementMethodRationaleClassifications array. Set the classification’s .scheme to ‘TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL’, and set its .id and .description as follows

No tenders or no suitable tenders / requests to participate in response to

open procedure
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2014_24_EU/PT_NEGOTIATED_WITHOUT_PUBLICATION/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_PROC_OPEN

Set .id to ‘D_PROC_OPEN’ and .description to ‘No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to open procedure’

restricted procedure
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2014_24_EU/PT_NEGOTIATED_WITHOUT_PUBLICATION/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_PROC_RESTRICTED

Set .id to ‘D_PROC_RESTRICTED’ and .description to ‘No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to restricted procedure’

The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the conditions stated in the directive (for supplies only)
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2014_24_EU/PT_NEGOTIATED_WITHOUT_PUBLICATION/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_MANUF_FOR_RESEARCH

Set .id to ‘D_MANUF_FOR_RESEARCH’ and .description to ‘The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the conditions stated in the directive’

The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason

absence of competition for technical reasons
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2014_24_EU/PT_NEGOTIATED_WITHOUT_PUBLICATION/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_TECHNICAL

Set .id to ‘D_TECHNICAL’ and .description to ‘The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons’

procurement aiming at the creation or acquisition of a unique work of art or artistic performance
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2014_24_EU/PT_NEGOTIATED_WITHOUT_PUBLICATION/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_ARTISTIC

Set .id to ‘D_ARTISTIC’ and .description to ‘The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to procurement aiming at the creation or acquisition of a unique work of art or artistic performance’

protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2014_24_EU/PT_NEGOTIATED_WITHOUT_PUBLICATION/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_PROTECT_RIGHTS

Set .id to ‘D_PROTECT_RIGHTS’ and .description to ‘The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights’

Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2014_24_EU/PT_NEGOTIATED_WITHOUT_PUBLICATION/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_EXTREME_URGENCY

Set .id to ‘D_EXTREME_URGENCY’ and .description to ‘Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive’

Additional deliveries by the original supplier ordered under the strict conditions stated in the directive
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2014_24_EU/PT_NEGOTIATED_WITHOUT_PUBLICATION/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_ADD_DELIVERIES_ORDERED

Set .id to ‘D_ADD_DELIVERIES_ORDERED’ and .description to ‘Additional deliveries by the original supplier ordered under the strict conditions stated in the directive’

New works / services, constituting a repetition of existing works / services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2014_24_EU/PT_NEGOTIATED_WITHOUT_PUBLICATION/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_REPETITION_EXISTING

Set .id to ‘D_REPETITION_EXISTING’ and .description to ‘New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive’

Service contract to be awarded to the winner or one of winners under the rules of a design contest
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2014_24_EU/PT_NEGOTIATED_WITHOUT_PUBLICATION/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_CONTRACT_AWARDED_DESIGN_CONTEST

Set .id to ‘D_CONTRACT_AWARDED_DESIGN_CONTEST’ and .description to ‘Service contract to be awarded to the winner or one of winners under the rules of a design contest’

Procurement of supplies quoted and purchased on a commodity market
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2014_24_EU/PT_NEGOTIATED_WITHOUT_PUBLICATION/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_COMMODITY_MARKET

Set .id to ‘D_COMMODITY_MARKET’ and .description to ‘Procurement of supplies quoted and purchased on a commodity market’

Purchase of supplies or services on particularly advantageous terms

from a supplier which is definitively winding up its business activities
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2014_24_EU/PT_NEGOTIATED_WITHOUT_PUBLICATION/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_FROM_WINDING_PROVIDER

Set .id to ‘D_FROM_WINDING_PROVIDER’ and .description to ‘Purchase of supplies or services on particularly advantageous terms from a supplier which is definitively winding up its business activities’

from the liquidator in an insolvency procedure, an arrangement with creditors or a similar procedure under national laws and regulations
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2014_24_EU/PT_NEGOTIATED_WITHOUT_PUBLICATION/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_FROM_LIQUIDATOR_CREDITOR

Set .id to ‘D_FROM_LIQUIDATOR_CREDITOR’ and .description to ‘Purchase of supplies or services on particularly advantageous terms from the liquidator in an insolvency procedure, an arrangement with creditors or a similar procedure under national laws and regulations’

Unlabeled
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2014_24_EU/PT_NEGOTIATED_WITHOUT_PUBLICATION/D_JUSTIFICATION

Map to tender.procurementMethodRationale

D1.2

Other justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union

The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2014_24_EU/PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL/D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE

Set .id to ‘D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE’ and .description to ‘The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive’

D1.3

Explanation

Please explain in a clear and comprehensive manner why the award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union is lawful, by stating the relevant facts and, as appropriate, the conclusions of law in accordance with the directive (500 words maximum)
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2014_24_EU/PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL/D_JUSTIFICATION

Map to tender.procurementMethodRationale

## Annex D2 – Utilities
Index Label and XPath OCDS guidance

Justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union

Directive 2014/25/EU (please select the relevant option and provide an explanation)

D2.1

Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a call for competition in accordance with Article 50 of Directive 2014/25/EU
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2014_25_EU/PT_NEGOTIATED_WITHOUT_PUBLICATION/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE

For each of the following, add a Classification object to the tender.procurementMethodRationaleClassifications array. Set the classification’s .scheme to ‘TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL’, and set its .id and .description as follows

No tenders or no suitable tenders / requests to participate in response to a procedure with prior call for competition
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2014_25_EU/PT_NEGOTIATED_WITHOUT_PUBLICATION/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_NO_TENDERS_REQUESTS

Set .id to ‘D_NO_TENDERS_REQUESTS’ and .description to ‘No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to a procedure with prior call for competition’

The contract involved is purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the conditions stated in the directive
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2014_25_EU/PT_NEGOTIATED_WITHOUT_PUBLICATION/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_PURE_RESEARCH

Set .id to ‘D_PURE_RESEARCH’ and .description to ‘The contract involved is purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the conditions stated in the directive’

The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason

absence of competition for technical reasons
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2014_25_EU/PT_NEGOTIATED_WITHOUT_PUBLICATION/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_TECHNICAL

Set .id to ‘D_TECHNICAL’ and .description to ‘The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons’

procurement aiming at the creation or acquisition of a unique work of art or artistic performance
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2014_25_EU/PT_NEGOTIATED_WITHOUT_PUBLICATION/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_ARTISTIC

Set .id to ‘D_ARTISTIC’ and .description to ‘The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to procurement aiming at the creation or acquisition of a unique work of art or artistic performance’

protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2014_25_EU/PT_NEGOTIATED_WITHOUT_PUBLICATION/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_PROTECT_RIGHTS

Set .id to ‘D_PROTECT_RIGHTS’ and .description to ‘The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights’

Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2014_25_EU/PT_NEGOTIATED_WITHOUT_PUBLICATION/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_EXTREME_URGENCY

Set .id to ‘D_EXTREME_URGENCY’ and .description to ‘Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive’

Additional deliveries by the original supplier ordered under the strict conditions stated in the directive
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2014_25_EU/PT_NEGOTIATED_WITHOUT_PUBLICATION/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_ADD_DELIVERIES_ORDERED

Set .id to ‘D_ADD_DELIVERIES_ORDERED’ and .description to ‘Additional deliveries by the original supplier ordered under the strict conditions stated in the directive’

New works / services, constituting a repetition of existing works / services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2014_25_EU/PT_NEGOTIATED_WITHOUT_PUBLICATION/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_REPETITION_EXISTING

Set .id to ‘D_REPETITION_EXISTING’ and .description to ‘New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive’

Service contract to be awarded to the winner or one of winners under the rules of a design contest
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2014_25_EU/PT_NEGOTIATED_WITHOUT_PUBLICATION/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_CONTRACT_AWARDED_DESIGN_CONTEST

Set .id to ‘D_CONTRACT_AWARDED_DESIGN_CONTEST’ and .description to ‘Service contract to be awarded to the winner or one of winners under the rules of a design contest’

Procurement of supplies quoted and purchased on a commodity market
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2014_25_EU/PT_NEGOTIATED_WITHOUT_PUBLICATION/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_COMMODITY_MARKET

Set .id to ‘D_COMMODITY_MARKET’ and .description to ‘Procurement of supplies quoted and purchased on a commodity market’

Purchase of supplies or services on particularly advantageous terms

from a supplier which is definitively winding up its business activities
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2014_25_EU/PT_NEGOTIATED_WITHOUT_PUBLICATION/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_FROM_WINDING_PROVIDER

Set .id to ‘D_FROM_WINDING_PROVIDER’ and .description to ‘Purchase of supplies or services on particularly advantageous terms from a supplier which is definitively winding up its business activities’

from the liquidator in an insolvency procedure, an arrangement with creditors or a similar procedure under national laws and regulations
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2014_25_EU/PT_NEGOTIATED_WITHOUT_PUBLICATION/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_FROM_LIQUIDATOR_CREDITOR

Set .id to ‘D_FROM_LIQUIDATOR_CREDITOR’ and .description to ‘Purchase of supplies or services on particularly advantageous terms from the liquidator in an insolvency procedure, an arrangement with creditors or a similar procedure under national laws and regulations’

Bargain purchase taking advantage of a particularly advantageous opportunity available for a very short time at a price considerably lower than market prices
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2014_25_EU/PT_NEGOTIATED_WITHOUT_PUBLICATION/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_BARGAIN_PURCHASE

Set .id to ‘D_BARGAIN_PURCHASE’ and .description to ‘Bargain purchase taking advantage of a particularly advantageous opportunity available for a very short time at a price considerably lower than market prices’

Unlabeled
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2014_25_EU/PT_NEGOTIATED_WITHOUT_PUBLICATION/D_JUSTIFICATION

Map to tender.procurementMethodRationale

Unlabeled
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2014_25_EU/PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL/D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE

Set .id to ‘D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE’ and .description to ‘The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive’

D2.2

Other justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union

The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Same as The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive above

Set .id to ‘D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE’ and .description to ‘The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive’

D2.3

Explanation

Please explain in a clear and comprehensive manner why the award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union is lawful, by stating the relevant facts and, as appropriate, the conclusions of law in accordance with the directive (500 words maximum)
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2014_25_EU/PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL/D_JUSTIFICATION

Map to tender.procurementMethodRationale

## Annex D3 – Defence and security
Index Label and XPath OCDS guidance

Justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union

Directive 2009/81/EC (please select the relevant option and provide an explanation)

D3.1

Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without publication of a call for competition in accordance with Article 28 of Directive 2009/81/EC
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2009_81_EC/PT_NEGOTIATED_WITHOUT_PUBLICATION/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE

For each of the following, add a Classification object to the tender.procurementMethodRationaleClassifications array. Set the classification’s .scheme to ‘TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL’, and set its .id and .description as follows

No tenders or no suitable tenders / requests to participate in response to

restricted procedure
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2009_81_EC/PT_NEGOTIATED_WITHOUT_PUBLICATION/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_PROC_RESTRICTED

Set .id to ‘D_PROC_RESTRICTED’ and .description to ‘No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to restricted procedure’

negotiated procedure with prior publication of a contract notice
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2009_81_EC/PT_NEGOTIATED_WITHOUT_PUBLICATION/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_PROC_NEGOTIATED_PRIOR_CALL_COMPETITION

Set .id to ‘D_PROC_NEGOTIATED_PRIOR_CALL_COMPETITION’ and .description to ‘No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to negotiated procedure with prior publication of a contract notice’

competitive dialogue
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2009_81_EC/PT_NEGOTIATED_WITHOUT_PUBLICATION/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_PROC_COMPETITIVE_DIALOGUE

Set .id to ‘D_PROC_COMPETITIVE_DIALOGUE’ and .description to ‘No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to competitive dialogue’

The contract concerns research and development services other than those referred to in Article 13 of Directive 2009/81/EC (for services and supplies only)
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2009_81_EC/PT_NEGOTIATED_WITHOUT_PUBLICATION/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_OTHER_SERVICES

Set .id to ‘D_OTHER_SERVICES’ and .description to ‘The contract concerns research and development services other than those referred to’

The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the conditions stated in the directive (for services and supplies only)
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2009_81_EC/PT_NEGOTIATED_WITHOUT_PUBLICATION/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_MANUF_FOR_RESEARCH

Set .id to ‘D_MANUF_FOR_RESEARCH’ and .description to ‘The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the conditions stated in the directive’

All tenders submitted in reply to a restricted procedure, negotiated procedure with prior publication of a contract notice or competitive dialogue were irregular or unacceptable. Only those tenderers were included in the negotiations which have satisfied the qualitative selection criteria
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2009_81_EC/PT_NEGOTIATED_WITHOUT_PUBLICATION/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_ALL_TENDERS

Set .id to ‘D_ALL_TENDERS’ and .description to ‘All tenders submitted in reply to a restricted procedure, negotiated procedure with prior publication of a contract notice or competitive dialogue were irregular or unacceptable. Only those tenderers were included in the negotiations which have satisfied the qualitative selection criteria’

The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason

absence of competition for technical reasons
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Set .id to ‘D_TECHNICAL’ and .description to ‘The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons’

protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2009_81_EC/PT_NEGOTIATED_WITHOUT_PUBLICATION/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_PROTECT_RIGHTS

Set .id to ‘D_PROTECT_RIGHTS’ and .description to ‘The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights’

The periods for the restricted procedure and the negotiated procedure with prior publication of a contract notice are incompatible with the urgency resulting from a crisis
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2009_81_EC/PT_NEGOTIATED_WITHOUT_PUBLICATION/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_PERIODS_INCOMPATIBLE

Set .id to ‘D_PERIODS_INCOMPATIBLE’ and .description to ‘The periods for the restricted procedure and the negotiated procedure with prior publication of a contract notice are incompatible with the urgency resulting from a crisis’

Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting authority / entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2009_81_EC/PT_NEGOTIATED_WITHOUT_PUBLICATION/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_EXTREME_URGENCY

Set .id to ‘D_EXTREME_URGENCY’ and .description to ‘Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive’

Additional deliveries by the original supplier ordered under the strict conditions stated in the directive
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2009_81_EC/PT_NEGOTIATED_WITHOUT_PUBLICATION/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_ADD_DELIVERIES_ORDERED

Set .id to ‘D_ADD_DELIVERIES_ORDERED’ and .description to ‘Additional deliveries by the original supplier ordered under the strict conditions stated in the directive’

New works / services, constituting a repetition of existing works / services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2009_81_EC/PT_NEGOTIATED_WITHOUT_PUBLICATION/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_REPETITION_EXISTING

Set .id to ‘D_REPETITION_EXISTING’ and .description to ‘New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive’

Procurement of supplies quoted and purchased on a commodity market
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Set .id to ‘D_COMMODITY_MARKET’ and .description to ‘Procurement of supplies quoted and purchased on a commodity market’

Purchase of supplies or services on particularly advantageous terms

from a supplier which is definitively winding up its business activities
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2009_81_EC/PT_NEGOTIATED_WITHOUT_PUBLICATION/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_FROM_WINDING_PROVIDER

Set .id to ‘D_FROM_WINDING_PROVIDER’ and .description to ‘Purchase of supplies or services on particularly advantageous terms from a supplier which is definitively winding up its business activities’

from the liquidator in an insolvency procedure, an arrangement with creditors or a similar procedure under national laws and regulations
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2009_81_EC/PT_NEGOTIATED_WITHOUT_PUBLICATION/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_FROM_LIQUIDATOR_CREDITOR

Set .id to ‘D_FROM_LIQUIDATOR_CREDITOR’ and .description to ‘Purchase of supplies or services on particularly advantageous terms from the liquidator in an insolvency procedure, an arrangement with creditors or a similar procedure under national laws and regulations’

Contract related to the provision of air and maritime transport services for the armed forces of a Member State deployed or to be deployed abroad, under the strict conditions stated in the directive
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2009_81_EC/PT_NEGOTIATED_WITHOUT_PUBLICATION/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_MARITIME_SERVICES

Set .id to ‘D_MARITIME_SERVICES’ and .description to ‘Contract related to the provision of air and maritime transport services for the armed forces of a Member State deployed or to be deployed abroad, under the strict conditions stated in the directive’

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D3.2

Other justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union

The contract has as its object services listed in Annex II B to the directive
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Set .id to ‘D_SERVICES_LISTED’ and .description to ‘The contract has as its object services listed in Annex II B to the directive’

Unlabeled
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Set .id to ‘D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE’ and .description to ‘The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive’

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The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Same as The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive above

Set .id to ‘D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE’ and .description to ‘The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive’

D3.3

Explanation

Please explain in a clear and comprehensive manner why the award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union is lawful, by stating the relevant facts and, as appropriate, the conclusions of law in accordance with the directive (500 words maximum)

Same as Please explain in a clear and comprehensive manner why the award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union is lawful, by stating the relevant facts and, as appropriate, the conclusions of law in accordance with the directive above

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Justification for the award of the concession without prior publication of a concession notice in the Official Journal of the European Union

Directive 2014/23/EU (please select the relevant option and provide an explanation)

D4.1

Justification for the award of the concession without publication of a concession notice in accordance with Article 31(4) and (5) of Directive 2014/23/EU
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No applications, no tenders or no suitable tenders/applications in response to a prior concession award procedure
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2014_23_EU/PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_PUBLICATION/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_NO_TENDERS_REQUESTS

Set .id to ‘D_NO_TENDERS_REQUESTS’ and .description to ‘No applications, no tenders or no suitable tenders/applications in response to a prior concession award procedure’

The works or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason

concession aiming at the creation or acquisition of a unique work of art or artistic performance
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2014_23_EU/PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_PUBLICATION/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_ARTISTIC

Set .id to ‘D_ARTISTIC’ and .description to ‘The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to concession aiming at the creation or acquisition of a unique work of art or artistic performance’

absence of competition for technical reasons
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2014_23_EU/PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_PUBLICATION/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_TECHNICAL

Set .id to ‘D_TECHNICAL’ and .description to ‘The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons’

existence of an exclusive right
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2014_23_EU/PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_PUBLICATION/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_EXCLUSIVE_RIGHT

Set .id to ‘D_EXCLUSIVE_RIGHT’ and .description to ‘The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to existence of an exclusive right’

protection of intellectual property rights and exclusive rights other than those defined in point (10) of Article 5 of the directive
/PROCEDURE/DIRECTIVE_2014_23_EU/PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_PUBLICATION/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_PROTECT_RIGHTS

Set .id to ‘D_PROTECT_RIGHTS’ and .description to ‘The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of intellectual property rights and exclusive rights other than those defined in point (10) of Article 5 of the directive’

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Set .id to ‘D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE’ and .description to ‘The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive’

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D4.2

Other justification for the award of the concession without prior publication of a concession notice in the Official Journal of the European Union

The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Same as The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive above

Set .id to ‘D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE’ and .description to ‘The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive’

D4.3

Explanation

Please explain in a clear and comprehensive manner why the award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union is lawful, by stating the relevant facts and, as appropriate, the conclusions of law in accordance with the directive (500 words maximum)

Same as Please explain in a clear and comprehensive manner why the award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union is lawful, by stating the relevant facts and, as appropriate, the conclusions of law in accordance with the directive above

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