S.L. 601.12 Art. 47Award criteria.

(1) Tenders shall be awarded on the basis of objective criteria which comply with the principles set out in these regulations and which ensure that tenders are assessed in conditions of effective competition so as to identify an overall economic advantage for the contracting authority.

(2) The award criteria shall be linked to the subject-matter of the contract, and shall not confer an unrestricted freedom of choice on the contracting authority.

(3) The award criteria are to be published in the procurement document.

(4) The award criteria may include, inter alia, environmental, social or innovation-related criteria and location of the property.

(5) The award criteria shall be accompanied by requirements, which allow the information provided by the tenderers to be effectively verified.

(6) The contracting authority shall verify whether tenders properly meet the award criteria and shall detail its reasoning in the evaluation report.

(7) Once established, the award criteria cannot be altered under any circumstance.