Art. 35: Act on Accession to the Intercantonal Agreement on Public Procurement of November 15, 2019 (Accession Act IGPP)

Content of the Invitation to Tender

The publication of an invitation to tender shall contain at least the following information

a. Name and address of the contracting authority;

b. Type of contract and procedure, as well as the relevant CPV classification, and for services, additionally the relevant CPC classification7;

c. Description of the services, including type and quantity, or if the quantity is unknown, an estimate thereof, as well as any options;

d. Place and time of service provision;

e. Where applicable, a division into lots, a restriction on the number of lots, and the allowance of partial bids;

f. Where applicable, a restriction or exclusion of bidder consortia and subcontractors;

g. Where applicable, a restriction or exclusion of variants;

h. For recurring services, where possible, an indication of the date of the subsequent invitation to tender and, where applicable, a note that the bid submission period will be shortened;

i. Where applicable, an indication that an electronic auction will take place;

j. Where applicable, the intention to conduct a dialogue;

k. The deadline for submitting bids or requests to participate;

l. Formal requirements for submitting bids or requests to participate, where applicable, the requirement to submit performance and price in two separate envelopes;

m. Language or languages of the procedure and the bid;

n. The suitability criteria and the required proofs;

o. In a selective procedure, where applicable, the maximum number of bidders to be invited to submit bids;

p. The award criteria and their weighting, provided that this information is not contained in the tender documents;

q. Where applicable, the reservation to award partial services;

r. The validity period of the bids;

s. The source for the tender documents and, where applicable, a cost-covering fee;

t. An indication of whether the procurement falls within the scope of international treaties;

u. Where applicable, pre-qualified bidders admitted to the procedure;

v. Information on legal remedies.

6 CPV = "Common Procurement Vocabulary" (Common Vocabulary for Public Procurement of the European Union).

7 CPC = "Central Product Classification" (Central Product Classification System of the United Nations).

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