Technical Assistance EU-Bolivia Partnership facility

The European Commission (DG INTPA) is procuring a fee-based technical assistance service contract to support EU-Bolivia cooperation under the Global Gateway Investment Strategy, with an estimated value of €2,000,000 and a maximum duration of 36 months for performance in Bolivia. The facility will provide specialised technical, legal and financial expertise to identify, structure and promote sustainable investment opportunities across value chains, connectivity, energy transition, digitalisation, infrastructure and civil society/gender actions, and to strengthen the EU Delegation's economic diplomacy, stakeholder engagement, Team Europe coordination and visibility. This is a restricted two-stage procedure (shortlisting 4–8 candidates) with selection thresholds including minimum average turnover and financial ratios, staff capacity and documented relevant contracts; award will be on the best price-quality ratio. Requests to participate must be submitted electronically via the EU Funding & Tenders Portal by 1 June 2026 (America/La Paz time); contact delegation-bolivia-call-for-tenders@eeas.europa.eu for procurement documents and clarifications.

What it funds

Scope summary

Provision of specialised technical, legal and financial advisory services to strengthen EU-Bolivia cooperation under the Global Gateway Investment Strategy. Activities include identifying and structuring sustainable investments across value chains, connectivity, energy transition, digitalisation, infrastructure, civil society and gender actions; supporting EU Delegation economic diplomacy, Team Europe coordination, policy dialogue and visibility.

Estimated contract value:€2 000 000 (estimated total value for the lot; fee-based services).

1. 1Who can apply: natural persons or legal entities established in EU Member States or eligible countries under NDICI; single applicants or consortia (consortium members jointly and severally liable).
2. 2Procedure type: Restricted two-stage tender (4 to 8 candidates to be shortlisted).
3. 3Maximum contract duration: 36 months; provisional start April 2027.
4. 4Key selection minima: average annual turnover >= €1 300 000 (last 3 years); current ratio >= 1; average staff >= 10 specialists; at least 3 completed contracts each valued >= €800 000 in related areas over the last 3 years.
5. 5Award method: Best price-quality ratio.

Language and documentation:procurement documents state that written communications must be in Spanish while the TED notice indicates tenders/requests may be submitted in English; consult the procurement documents and the portal for the definitive requirement before submission.

Practical notes:Sub-contracting allowed; candidates must register in the Participant Register (PIC) and submit the mandated request to participate form and declarations via the F&T Portal. Only one request per legal person. Electronic submission timestamps are proof of timely receipt.

Contact and procurement documents:procurement documents and the invitation to submit a request to participate are available on the Funding & Tenders Portal. For questions and further information contact: delegation-bolivia-call-for-tenders@eeas.europa.eu or consult Funding & Tenders Portal.

Opportunity summary

This is a restricted tender (two-stage procedure) published by the European Commission, Directorate-General for International Partnerships (INTPA) to establish a fee-based service contract (framework agreement) to provide technical assistance to strengthen EU-Bolivia cooperation under the Global Gateway Investment Strategy and the EU Multiannual Indicative Programme 2025–2027. The facility will support the identification, structuring and promotion of sustainable, high-quality investments across value chains, connectivity, energy transition, digitalisation, infrastructure, civil society and gender-related actions; strengthen the EU Delegation’s capacity in economic diplomacy and stakeholder engagement; ensure compliance with EU standards; support Team Europe coordination; and enhance strategic communication and visibility of EU partnerships in Bolivia.

Estimated total value:€2 000 000 (estimated total value excluding VAT) for the contract(s) under LOT-0001.

Maximum contract duration:36 months (period of implementation of tasks).

Place(s) of performance:Plurinational State of Bolivia (the contract will be performed in Bolivia).

Important dates and submission method

TED publication date:30 April 2026. Deadline for receipt of requests to participate (stage 1): 1 June 2026 at 16:00:59 America/La_Paz (UTC-04:00). Provisional commencement date of the contract: 1 April 2027. Submissions (requests to participate and later tender submissions for shortlisted candidates) must be made electronically via the EU Funding & Tenders Portal / eSubmission. A valid EU Login account (with 2-factor authentication after 30 June 2026) and registration in the Participant Register (PIC) are required.

Eligibility and legal basis

Legal basis:Regulation (EU) No 2021/947 establishing the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument Global Europe (NDICI). Participation is open to natural persons who are nationals of, and legal persons effectively established in, a Member State of the European Union or in an eligible country or territory as defined under Article 28 of Regulation (EU) No 2021/947. All candidates (individuals or consortia) must respect nationality and eligibility rules. Candidates listed in EU restrictive measures at the award decision moment cannot be awarded the contract.

Detailed answers to categorisation and extraction questions

Below are structured and detailed extractions and interpretations of the opportunity characteristics based on the published contract notice and the Additional Information document.

Eligible Applicant Types:Eligible applicants: legal persons (companies, consultancies, NGOs, research institutions, universities), natural persons (where nationals of eligible countries), public bodies, and consortia (permanent or ad-hoc). Participation is open to entities effectively established in EU Member States or in eligible third countries as defined by NDICI Article 28. Consortia members must each meet eligibility and nationality rules, and all partners are jointly and severally liable. Subcontracting is allowed, but consortium composition at short-list stage must be respected and any change requires prior approval.

Funding Type:Primary financial mechanism: procurement / service contract (fee-based). This is not a grant; it is a paid contract procured by the EU under NDICI for external action services.

Consortium Requirement:Consortium permitted but not mandatory. Candidates may apply individually or as a consortium (permanent or ad-hoc). If applying as a consortium, selection criteria generally apply to the consortium as a whole, and each consortium member must meet certain criteria (for example the current ratio requirement must be fulfilled by each member). Between 4 and 8 candidates will be short-listed (minimum 4, maximum 8) to submit full tenders in stage two.

Beneficiary Scope (Geographic Eligibility):Geographic eligibility: Entities effectively established in EU Member States or in NDICI-eligible countries/territories as per Article 28 of Regulation (EU) No 2021/947. The contract will be performed in Bolivia and is part of the America and the Caribbean regional programme. Candidates included in EU restrictive measures cannot be awarded the contract.

Target Sector:Sectors targeted include: policy and business advisory services supporting sustainable investment and Global Gateway priorities; value chain systems; connectivity and infrastructure; energy transition and renewable energy; digitalisation; civil society and gender-related actions; economic diplomacy and stakeholder engagement; strategic communication and visibility. Main CPV: 79410000 Business and management consultancy services.

Mentioned Countries:Explicitly mentioned country: Bolivia. Programme region: America and the Caribbean. Geographic eligibility includes EU Member States and eligible third countries under NDICI Article 28 (not exhaustively listed in the notice).

Project Stage:Project maturity expected: operational/service delivery stage (implementation and delivery of technical assistance, structuring of investment opportunities, policy dialogue, communications). The contract supports identification, structuring, promotion and implementation support rather than early-stage R&D; expected tasks are diagnosis, design, advisory and facilitation.

Funding Amount:Estimated total value: €2 000 000 (excluding VAT). The contract is described as fee-based and is likely to be awarded as a single lot (LOT-0001) with the possibility to entrust follow-up similar services up to 50% of the initial contract by negotiated procedure without prior publication (option clause described).

Application Type:Submission method: restricted procedure (two-stage). Stage 1: open call for requests to participate (short-listing). Stage 2: shortlisted candidates (4 to 8) invited to submit full tenders. Submissions must be made electronically through the EU Funding & Tenders Portal eSubmission system. Deadlines and documents are provided in the procurement documents on the portal. Requests to participate must be submitted via F&T Portal; other submission methods are not accepted.

Nature of Support:Beneficiaries (contractors) will receive monetary compensation under a service contract (fee-based payments). The contracting authority will pay for delivered services; in addition beneficiaries will provide non-financial services (technical expertise, legal and financial advisory, communications).

Application Stages:Number of stages: Two-stage restricted procedure. Stage 1: submission of a request to participate (short-listing by selection criteria). Stage 2: invitation to submit detailed tenders for the short-listed candidates, followed by evaluation and contract award. Practical flow: 1) Request to participate, 2) Short-listing (4–8 invited), 3) Tender submission by invited candidates, 4) Evaluation, 5) Award and contract signature.

Success Rates:Indicative success rates depend on the number of applicants. Short-listing will invite between 4 and 8 candidates; therefore, if N candidates submit eligible requests, the probability of reaching stage 2 equals (min(8,N)/N). Final award rate for tenderers: 1 awarded contract per lot. With full competition and many applicants, typical success rates for EU restricted tenders can be low (single-digit to low double-digit percent at short-listing and below 50% at final award among invited bidders). No specific historical success rate is published in the notice.

Co-funding Requirement:Co-funding is not described as required in the procurement documents; this is a paid service contract financed by NDICI funds. Candidates must satisfy financial and economic selection criteria (turnover, current ratio) but there is no explicit requirement for co-financing by the contractor.

Selection and Award Criteria (high level):Selection (short-listing) is based on economic and financial capacity, professional capacity and technical capacity using specific quantitative thresholds. Award will be made on the best price-quality ratio (BPQR) with weights published in the procurement documents.

1. 1Economic and financial capacity: average annual turnover over last 3 closed financial years must be at least €1,300,000. Current ratio (current assets/current liabilities) in the last closed year must be at least 1. For consortia, the current ratio must be fulfilled by each member.
2. 2Professional capacity: during the current year and the previous two years the candidate must have on average at least 10 personnel directly employed or legally contracted in specialist areas related to the contract (sustainable investment, energy transition, communication and visibility, digitalization). Candidates must declare absence of professional conflicting interests.
3. 3Technical capacity: the candidate must have completed at least 3 service contracts during the last 3 years, each with a value not less than €800,000, in areas related to this contract (Global Gateway related projects: sustainable investment, energy transition, communication and visibility, digitalization). Documentary evidence required.

Templates and application forms

Requests to participate and supporting declarations must be submitted using the official templates referred to in the procurement documents. The notice explicitly prescribes the use of the Request to Participate form (b3) and the Declaration on Honour on Exclusion and Selection criteria (a14a). Candidates must upload the request to participate form and declarations to the correct attachment sections in eSubmission; any additional unsolicited documentation will not be considered.

Available templates and where to find them:Required templates: Request to Participate form (b3_req_part_form_en.docx) and Declaration on Honour (a14a_declaration_honour_procurement_en.docx). These are accessible from the procurement documents page on the Funding & Tenders Portal and the EXACT External Action Wiki Annexes page. Use of these exact templates and strict compliance with formatting instructions is required.

Structure and content of the Request to Participate form (b3) — outline:Typical structure (as required by the Commission standard b3 template): 1. Identification and contact details of the candidate (including PIC), 2. Legal form and registration details, 3. Economic and financial information (turnover, balance sheet ratios for the last 3 closed years), 4. Professional capacity information (staff numbers and profiles), 5. Technical capacity (list and evidence of relevant contracts/projects), 6. Declarations on exclusion grounds and conflicts of interest, 7. Annexes and supporting documentary evidence (contracts, certificates, bank statements, references) signed as required.

Declaration on Honour (a14a) — outline:This template captures self-declarations that the candidate is not in exclusion situations listed in the PRAG, details on reliance on third-party capacities (capacity providing entities), any subcontractors, and statements on conflicts of interest. It must be signed and uploaded under the 'Declaration on Honour' tab in eSubmission.

Selection and submission practicalities

Registration:candidates must register in the Participant Register to obtain a PIC (Participant Identification Code). PIC validation may be requested by the contracting authority and is handled by EU Validation Services (REA). Only one request to participate or tender per natural/legal person is allowed (including as consortium leader or partner). If more than one request is submitted by the same entity, all requests involving that entity will be excluded.

Language:all written communications for the tender procedure and contract must be in Spanish (this is explicitly stated in the Additional Information document). However, the TED notice includes 'Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English'. Candidates must check the procurement documents for final language rules; the Additional Information specifies Spanish for all written communications during the procedure and contracting stage. Be prepared to provide Spanish-language documentation and translations if necessary.

System requirements:eSubmission technical requirements apply (supported browsers: latest Chrome or Firefox; max attachment size 50 MB per file; max number of attachments 200 files; encryption of uploaded documents; naming conventions and encoding UTF-8). Candidates should consult the eSubmission System Requirements and Quick Guides on the Funding & Tenders Portal.

How evaluation proceeds and award

Short-listing:on the basis of requests to participate, the contracting authority will invite between 4 and 8 candidates to submit full tenders. If fewer than 4 eligible candidates satisfy selection criteria, the authority may invite those who do meet them. If more than 8 eligible candidates meet criteria, a re-examination and ranking using comparative criteria will reduce the list to the best 8 (priority given to number of qualifying contracts and then cumulative value).

Award:evaluation of invited tenders will be based on best price-quality ratio (BPQR). Exact award weighting and sub-criteria are provided in the procurement documents; candidates must consult those documents for detailed scoring and weighting.

Contact and further information

Lead contracting authority:European Commission, INTPA - International Partnerships. Contact email for call-related questions: delegation-bolivia-call-for-tenders@eeas.europa.eu. Procurement and procurement documents are available on the Funding & Tenders Portal opportunity page and the TED notice. Subscribe to the call on the portal to receive notifications of documents or extensions. Clarification questions must be submitted via the F&T Portal and will be published in the Q&A section no later than 8 days before the deadline; questions must be entered no later than 21 days before the deadline for requests to participate.

For procedural and technical guidance on submissions, consult the eSubmission Quick Guides and System Requirements on the Funding & Tenders Portal. Ensure timely PIC registration and, if required, PIC validation well in advance of the deadline.

Key procurement documents and references:Primary procurement documents, including the Invitation to submit a request to participate and the Additional information about the Contract Notice, are available on the Funding & Tenders Portal. See also the TED notice (296958-2026) and the Additional information PDF for full selection and technical criteria Additional information about the Contract Notice ¹.

Summary: what this opportunity is about and how to approach it

This restricted tender seeks an experienced contractor (or consortium) to provide technical assistance to the EU Delegation in Bolivia to implement a partnership facility aligned with Global Gateway and the MIP 2025–2027. The contractor will provide specialised technical, legal and financial expertise to identify, structure and promote sustainable investments across priority sectors; strengthen the EU Delegation's capacity for economic diplomacy, stakeholder engagement and Team Europe coordination; ensure EU standards and compliance; and deliver strategic communication to raise visibility of EU partnerships. The procurement is a fee-based service contract funded under NDICI, estimated at €2 million over 36 months, procured through a two-stage restricted procedure. Candidates must meet strict selection thresholds for turnover, financial ratios, staff and project experience, and must submit requests to participate using the official templates through the Funding & Tenders Portal by the stated deadline. Shortlisted candidates (4 to 8) will be invited to submit full tenders, and award will be made on the best price-quality ratio. Careful compliance with template formats, documentary evidence requirements, language provisions and eSubmission technical rules is essential. Interested applicants should prepare: PIC registration and validation if needed; completed b3 request to participate form; signed Declaration on Honour (a14a); evidence of financials (last 3 closed years); CVs and proof of personnel capacity; and documentary evidence of at least 3 relevant contracts each valued at or above €800,000 within the reference period. Subscribe to the call on the Funding & Tenders Portal, check the procurement documents for award weighting and detailed technical specifications, and ensure submission via eSubmission before the deadline.

Footnotes

1. 1Official procurement documents and the Additional information to the Contract Notice are published on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal opportunity page. The Invitation to submit a request to participate and templates (b3 and a14a) are linked from the procurement documents page.

Funding Opportunity Overview

This is a European Commission tender for technical assistance services to support EU-Bolivia cooperation under the Global Gateway Investment Strategy. The facility aims to enhance the effectiveness, efficiency, and visibility of EU-Bolivia partnership while promoting green and inclusive growth. The contract is financed through the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) under the America and the Caribbean programme, with an estimated total value of €2,000,000.

Contracting Authority:European Commission, INTPA - International Partnerships (Directorate-General for International Partnerships, Latin America and the Caribbean Division). Contact: delegation-bolivia-call-for-tenders@eeas.europa.eu

Contract Details and Scope

The facility will provide specialised technical, legal, and financial expertise to identify, structure, and promote investment opportunities in Bolivia. Key focus areas include sustainable value chain systems, connectivity, energy transition, digitalisation, infrastructure development, and civil society and gender-related actions. The contract will strengthen the EU Delegation's capacity for economic diplomacy, stakeholder engagement with both public and private sectors, and strategic partnership development while ensuring compliance with EU standards. Additionally, the facility will foster structured policy dialogue, deepen Team Europe coordination, and enhance strategic communication to improve visibility of EU partnerships in Bolivia.

Contract Type and Nature:Fee-based service contract classified under CPV code 79410000 (Business and management consultancy services). This is a restricted procedure tender.

Contract Duration:Maximum 36 months, with a provisional commencement date of 1 April 2027.

Estimated Contract Value:€2,000,000 (excluding VAT).

Place of Performance:Bolivia.

Eligibility and Who Can Apply

Participation is open to all natural persons who are nationals of and legal persons (including consortia) which are effectively established in a Member State of the European Union or in an eligible country or territory as defined under Article 28 of Regulation (EU) 2021/947. Both individual organisations and consortia may participate. A consortium may be a permanent, legally established grouping or an informal grouping constituted specifically for this procurement procedure. All consortium partners are jointly and severally liable to the contracting authority. ¹

Sub-contracting is allowed. However, no more than one request to participate or tender can be submitted by any natural or legal person, regardless of participation form. If a person submits multiple requests, all submissions in which that person participated will be excluded. Short-listed candidates may not form alliances or subcontract to each other for this contract.

Selection Criteria

Economic and Financial Capacity

Candidates must demonstrate the following financial capacity based on the last three financial years for which accounts have been closed:

• Average annual turnover of at least €1,300,000 over the last three financial years
• Current ratio (current assets divided by current liabilities) of at least 1.0 in the last year for which accounts have been closed. For consortia, each member must individually meet this criterion.

For public bodies, equivalent financial information should be provided.

Professional Capacity

Assessed over the last three years preceding the submission deadline, candidates must demonstrate:

• An average of at least 10 personnel directly employed or otherwise legally contracted on a permanent or non-permanent basis in areas of specialist knowledge related to the contract, including Global Gateway related projects, sustainable investment, energy transition, communication and visibility, and digitalisation
• Absence of professional conflicting interests that may negatively affect contract performance, as examined through Declarations on Honour and supporting documents

Technical Capacity

Candidates must have completed services under at least 3 contracts implemented at any moment during the three years before the submission deadline. For each contract, the value of services completed must not be less than €800,000. The completed services must be in areas related to the contract such as Global Gateway related projects, sustainable investment, energy transition, communication and visibility, and digitalisation. ²

Contracts may have been started earlier but only the part completed during the reference period will be considered. Candidates must provide documentary evidence such as approval of reports or deliverables, proof of payment, or statements from the awarding entity. For consortium projects, the candidate's specific contribution must be clearly documented.

Shortlisting and Tender Procedure

This is a two-stage restricted procedure. Between 4 and 8 candidates will be invited to submit detailed tenders based on their requests to participate. If fewer than 4 eligible candidates meet the selection criteria, the contracting authority may invite all qualifying candidates to submit tenders. If more than 8 eligible candidates meet the criteria, they will be ranked using additional comparative criteria to identify the 8 best candidates. ³

The additional comparative criteria applied in order are:(1) the highest number of contracts under which services have been completed meeting the technical capacity criterion, and (2) the highest cumulated value of completed services meeting the technical capacity criterion.

Award Criteria:Contracts will be awarded on the basis of best price-quality ratio.

Submission Requirements and Deadlines

Deadline for Requests to Participate:1 June 2026 at 16:00 (UTC-04:00, America/La_Paz time zone). Requests received after this deadline will be rejected.

Provisional Date for Invitation to Tender:1 June 2026.

All requests to participate must be submitted exclusively via the EU Funding and Tenders Portal using electronic submission. Requests submitted by email or letter will be disregarded. Candidates must register in the European Commission's Participant Register to obtain a Participant Identification Code (PIC) before submitting. For consortia, each member must be registered in the Participant Register.

Requests to participate must include:(1) the request to participate form (form b3), (2) a declaration on honour on exclusion and selection criteria (form a14a), and (3) any required supporting documentation. All documents must be uploaded to the correct sections in the eSubmission system. Additional documentation beyond what is requested will not be considered.

Language Requirement:All written communications for this tender procedure and contract must be in Spanish. Financial data must be expressed in EUR, with currency conversions made using the InforEuro exchange rate of April 2026.

Grounds for Exclusion

Candidates must submit a signed declaration confirming they are not in any of the situations listed in Section 2.6.10.1 of the PRAG (Practical Guide). Where candidates rely on capacity-providing entities or subcontractors, those entities must provide the same declaration. Candidates included in EU restrictive measures lists at the time of award decision cannot be awarded the contract.

Capacity-Providing Entities and Subcontracting

Economic operators may rely on the capacities of other entities (such as parent companies) for particular contracts, provided they prove these resources will be available and the entities meet the same eligibility and selection criteria requirements. For technical and professional criteria, capacity-providing entities must perform the tasks for which capacities are required. For economic and financial criteria, capacity-providing entities become jointly and severally liable for contract performance. Data for capacity-providing entities must be submitted in separate documents.

Submission and Portal Access

An EU Login account is required to subscribe to calls for tenders, submit questions, and participate in tenders electronically. As of 30 June 2026, two-factor authentication will be mandatory for EU Login accounts. Candidates can create an EU Login account using only an email address and password. The eSubmission system accepts files smaller than 50 MB and supports all 24 official EU languages with UTF-8 character encoding. Maximum 200 documents can be uploaded per submission.

Candidates may request clarifications about the contract notice through the F&T Portal by clicking 'Create a question' in the Questions and Answers tab. Clarification requests must be submitted at least 21 days before the deadline for submission of requests to participate. Clarifications will be published at least 8 days before the submission deadline.

Evaluation and Notification

Candidates will be notified of evaluation outcomes by email to the address provided in the eSubmission application. It is the candidate's responsibility to provide a valid email address and check it regularly. After submission, the email address can be changed in the F&T Portal. The same email will be used for all subsequent communications during the procedure.

Before the submission deadline, candidates may withdraw their request to participate or replace it with a new one. A withdrawal receipt will be provided as proof. Submissions in draft status can be edited, viewed, and deleted until the deadline is reached.

Legal Framework and Financing

This procurement is governed by Regulation (EU) 2021/947 establishing the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) - Global Europe. The contract is financed under Commission Implementing Decision C(2025)7336 dated 24 October 2026, with financing code E.14020140. The procurement is not covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA). Electronic ordering and electronic payment will be used for contract execution.

Options are available for the contracting authority to entrust up to 50 percent of the initial contract value to the initial contractor by negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice, provided the new services or works consist of repetition of similar services or works in conformity with the basic project.

Key Dates and Timeline

Contact Information and Resources

For inquiries and submissions, contact the European Commission, INTPA - International Partnerships at delegation-bolivia-call-for-tenders@eeas.europa.eu. The EU Delegation in Bolivia is located at Avenida Costanera No. 300 entre calle 10 y Nardos, Calacoto, Apartado Postal 10747, Bolivia.

Procurement documents are available at EU Funding and Tenders Portal. Electronic submission must be made through eSubmission. The request to participate form (b3) and declaration on honour form (a14a) are available from the EXACT Wiki.

For technical issues with eSubmission, consult the eSubmission Quick Guide. Information on PIC registration is available at the Participant Register. InforEuro exchange rates are available at http://ec.europa.eu/budget/graphs/inforeuro.html.

For review and dispute resolution, the Court of Justice of the European Union is the competent review body. Contact: GC.Registry@curia.europa.eu or http://curia.europa.eu.

Strategic Context

This facility aligns with the EU's Global Gateway Investment Strategy and Bolivia's Social and Economic Development Programme. The EU has an indicative allocation of €104 million in grant funding towards partnership with Bolivia for 2021-2027. Team Europe in Bolivia, represented by France, Germany, Sweden, Italy, Spain, and supported remotely by Belgium, the Netherlands, and Ireland, coordinates EU efforts to foster a green transition to a low-carbon, resource-efficient, and climate-resilient economy. The facility supports the EU's broader development cooperation priorities in Bolivia, including democratic governance, institutional strengthening, sustainable natural resource management, climate action, and social inclusion.

Footnotes

1. 1Eligible countries and territories are defined under Article 28 of Regulation (EU) 2021/947. Applicants should verify their eligibility status through the official regulation or contact the contracting authority for clarification.
2. 2Candidates may refer to projects completed within the reference period even if started earlier, or to projects partially implemented during but not yet completed within the reference period. Only the part completed during the reference period will be considered and must be supported by documentary evidence.
3. 3If more than 8 eligible candidates meet the selection criteria, ranking will be based on: (1) highest number of completed contracts meeting technical capacity criterion, and (2) highest cumulated value of completed services meeting technical capacity criterion. The second criterion applies only to tied candidates for the 8th position.