The candidate must submit the ESPD with the following information:
A list of the 5 most relevant comparable services, see sections II.1.4) and II.2.4), that the candidate is performing or has carried out in the latest 3 years before the expiry of the deadline for application.
Both references relating to ongoing services and services carried out at the time of application will be given importance in the evaluation of which candidates have documented the most relevant deliveries, see section II.2.9) and in the evaluation of whether the minimum requirements regarding technical and professional capacity have been complied with, see below.
The references and minimum requirements in this respect stated below concern and are only relevant to the award of the framework agreement. Once the framework agreement is awarded, no further references will be required when awarding a contract under the framework agreement.
Each reference is requested to include a brief description of the deliveries made. The description of the delivery should include a clear description of the services set out in sections II.1.4) and II.2.4) to which the delivery related and the candidate's role(s) in the performance of the delivery. The reference is furthermore requested to include the financial value of the delivery (amount), the date of delivery and the name of the customer (recipient).
When indicating the date of the delivery, the candidate is requested to indicate the date of commencement and finalisation of the delivery. If this is not possible, for example if the tasks were performed on a continuous basis under a framework agreement, the candidate is asked to indicate how the date is specified.
No more than 5 references may be stated, irrespective of whether the candidate is a single operator, whether the candidate relies on the technical capacity of other entities, or is a group of operators (e.g. a consortium). If the list contains more than 5 references, only the first 5 deliveries on the list will be considered. Deliveries beyond this number will be disregarded.
If the candidate relies on the professional experience of other entities for the performance of specific parts of the services comprised by the framework agreement, see section II.2.4), such specific parts of the services under the framework agreement must be performed by the entity on which the candidate relies.
The ESPD serves as provisional documentation that the candidate fulfils the minimum suitability requirements in respect of technical and professional ability, see section III.1.3) and the candidate's compliance with the selection criterion, see section II.2.9).
Before the award decision is made, the tenderer to whom the contracting entity intends to award the framework agreement must submit documentation that the information stated in the ESPD is accurate.
No additional documentation of technical and professional capacity will be required from the candidate. However, the contracting entity reserves the right to contact the candidate or the customer stated in the reference for verification of the information stated in the reference, including the dates of the reference indicated.