Article 1010: Invitation to Participate
1. An entity shall, in accordance with paragraphs 2, 3 and 5, publish an invitation to participate for all procurements, except as otherwise provided for in Article 1016 (Limited Tendering), in the appropriate publication listed in Annex 1010.1 (Publications).
2. The invitation to participate shall take the form of a notice of proposed procurement, which notice shall contain the following information:
(a) a description of the nature and quantity of the goods or services to be procured, including any options for further procurement and, if possible
(i) an estimate of the timing when such options may be exercised, and
(ii) in the case of recurring contracts, an estimate of the timing of the subsequent tender notices for the goods or services to be procured;
(b) a statement as to whether the procedure is open or
selective and whether it will involve negotiation;
(c) any date for starting delivery, or completion of
delivery, of goods or services to be procured;
(d) the address to which an application to be invited to tender or to qualify for the suppliers' lists must be submitted, the final date for receiving such an application and the language or languages in which it may be submitted;
(e) the address to which tenders must be submitted, the final
date for receiving tenders and the language or languages
in which tenders may be submitted;