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Apokoronas tenders €205,000 contract to expand its dive park with underwater electronics
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Apokoronas tenders €205,000 contract to expand its dive park with underwater electronics

June 23, 2026 Original source ↗
Summary

Apokoronas municipality has launched a public tender worth around €204,741 (including VAT) to supply and install electronic equipment for its existing underwater dive park. The project is part of a broader EU-funded investment plan under the NextGenerationEU programme, targeting diving and underwater tourism infrastructure. Companies interested in bidding can access all tender documents free of charge through Greece's national electronic public procurement platform.

Apokoronas opens tender to upgrade its dive park with EU funding

Apokoronas municipality has published a public tender for the supply and installation of electronic equipment and the expansion of underwater infrastructure at its existing dive park. The contract is part of a larger investment plan to modernise the site, funded by the European Union under the NextGenerationEU recovery programme.

What does the contract cover?

The tender covers construction, expansion and modernisation of underwater installations, as well as the procurement of electronic equipment for the Apokoronas dive park. The work falls under sub-project SUB7, "Diving and Underwater Tourism", within the "Tourism Development" action of the Greek Recovery and Resilience Fund.

Contract value and funding

  • Total value (incl. 24% VAT): €204,741.36
  • Net value (excl. VAT): €165,114.00
  • Funding source: European Union — NextGenerationEU, Public Investment Programme (SATA 011, 2021TA01100007)
  • Programme: Action 16931 "Tourism Development", Recovery and Resilience Facility

How does the bidding process work?

The tender is conducted as an open electronic procedure through Greece's national procurement platform, ESIDIS. All documents are freely available at www.promitheus.gov.gr. All communication between bidders and the municipality must take place exclusively through this platform.

Who can apply?

Companies wishing to participate must meet eligibility criteria set out in the tender documents, covering economic standing, technical and professional competence, and quality and environmental management standards. Participation as a consortium or with subcontractors is permitted under certain conditions.

Contact and documents

For questions, the municipality's technical officer can be reached at [email protected] or by phone at (28253) 40307 and 40346. Full tender documents are available for download:

Official source

Source translation

Machine-translated from the official source document.

AAA: 9KTYΩΨT-ΣB0 26PROC0192917722026.06.23 Ministry of Digital Governance Date: 2026.06.23 13:05:13 EEST Reason: Location: Athens

Vrysses, 23/06/2026

HELLENIC REPUBLIC — Protocol No.: 6555 PREFECTURE OF CHANIA MUNICIPALITY OF APOKORONAS

Announcement No.: 03/2026 Study No.: 02/2026

Announcement of an electronic open procedure, through the National System of Electronic Public Contracts (E.S.I.DI.S.), for the conclusion of a public supply contract for the supply entitled: "Expenditure for construction, extension, modernisation of underwater installations and supply of equipment of the Investment Plan entitled COMPLETION OF INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE EXISTING DIVE PARK OF APOKORONAS WITH ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT" (HPDE Code 603/25-10-2024), Sub-project SUB7: "Diving and Underwater Tourism" (OPS TA Code 5155126) of Action 16931 "Tourism Development" of the Recovery and Resilience Fund

Estimated value: 204,741.36 € (including VAT 24%)

(Budget excluding VAT: 165,114.00 €)

to be conducted in accordance with: a) the provisions of Law 4412/2016 and b) the terms of the present announcement

With funding from the European Union — NextGenerationEU

Table of Contents

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR SUPPLY CONTRACTS VIA OPEN PROCEDURE THROUGH ESIDIS ... 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS ... 2

  1. CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND SUBJECT MATTER OF CONTRACT ... 4 1.1 DETAILS OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY ... 4 1.2 PROCEDURE DETAILS – FINANCING ... 5 1.3 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHYSICAL AND ECONOMIC SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CONTRACT ... 6 1.4 INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK ... 8 1.5 DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF TENDERS ... 11 1.6 PUBLICATION ... 11 1.7 PRINCIPLES APPLIED TO THE AWARD PROCEDURE ... 12

  2. GENERAL AND SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION ... 14 2.1 GENERAL INFORMATION ... 14 2.1.1 Contract documents ... 14 2.1.2 Communication – Access to contract documents ... 14 2.1.3 Provision of clarifications ... 15 2.1.4 Language ... 17 2.1.5 Guarantees ... 17 2.1.6 Protection of personal data ... 18 2.2 RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE – CRITERIA FOR QUALITATIVE SELECTION ... 18 2.2.1 Right to participate ... 18 2.2.2 Participation guarantee ... 19 2.2.3 Grounds for exclusion ... 20 2.2.4 Suitability to pursue professional activity ... 26 2.2.5 Economic and financial standing ... 27 2.2.6 Technical and professional ability ... 28 2.2.7 Quality assurance standards and environmental management standards ... 30 2.2.8 Reliance on the capacity of third parties – Subcontracting ... 30 2.2.8.1 Reliance on the capacity of third parties ... 30 2.2.8.2 Subcontracting ... 31 2.2.9 Rules of proof for qualitative selection ... 32 2.2.9.1 Preliminary proof upon submission of tenders ... 32 2.2.9.2 Means of proof ... 34 2.3 AWARD CRITERIA ... 42 2.3.1 Award criterion ... 42 2.3.2 Scoring and ranking of tenders [does not apply where the criterion of the most economically advantageous tender is based solely on price] ... 44 2.3.3 Electronic auctions ... 45 2.4 PREPARATION – CONTENT OF TENDERS ... 45 2.4.1 General conditions for the submission of tenders ... 45 2.4.2 Time and method of submission of tenders ... 45 2.4.3 Contents of the envelope "Participation Documents – Technical Tender" ... 49 2.4.3.1 Participation documents ... 49 2.4.3.2 Technical tender ... 49 2.4.4 Contents of the envelope "Financial Tender" / Method of preparation and submission of financial tenders ... 50 2.4.5 Validity period of tenders ... 51 2.4.6 Grounds for rejection of tenders ... 52

  3. CONDUCT OF PROCEDURE – EVALUATION OF TENDERS ... 54 3.1 OPENING AND EVALUATION OF TENDERS ... 54 3.1.1 Electronic opening of tenders ... 54 3.1.2 Evaluation of tenders ... 54 3.2 INVITATION TO SUBMIT DOCUMENTS OF PROVISIONAL CONTRACTOR – DOCUMENTS OF PROVISIONAL CONTRACTOR ... 58 3.3 AWARD – CONCLUSION OF CONTRACT ... 59 3.4 PRE-CONTRACTUAL REMEDIES – INTERIM AND FINAL JUDICIAL PROTECTION ... 61 3.5 CANCELLATION OF PROCEDURE ... 64

  4. CONDITIONS FOR EXECUTION OF THE CONTRACT ... 65 4.1 GUARANTEES (PERFORMANCE, ADVANCE PAYMENT, PROPER OPERATION) ... 65 4.2 CONTRACTUAL FRAMEWORK – APPLICABLE LEGISLATION ... 66 4.3 CONDITIONS FOR EXECUTION OF THE CONTRACT ... 66 4.4 SUBCONTRACTING ... 67 4.5 MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT DURING ITS TERM ... 68 4.6 RIGHT OF UNILATERAL TERMINATION OF CONTRACT ... 69

  5. SPECIAL CONDITIONS FOR EXECUTION OF THE CONTRACT ... 70 5.1 METHOD OF PAYMENT ... 70 5.2 DECLARATION OF ECONOMIC OPERATOR AS DEFAULTER – SANCTIONS ... 71 5.3 ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES DURING CONTRACT EXECUTION PROCEDURE ... 73 5.4 JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES ... 74

  6. TIME AND METHOD OF EXECUTION ... 75 6.1 DELIVERY TIME FOR GOODS ... 75 6.2 ACCEPTANCE OF GOODS – TIME AND METHOD OF ACCEPTANCE OF GOODS ... 75 6.3 SPECIAL CONDITIONS FOR CHARTERING – INSURANCE – LOADING NOTIFICATION AND QUALITY CONTROL ABROAD ... 77 6.4 REJECTION OF CONTRACTUAL GOODS – REPLACEMENT ... 77 6.5 SAMPLES – SAMPLING – LABORATORY TESTS ... 77 6.6 GUARANTEED OPERATION OF SUPPLY ... 77 6.7 PRICE ADJUSTMENT ... 78

ANNEXES ... 80 ANNEX I – DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PHYSICAL AND ECONOMIC SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CONTRACT (ADAPTED BY THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY) ... 80 ANNEX II – SPECIAL TERMS OF REFERENCE (ADAPTED BY THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY) ... 81 ANNEX III – ESPD (ADAPTED BY THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY) – [MANDATORY] ... 82 ANNEX IV – OTHER DECLARATIONS (ADAPTED BY THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY) [OPTIONAL] ... 82 ANNEX V – MODEL TECHNICAL TENDER (ADAPTED BY THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY) [OPTIONAL] ... 82 ANNEX VI – OTHER DESCRIPTIVE DOCUMENT – MODEL (ADAPTED BY THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY) [OPTIONAL] ... 82 ANNEX VII – MODEL FINANCIAL TENDER (ADAPTED BY THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY) [OPTIONAL] ... 82 ANNEX VIII – MODEL GUARANTEE LETTERS (ADAPTED BY THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY) [OPTIONAL] ... 82 ANNEX IX – TABLE OF CORRESPONDENCE OF EXCLUSION GROUNDS, QUALITATIVE SELECTION CRITERIA AND MEANS OF PROOF (ADAPTED BY THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY) [OPTIONAL] ... 82 ANNEX X – INFORMATION TO NATURAL PERSONS ON THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA (ADAPTED BY THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY) [OPTIONAL] ... 82 ANNEX XI – DRAFT CONTRACT (ADAPTED BY THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY) [OPTIONAL] ... 82 ANNEX XII – MODEL DECLARATION ON NO RUSSIAN INVOLVEMENT ... 83

1. CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND SUBJECT MATTER OF CONTRACT

1.1 Details of the Contracting Authority

| Name | MUNICIPALITY OF APOKORONAS | |---|---| | Tax Registration Number (A.F.M.) | 997570100 | | Code of the Contracting Authority for electronic invoicing | 1007.E87402.0001 | | Postal address | Vrysses, P.C. 730 07 | | City | Apokoronas | | Postal Code | 730 07 | | Country | GREECE | | NUTS Code | EL434 | | Telephone | (28253) - 40307, 40346 | | Email | [email protected] | | Contact person | E. Kastrinaки, Civil Engineer | | General website (URL) | https://apokoronas.gov.gr/ | | Buyer profile (URL) | — |

Type of Contracting Authority: The Contracting Authority is the Municipality of Apokoronas and belongs to the General Government – Sub-sector of Local Authorities (OTA).

Main activity of the Contracting Authority: The main activity of the Contracting Authority is the Provision of General Public Services.

Footnote 1: Article 53 para. 2 point a of Law 4412/2016. The code of the contracting authority for electronic invoicing, as determined on the official website of the General Secretariat of Information Systems of Public Administration. Cf. Decision No. 63446/2021 Joint Ministerial Decision (Government Gazette B' 2338/02.06.2021) of the Ministers of Finance – Development and Investments – State "Determination of the National Format for electronic invoicing in the context of Public Contracts", article 3 para. 6, field "BT-46: Buyer identifier", in conjunction with the field "BT-10: Buyer reference".

Footnote 2: Only for contracts above thresholds.

Footnote 3: Only for contracts above thresholds.

Footnote 4: The name, address, telephone number, email address of the service conducting the tender, as well as the responsible officer of that service, are provided — Article 53 para. 2 point c of Law 4412/2016.

Footnote 5: Where it exists and for contracts above thresholds.

Footnote 6: The type of the Contracting Authority is stated, e.g. Ministry, Region, Decentralised Administration, Hospital, Municipality, State-owned company, etc., and whether it constitutes a "central government authority (CGA)" or "non-central contracting authority" within the meaning of Article 2 para. 1 points 2 and 3 of Law 4412/2016.

Footnote 7: Reference is made to which subdivision of the public sector the Contracting Authority belongs: a) General Government (Sub-sector of Central Government, Sub-sector of Local Authorities, Sub-sector of Social Security Funds) or b) Public Sector (excluding General Government) according to the subdivisions of Article 14 of Law 4270/14.

Footnote 8: The main activity of the Contracting Authority is selected — see also Annex II (Contract Notice), Section I, para 1.5, of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1986 (L 296): a) General public services, b) Defence, c) Public order and safety, d) Environment, e) Economic and financial affairs, f) Health, g) Housing and community amenities, h) Social protection, i) Recreation, culture and religion, j) Education, k) Any other activity.

Communication Details (footnote 9)

a) The contract documents are available for free, full, direct and free-of-charge electronic access through the Web Portal (www.promitheus.gov.gr) of the OPS ESIDIS. (Footnote 10: If access to the documents is restricted, instead of the above, the following is entered: "Access to the documents is restricted. Further information is provided at the URL: ………………………..")

b) All communication and exchange of information takes place through ESIDIS Supplies and Services (hereinafter ESIDIS), which is accessible from the Web Portal (www.promitheus.gov.gr) of the OPS ESIDIS.

c) Further information is available from the aforementioned general website (URL): www.promitheus.gov.gr or another address, official website of the Municipality of Apokoronas: https://apokoronas.gov.gr/

d) Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted, full, direct and free access to such tools and devices is possible at the URL: www.promitheus.gov.gr.

[Note in original: "Point d) is added if required"]

1.2 Procedure Details – Financing

Type of procedure: The tender will be conducted by the open procedure of Article 27 of Law 4412/16.

Financing of the contract (footnote 11):

[1. For bodies of the Central Administration whose expenditure is charged to the regular budget:] The financing body of the present contract is … The expenditure for this contract is charged to budget line K.A.: ……………… of the regular budget for fiscal year ……. of the Body.

[2. For other General Government bodies whose expenditure is not charged to the regular budget or the Public Investment Budget:] The financing body of the present contract is the Ministry of Tourism. The present contract is financed from appropriations of the Public Investment Programme (Collective Decision, Project Number ……………………). The present contract is financed from appropriations of the Public Investment Programme SATA 011 2021TA01100007.

Footnote 11: The content of the paragraph is formed according to the source of financing (cf. para. 2 point g of Article 53 of Law 4412/2016 as amended by Article 16 of Law 4782/21).

Footnote 12: The details of the Body and the Budget Line number that the appropriation for financing the contract is charged to are stated.

Footnote 13: The title for assuming obligations against the Public Investment Budget (PIB) consists of Collective Decisions (C.D.) on Works or Studies issued in application of the provisions of Article 80, para. 1 of Law 4270/2014, e.g. C.D. 5191.

Footnote 14: Each project included in the PIB is assigned by e-PIB a unique number …