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Apokoronas launches tender to upgrade its diving park with EU funds
Announcement · Municipality of Apokoronas

Apokoronas launches tender to upgrade its diving park with EU funds

Summary

Apokoronas municipality has opened a public tender for the supply and installation of electronic underwater equipment at its existing diving park, with a total contract value of €204,741 including VAT. The project is funded by the EU's NextGenerationEU recovery fund through the Ministry of Tourism and forms part of a broader investment in diving and underwater tourism in the area. Interested companies can submit bids exclusively through the national e-procurement portal at www.promitheus.gov.gr.

Apokoronas puts EU-funded diving park upgrade out to tender

Apokoronas municipality has launched a public procurement process to expand and modernise its existing diving park with new electronic underwater equipment. The contract covers construction, extension and modernisation of underwater installations, as well as the purchase of electronic equipment, all as part of a named investment plan titled "Supplementing the Infrastructure of the Existing Apokoronas Diving Park with Electronic Equipment".

What the project involves

The tender is the second sub-project (SUB7) of a larger investment scheme focused on diving and underwater tourism in Apokoronas. It sits within a national tourism development action funded through the EU's recovery instrument. The precise technical scope — including exactly which equipment is to be supplied and installed — is detailed in the full tender documents available online.

Money and funding

The project is fully funded by the European Union through the NextGenerationEU recovery and resilience fund, channelled via the Greek Ministry of Tourism.

  • Total contract value (incl. 24% VAT): €204,741.36
  • Net value (excl. VAT): €165,114.00
  • Funding source: NextGenerationEU / Recovery and Resilience Facility, Tourism Development Action 16931

How the tender works

The contract is being awarded through an open electronic procedure, meaning any eligible company can submit a bid without being pre-selected. All communication, document access and bid submission take place exclusively through Greece's national e-procurement system (ESIDIS), accessible at www.promitheus.gov.gr. All tender documents are available there free of charge.

Bidders must demonstrate economic and financial capacity, technical and professional competence, and quality assurance standards as set out in the tender documents. Subcontracting is permitted under the conditions described in the full documentation.

Key details

  • Procuring authority: Municipality of Apokoronas
  • Tender number: 02/2026
  • Procedure: Open electronic procedure via ESIDIS
  • Submission platform: www.promitheus.gov.gr

Contact

For technical questions, the municipality's point of contact is:

  • Contact person: E. Kastrinaki, Civil Engineer
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Phone: (28253) 40307, 40346
  • Address: Vryses, Apokoronas, 730 07

The full tender document is available to download here: Download tender document (PDF)

Official source

Source translation

Machine-translated from the official source document.

AAA: 9X8EΩΨT-H0Y 26PROC01894272620260505 Ministry of Digital Governance Date: 2026.05.05 11:14:20 EEST Reason: Location: Athens

HELLENIC REPUBLIC — Protocol No. 4486

Vryses, 05/05/2026

PREFECTURE OF CHANIA

MUNICIPALITY OF APOKORONAS

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

Announcement of an electronic open procedure, through the National System of Electronic Public Procurement (E.S.I.DI.S.), for the conclusion of a public supply contract for the supply entitled: "Expenses for construction, extension, modernisation of underwater installations and supply of equipment of the Investment Plan entitled SUPPLEMENTING THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE EXISTING APOKORONAS DIVING PARK 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 this announcement

With the funding of the European Union — NextGenerationEU


Table of Contents

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

  1. CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CONTRACT .....4 1.1 DATA OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY .....4 1.2 PROCEDURE DATA – 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 PUBLICITY .....11 1.7 PRINCIPLES APPLIED IN 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 the 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 OF PARTICIPATION – QUALITATIVE SELECTION CRITERIA .....18 2.2.1 Right of participation .....18 2.2.2 Participation guarantee .....19 2.2.3 Grounds for exclusion .....20 2.2.4 Suitability to pursue the professional activity .....26 2.2.5 Economic and financial standing .....27 2.2.6 Technical and professional capacity .....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 for proving qualitative selection .....32 2.2.9.1 Preliminary evidence at the time of 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 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 manner 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" / Manner of preparation and submission of financial tenders .....50 2.4.5 Period of validity of tenders .....51 2.4.6 Grounds for rejection of tenders .....52
  3. CONDUCT OF THE 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 THE PROVISIONAL CONTRACTOR – DOCUMENTS OF THE PROVISIONAL CONTRACTOR .....58 3.3 AWARD – CONTRACT CONCLUSION .....59 3.4 PRE-CONTRACTUAL APPEALS – INTERIM AND FINAL JUDICIAL PROTECTION .....61 3.5 CANCELLATION OF THE PROCEDURE .....64
  4. CONTRACT PERFORMANCE CONDITIONS .....65 4.1 GUARANTEES (PERFORMANCE GUARANTEE, ADVANCE PAYMENT GUARANTEE, WARRANTY GUARANTEE) .....65 4.2 CONTRACTUAL FRAMEWORK – APPLICABLE LAW .....66 4.3 CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT PERFORMANCE .....66 4.4 SUBCONTRACTING .....67 4.5 CONTRACT MODIFICATION DURING ITS TERM .....68 4.6 RIGHT OF UNILATERAL TERMINATION OF CONTRACT .....69
  5. SPECIAL CONTRACT PERFORMANCE CONDITIONS .....70 5.1 PAYMENT METHOD .....70 5.2 DECLARATION OF ECONOMIC OPERATOR AS FORFEITING – SANCTIONS .....71 5.3 ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS DURING THE CONTRACT PERFORMANCE PROCEDURE .....73 5.4 JUDICIAL RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES .....74
  6. TIME AND MANNER OF PERFORMANCE .....75 6.1 DELIVERY TIME .....75 6.2 ACCEPTANCE OF GOODS – TIME AND MANNER OF ACCEPTANCE OF GOODS .....75 6.3 SPECIAL CONDITIONS FOR SHIPPING – INSURANCE – LOADING NOTIFICATION AND QUALITY CONTROL ABROAD .....77 6.4 REJECTION OF CONTRACTUAL GOODS – REPLACEMENT .....77 6.5 SAMPLES – SAMPLING – LABORATORY EXAMINATIONS .....77 6.6 GUARANTEED OPERATION OF THE 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 – TEMPLATE TECHNICAL TENDER (ADAPTED BY THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY) [OPTIONAL] .....82 ANNEX VI – OTHER DESCRIPTIVE DOCUMENT – TEMPLATE (ADAPTED BY THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY) [OPTIONAL] .....82 ANNEX VII – TEMPLATE FINANCIAL TENDER (ADAPTED BY THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY) [OPTIONAL] .....82 ANNEX VIII – TEMPLATES FOR 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 FOR 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 – TEMPLATE DECLARATION ON NO RUSSIAN INVOLVEMENT .....83

1. CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CONTRACT

1.1 Data of the Contracting Authority

| Name | MUNICIPALITY OF APOKORONAS | |---|---| | Tax Registration Number (AFM) | 997570100 | | Contracting Authority Code for electronic invoicing | 1007.E87402.0001 | | Postal address | Vryses, P.C. 730 07 | | City | Apokoronas | | Postal Code | 730 07 | | Country | GREECE | | NUTS Code | EL434 | | Telephone | (28253) - 40307, 40346 | | Electronic mail (e-mail) | [email protected] | | Contact person for information | E. Kastrinaki, Civil Engineer | | General internet address (URL) | https://apokoronas.gov.gr/ | | Address of the buyer's profile on the internet (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 subpara. a of Law 4412/2016. The contracting authority's code for electronic invoicing, as determined on the official website of the GGPSDG. Cf. Decision No. 63446/2021 JMA (B' 2338/02.06.2021) of the Ministers of Finance – Development and Investment – State Affairs "Determination of the National Format of electronic invoice in the context of Public Contracts", article 3 para. 6, field "BT-46: Buyer identifier", in conjunction with 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, electronic mail address (e-mail) of the service conducting the tender, as well as the competent officer of that service, are entered: Article 53 para. 2 subpara. c of Law 4412/2016.

Footnote 5: Where applicable and for contracts above thresholds.

Footnote 6: The type of CA is stated, e.g. Ministry, Region, Decentralised Administration, Hospital, Municipality, Public SA, etc., and whether it constitutes a "central government authority" or "non-central contracting authority" within the meaning of Article 2 para. 1 subpara. 2 and 3 of Law 4412/2016.

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

Footnote 8: The main activity of the CA is selected: 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

a) The contract documents are available for free, full, direct and free-of-charge electronic access through the Internet Portal (www.promitheus.gov.gr) of the OPS ESIDIS.

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

c) Further information is available from: the aforementioned General Internet Address (URL): www.promitheus.gov.gr or another address, the 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. The unrestricted, full, direct and free access to these tools and devices is possible at the URL: www.promitheus.gov.gr.


1.2 Procedure Data – Financing

Type of procedure

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

Financing of the contract

The financing body of the present contract is the Ministry of Tourism. The present contract is financed from credits of the Public Investment Programme SATA 011 2021TA01100007.