Acquisition Timeline
Key Dates of the Preliminary Acquisition Timeline
PIN publication | 19 January 2016 |
| Open Market Consultation | 30 March 2016 |
| Issue of the Contract Notice | 04 June 2016 |
| Issue Request for Tenders | 10 June 2016 |
| Deadline for submitting questions about tender documents | 30 June 2016 at 14:00 |
| Bidders conference | 07 July 2016 |
| Deadline for submission of Tenders for Phase 1 and the Framework Agreement | 18 August 2016 at 12:00 |
| Opening of the tenders for Phase 1 | 22 August 2016 |
Tenders are notified of decision of the award of contracts Start of the standstill period (min. 10 calendar days) | 14 October 2016 |
| Start of implementation Phase 1 | 3 November 2016 |
| Completion Phase 1 | 12 May 2017 |
| Issue Request for Tender for Phase 2 | 12 May 2017 |
| Deadline for submitting questions about tender documents | 29 May 2017 |
| Deadline for submission of Tenders for Phase 2 | 1 June 2017 |
| Opening of the tenders for Phase 2 | 1 June 2017 |
| Award Decision Phase 2 | 3 July 2017 |
| Start of Implementation Phase 2 | 4 July 2017 |
| Deadline for submission of Phase 2 final milestone(s)/End of Phase Report with deliverable(s) & End of Phase Review meeting | 1 August 2018 |
| Results of Phase 2 | 3 September 2018 |
| Issue Request for Tender for Phase 3 | 5 September 2018 |
| Deadline for submission of Tenders for Phase 3 | 26 September 2018 |
| Award Decision Phase 3 | 5 November 2018 |
| Start of Implementation Phase 3 | 7 November 2018 |
| Completion Phase 3 | 30 June 2021 |