The evaluation of tenders and proposals to ESA
The European Space Agency (ESA) uses the following scale to evaluate tenders and proposals in accordance with Art. 28 of the ESA Contracting Regulations (ESA/REG/001 Rev.6):
| Perfect | 100 |
| Excellent | 90 |
| Very Good | 75 |
| Good | 60 |
| Fair | 50 |
| Acceptable | 40 |
| Unacceptable | 0 – 39 |
A set of Evaluation Criteria, summarising the aspects that the Agency will take into consideration when evaluating tenders, is published with each Tender Action.
The Weighting Factors associated with each Evaluation Criterion for a given Tender Action are also published. Each Evaluation Criterion refers to a specific set of requirements and points to a corresponding part of the tender.
Weighting Factors enable the bidder to gain a correct understanding of the work to be done and ensure that the total marking during the evaluation process is representative of the bidder’s capability to correctly interpret and address the Agency’s requirements.
Without the Weighting Factors, the total marking of a tender, which is the sum of all individual criterion scores, could be artificially inflated by high scores in Criteria where compliance, without any specific further elaboration, is expected. For instance, a high score in a Criterion relating to the acceptance of administrative and contractual conditions may give a high total marking in absolute terms.
