Weighting Factors in Tender Actions

This table is provided as an example only. The applicable evaluation criteria and weighting factors are defined in each Tender Action.

Each Tender Action published by the European Space Agency (ESA) indicates a set of Evaluation Criteria, summarising the aspects that the Agency will take into consideration when evaluating tenders.

Weighting Factors associated with each Evaluation Criterion 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 (w/o WF), 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.