Notes to Award criteria: Award criteria are not mandatory in the way the technical specifications are, but are additional criteria on which a contracting authority will base its award decision. As such, they are not pass/fall criteria, meaning that offers of products that don’t comply with them may still be withheld for the final decision, depending on their score on other award criteria, including the price. To stimulate further market uptake of ever improved environmental products, award criteria should be considered depending on the specific circumstances of each case. .
