1. The subject of this order is the successive supply of NGS sequencing cartridges compatible with the MiniSEq and NextSeq 550Dx sequencer for the National Institute of Oncology. Maria Skłodowska-Curie - National Research Institute, Gliwice Branch.

2. Detailed information on the present proceedings is contained in the SWZ.

3. Information clause arising from the contents of Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals in connection with the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data and repealing Directive 95/46/EC, The Ordering Authority posted in SWZ.

The subject of this order is the successive deliveries of NGS sequencing cartridges compatible with the MiniSEq and NextSeq 550Dx sequencers for the National Institute of Oncology. Maria Skłodowska-Curie - National Research Institute, Gliwice Branch.

Description of the subject of the contract and the conditions of the contract are included in the annexes:

- Assortment and price specification – Appendix No. 2 to the Terms of Use

- Draft provisions of the agreement that will be introduced into the content of the agreement – Appendix No. 4 to the Terms of Reference.

Description of equivalence:

1) If the description of the subject of the contract has been described by indicating trademarks, patents or origin, source or a specific process that characterizes products or services provided by a specific contractor, the Contracting Authority shall allow solutions equivalent to those described, and such indication shall be accompanied by the words "or equivalent".

The phrase 'equivalent' means that the Contracting Party authorises products or services that meet the minimum quality, operational and technical requirements corresponding to the requirements specified by the Ordering Party in the description of the subject matter of the contract. This means that the equivalent product must have parameters not worse than those indicated by the Ordering Party, i.e. at least at a level such as required by the Ordering Party. The use of equivalent products shall not degrade the quality of the results achieved or adversely affect the proper use or functioning of the product or service for their intended purpose.

If the Contractor proposes products or services in the offer that are equivalent in quality to the products indicated by the Contracting Authority, the Contractor is obliged to demonstrate in the offer that the products or services offered by the Contracting Authority meet the requirements specified by the Contracting Authority, by submitting the evidence referred to in Articles 104-107 of the PPL Act, proving that the proposed solutions meet the requirements set out in the description of the subject matter of the contract to an equivalent extent.

2) If the description of the subject matter of the contract refers to standards, technical assessments, technical specifications and technical reference systems referred to in Article 101(1)(2) and (3) of the Public Procurement Law, the Contracting Authority shall allow solutions equivalent to those described, and such reference shall be accompanied by the words "or equivalent". A contractor who offers solutions equivalent to the indicated standards is obliged to demonstrate in the offer that the equivalent solution offered by the contractor meets the requirements specified by the Contracting Authority, by indicating in the offer form a standard equivalent to the offered product and attaching to the offer the means of evidence referred to in Articles 104 - 107 of the PPL Act, proving that the proposed solutions to the standards meet the requirements specified in the description to an equivalent extent subject matter of the contract.3) If the Contractor fails to submit the evidence in question or the evidence submitted is incomplete (thus failing to confirm the equivalence of the offer to the extent described in the description of the subject matter of the contract), the Contracting Authority shall not call for its submission/supplementation. All costs and activities related to the confirmation of the equivalent quality parameters of the offer shall be borne by the Contractor.

Information clause arising from Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals in connection with the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data and repealing Directive 95/46/EC The Ordering Authority posted in SWZ.

The Contracting Authority does not provide for the conclusion of a framework agreement, the establishment of a dynamic purchasing system, electronic auctions and supplementary orders.

The proceedings do not cover the objections set out in Article 94 of the Pzp Act.

Information on the Contractors' joint application for the award of the contract is contained in Chapter IX of the SWZ.