The acquisition will be subject to tax legal professional services acquired by the State Pension Fund (later VER) as appropriate. The professional services subject to the acquisition may include:

1. Tax legal advice on different types of domestic and foreign investments (e.g. investments in capital, real estate, debt, infrastructure and hedge fund funds) and derivative contracts;

2. Tax legal and strategic advice on other potential investment issues;

3. Advisory on any other domestic and international tax and tax law related to VER's activities (e.g. VAT and withholding tax issues).

Since professional services apply to a significant extent to foreign investment, the service provider must also have foreign and international taxation expertise. States whose taxation provisions may at least be relevant as part of the service now in question include: Luxembourg, Great Britain, Ireland and the USA.

During the contract period, the service may also be covered by relevant countries other than those described here, and the service provider should be prepared to provide tax-legal services for them as well.

The subject of the procurement is described in more detail in the invitation to tender and its annexes.

See section II. 1.4) Brief description. The object of the acquisition is described in more detail in Annex 1 to the call for tender.