The purpose of the tender is to conclude an agreement for the provision of a collective AOV for the benefit of the Client in accordance with the provisions of this specification. The Client wants to enter into an agreement with the selected Contractor with a term of at least 3 years and this will take effect on 1 January 2024.

The Contract will be awarded to the most suitable party and the resulting award of a contract. The evaluation of the Tenders takes place on the basis of the award criterion best value for money (BPKV). This criterion is specified in

this Cutlery.

The client employed 562 employees on reference date 31 December 2022. The expected pension base (total wage bill uncapped) of the Client in 2023 amounts to €23,049,296.74.