Develop a Peptide Modelling Software

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The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) (referred to below as the contracting authority) is planning to award the contract resulting from this procurement procedure. The procurement documents consist of the contract notice, the invitation letter, the draft contract and tender specifications with their respective annexes. All documents are enclosed in the attached ZIP File.

The objective is to develop a software tool for peptide modelling with regard to the capacity that a given protein/ peptide will bind to HLA-DQ2 or HLA-DQ8 molecules and will be recognised by T cells. As described in the EFSA guidance document, detailed knowledge is available indicating which amino acids in the gluten peptides are responsible for the high-affinity binding to HLA-DQ molecules and likely to mediate specific interaction with the T-cell receptor.

This invitation to tender is in no way binding on the contracting authority. The contracting authority’s contractual obligation commences only when the contract with the successful tenderer is signed by both parties.

Up to the signature of the contract the contracting authority may cancel the procurement procedure without tenderers being entitled to claim any compensation. Any such decision must be substantiated and tenderers notified.

The validity period of the tender, during which tenderers may not modify the terms of their tenders in any respect, is indicated under Heading IV.2.6 of the contract notice.

Submission of a tender implies acceptance of all the terms and conditions set out in the procurement documents and, where appropriate, waiver of the tenderer’s own general or specific terms and conditions. The submitted tender is binding on the tenderer to whom the contract is awarded for the duration of the contract.

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