Financial ratios

See formal requirements related to 'Turnover' criteria ESPD in the BIS 41 - European Single Procurement Document (Version 2.0.0), and more specifically the requirement tbr070-013

REQUIREMENT

The buyer must use the BACH Banque France Code List for the specification of financial ratios.

Mock-ups - buyer perspective

'Financial ratio' buyer mock-up

The buyer has selected the financial ratio as one of the selection criteria that will go into the ESPD Request document:

Financial ratio

In ESPD the buyer specifies procurement procedure-specific requirements, see data structure below.

Mock-up - economic operator perspective

The economic operator does only have to provide the numeric value for the financial ratio (which should be greater than the minimum requirement specified by the buyer ):

Financial ratio

Figure 135. 'Financial ratio' EO mock-up

Data Structure

REQUIREMENT(s) specified by the buyers can be place outside a group of QUESTION(s) (see any other previous criteria) or inside a group of QUESTION(s), which is the case for financial ratios, as you can see in the data structure for this criterion, below.

Notice how the spreadsheet has been used to specify the three different financial ratios of the above mock-up example: the XML example below was produced using a XSL-T transformation ESPDRequest-Annotated that takes the ESPD-criterion and produced the ESPD-Request.

Financial ratio

Figure 136. 'Financial ratio' criterion data structure

XML Example

Financial Ratio

<!--... header elements removed for brevity... -->

<!-- Criterion:Financial ratio -->
        <cac:TenderingCriterion>
                <cbc:ID schemeID="criterion" schemeAgencyID="OP" schemeVersionID="3.1.0">e4d37adc-08cd-4f4d-a8d8-32b62b0a1f46</cbc:ID>
                <cbc:CriterionTypeCode listID="http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/criterion" listAgencyID="OP" listVersionID="20210616-0">finan-rat</cbc:CriterionTypeCode>
                <cbc:Name>Financial ratio</cbc:Name>
                <cbc:Description>Concerning the financial ratios specified in the relevant notice, the in the ESPD, the relevant notice or or the ESPD, the economic operator declares that the actual values for the required ratios are as follows:</cbc:Description>
                <cac:ProcurementProjectLotReference>
                        <cbc:ID schemeID="Criterion" schemeAgencyID="OP" schemeVersionID="3.1.0">LOT-00000</cbc:ID>
                </cac:ProcurementProjectLotReference>
                <cac:ProcurementProjectLotReference>
                        <cbc:ID schemeID="Criterion" schemeAgencyID="OP" schemeVersionID="3.1.0">LOT-00001</cbc:ID>
                </cac:ProcurementProjectLotReference>
                <cac:Legislation>
                        <cbc:ID schemeID="criterion" schemeAgencyID="OP" schemeVersionID="3.1.0">387118be-f732-49f2-982a-5bdb4d9e52ff</cbc:ID>
                        <cbc:Title>[Legislation title]</cbc:Title>
                        <cbc:Description>[Legislation description]</cbc:Description>
                        <cbc:JurisdictionLevel>EU</cbc:JurisdictionLevel>
                        <cbc:Article>[Article, e.g. Article 2.I.a]</cbc:Article>
                        <cbc:URI>http://eur-lex.europa.eu/</cbc:URI>
                        <cac:Language>
                                <cbc:LocaleCode listID="language" listAgencyName="OP" listVersionID="20211208-0">ENG</cbc:LocaleCode>
                        </cac:Language>
                </cac:Legislation>
                <cac:TenderingCriterionPropertyGroup>
                        <cbc:ID schemeID="criterion" schemeAgencyID="OP" schemeVersionID="3.1.0">cc1da737-6c4e-4f4e-821d-c260029058f6</cbc:ID>
                        <cbc:PropertyGroupTypeCode listID="property-group-type" listAgencyID="OP" listVersionID="3.1.0">ON*</cbc:PropertyGroupTypeCode>
                        <cac:TenderingCriterionProperty>
                                <cbc:ID schemeID="criterion" schemeAgencyID="OP" schemeVersionID="3.1.0">889620da-979a-4ce9-b4a7-aaa8aef09066</cbc:ID>
                                <cbc:Description>Select the periods applicable for all ratios</cbc:Description>
                                <cbc:TypeCode listID="criterion-element-type" listAgencyID="OP" listVersionID="3.1.0">REQUIREMENT</cbc:TypeCode>
                                <cbc:ValueDataTypeCode listID="response-data-type" listAgencyID="OP" listVersionID="3.1.0">PERIOD</cbc:ValueDataTypeCode>
                                <!-- No answer is expected here from the economic operator, as this is a REQUIREMENT issued by the buyer. Hence the element 'cbc:ValueDataTypeCode' contains the type of value of the requirement issued by the buyer -->
                                <cac:ApplicablePeriod>
                                        <cbc:StartDate>2016-01-01</cbc:StartDate>
                                        <cbc:EndDate>2016-01-01</cbc:EndDate>
                                </cac:ApplicablePeriod>
                        </cac:TenderingCriterionProperty>
                        <cac:SubsidiaryTenderingCriterionPropertyGroup>
                                <cbc:ID schemeID="criterion" schemeAgencyID="OP" schemeVersionID="3.1.0">ee486082-93fa-4c17-8920-fdf01b890bd1</cbc:ID>
                                <cbc:PropertyGroupTypeCode listID="property-group-type" listAgencyID="OP" listVersionID="3.1.0">ON*</cbc:PropertyGroupTypeCode>
                                <cac:TenderingCriterionProperty>
                                        <cbc:ID schemeID="criterion" schemeAgencyID="OP" schemeVersionID="3.1.0">96df5f9f-f458-40cf-818f-a2beade58b1a</cbc:ID>
                                        <cbc:Description>Ratio Type</cbc:Description>
                                        <cbc:TypeCode listID="criterion-element-type" listAgencyID="OP" listVersionID="3.1.0">REQUIREMENT</cbc:TypeCode>
                                        <cbc:ValueDataTypeCode listID="response-data-type" listAgencyID="OP" listVersionID="3.1.0">CODE</cbc:ValueDataTypeCode>
                                        <!-- No answer is expected here from the economic operator, as this is a REQUIREMENT issued by the buyer. Hence the element 'cbc:ValueDataTypeCode' contains the type of value of the requirement issued by the buyer -->
                                        <cbc:ExpectedCode listID="PleaseSelectTheCorrectOne" listAgencyID="OP" listVersionID="3.1.0">Assets to equity ratio</cbc:ExpectedCode>
                                </cac:TenderingCriterionProperty>
                                <cac:TenderingCriterionProperty>
                                        <cbc:ID schemeID="criterion" schemeAgencyID="OP" schemeVersionID="3.1.0">1649c3aa-db0b-40cc-adb0-561f13531cf5</cbc:ID>
                                        <cbc:Description>Definition</cbc:Description>
                                        <cbc:TypeCode listID="criterion-element-type" listAgencyID="OP" listVersionID="3.1.0">REQUIREMENT</cbc:TypeCode>
                                        <cbc:ValueDataTypeCode listID="response-data-type" listAgencyID="OP" listVersionID="3.1.0">DESCRIPTION</cbc:ValueDataTypeCode>
                                        <!-- No answer is expected here from the economic operator, as this is a REQUIREMENT issued by the buyer. Hence the element 'cbc:ValueDataTypeCode' contains the type of value of the requirement issued by the buyer -->
                                        <cbc:ExpectedDescription>Total balance sheet/Total equity</cbc:ExpectedDescription>
                                </cac:TenderingCriterionProperty>
                                <cac:TenderingCriterionProperty>
                                        <cbc:ID schemeID="criterion" schemeAgencyID="OP" schemeVersionID="3.1.0">b5d47ff0-f82b-4818-9e2e-88d2c133544d</cbc:ID>
                                        <cbc:Description>Minimum requirement</cbc:Description>
                                        <cbc:TypeCode listID="criterion-element-type" listAgencyID="OP" listVersionID="3.1.0">REQUIREMENT</cbc:TypeCode>
                                        <cbc:ValueDataTypeCode listID="response-data-type" listAgencyID="OP" listVersionID="3.1.0">QUANTITY</cbc:ValueDataTypeCode>
                                        <!-- No answer is expected here from the economic operator, as this is a REQUIREMENT issued by the buyer. Hence the element 'cbc:ValueDataTypeCode' contains the type of value of the requirement issued by the buyer -->
                                        <cbc:ExpectedValueNumeric>0.5</cbc:ExpectedValueNumeric>
                                </cac:TenderingCriterionProperty>
                        </cac:SubsidiaryTenderingCriterionPropertyGroup>
                        <cac:SubsidiaryTenderingCriterionPropertyGroup>
                                <cbc:ID schemeID="criterion" schemeAgencyID="OP" schemeVersionID="3.1.0">0e50931d-4d39-4f1d-9fdc-b2cf16c0807a</cbc:ID>
                                <cbc:PropertyGroupTypeCode listID="property-group-type" listAgencyID="OP" listVersionID="3.1.0">ON*</cbc:PropertyGroupTypeCode>
                                <cac:TenderingCriterionProperty>
                                        <cbc:ID schemeID="criterion" schemeAgencyID="OP" schemeVersionID="3.1.0">6234d4cc-1936-4e1c-9d87-0bcd7f01cd7c</cbc:ID>
                                        <cbc:Description>Does the EO fulfil the criteria by itself?</cbc:Description>
                                        <cbc:TypeCode listID="criterion-element-type" listAgencyID="OP" listVersionID="3.1.0">QUESTION</cbc:TypeCode>
                                        <cbc:ValueDataTypeCode listID="response-data-type" listAgencyID="OP" listVersionID="3.1.0">INDICATOR</cbc:ValueDataTypeCode>
                                </cac:TenderingCriterionProperty>
                                <cac:SubsidiaryTenderingCriterionPropertyGroup>
                                        <cbc:ID schemeID="criterion" schemeAgencyID="OP" schemeVersionID="3.1.0">fe557ed0-2387-478f-a9be-d0f3457c088e</cbc:ID>
                                        <cbc:PropertyGroupTypeCode listID="property-group-type" listAgencyID="OP" listVersionID="3.1.0">ONFALSE</cbc:PropertyGroupTypeCode>
                                        <cac:TenderingCriterionProperty>
                                                <cbc:ID schemeID="criterion" schemeAgencyID="OP" schemeVersionID="3.1.0">f1aec98d-5991-4119-9ffd-a95486a7ce68</cbc:ID>
                                                <cbc:Description>In the case of no - Relied upon or not</cbc:Description>
                                                <cbc:TypeCode listID="criterion-element-type" listAgencyID="OP" listVersionID="3.1.0">QUESTION</cbc:TypeCode>
                                                <cbc:ValueDataTypeCode listID="response-data-type" listAgencyID="OP" listVersionID="3.1.0">INDICATOR</cbc:ValueDataTypeCode>
                                        </cac:TenderingCriterionProperty>
                                <cac:SubsidiaryTenderingCriterionPropertyGroup>
                                        <cbc:ID schemeID="criterion" schemeAgencyID="OP" schemeVersionID="3.1.0">e296a1cc-83d3-48ac-b4e4-7e7d0ae0af25</cbc:ID>
                                        <cbc:PropertyGroupTypeCode listID="property-group-type" listAgencyID="OP" listVersionID="3.1.0">ONTRUE</cbc:PropertyGroupTypeCode>
                                        <cac:TenderingCriterionProperty>
                                                <cbc:ID schemeID="criterion" schemeAgencyID="OP" schemeVersionID="3.1.0">99a61ff5-addf-41b3-9e89-55b576e1b35d</cbc:ID>
                                                <cbc:Description>Name of the entity</cbc:Description>
                                                <cbc:TypeCode listID="criterion-element-type" listAgencyID="OP" listVersionID="3.1.0">QUESTION</cbc:TypeCode>
                                                <cbc:ValueDataTypeCode listID="response-data-type" listAgencyID="OP" listVersionID="3.1.0">DESCRIPTION</cbc:ValueDataTypeCode>
                                        </cac:TenderingCriterionProperty>
                                        <cac:TenderingCriterionProperty>
                                                <cbc:ID schemeID="criterion" schemeAgencyID="OP" schemeVersionID="3.1.0">104cc794-cb50-4387-bbad-b64c0d5d3c26</cbc:ID>
                                                <cbc:Description>ID of the entity</cbc:Description>
                                                <cbc:TypeCode listID="criterion-element-type" listAgencyID="OP" listVersionID="3.1.0">QUESTION</cbc:TypeCode>
                                                <cbc:ValueDataTypeCode listID="response-data-type" listAgencyID="OP" listVersionID="3.1.0">ECONOMIC_OPERATOR_IDENTIFIER</cbc:ValueDataTypeCode>
                                        </cac:TenderingCriterionProperty>
                                </cac:SubsidiaryTenderingCriterionPropertyGroup>
								</cac:SubsidiaryTenderingCriterionPropertyGroup>
                        </cac:SubsidiaryTenderingCriterionPropertyGroup>
                        <cac:SubsidiaryTenderingCriterionPropertyGroup>
                                <cbc:ID schemeID="criterion" schemeAgencyID="OP" schemeVersionID="3.1.0">e9aa7763-c167-4352-8060-1a3d7d3e2662</cbc:ID>
                                <cbc:PropertyGroupTypeCode listID="property-group-type" listAgencyID="OP" listVersionID="3.1.0">ON*</cbc:PropertyGroupTypeCode>
                                <cac:TenderingCriterionProperty>
                                        <cbc:ID schemeID="criterion" schemeAgencyID="OP" schemeVersionID="3.1.0">a8c29eb0-9a60-4e7f-9685-41195e02fc99</cbc:ID>
                                        <cbc:Description>Please provide your ratio</cbc:Description>
                                        <cbc:TypeCode listID="criterion-element-type" listAgencyID="OP" listVersionID="3.1.0">QUESTION</cbc:TypeCode>
                                        <cbc:ValueDataTypeCode listID="response-data-type" listAgencyID="OP" listVersionID="3.1.0">QUANTITY</cbc:ValueDataTypeCode>
                                </cac:TenderingCriterionProperty>
                        </cac:SubsidiaryTenderingCriterionPropertyGroup>
                        <cac:SubsidiaryTenderingCriterionPropertyGroup>
                                <cbc:ID schemeID="criterion" schemeAgencyID="OP" schemeVersionID="3.1.0">7458d42a-e581-4640-9283-34ceb3ad4345</cbc:ID>
                                <cbc:PropertyGroupTypeCode listID="property-group-type" listAgencyID="OP" listVersionID="3.1.0">ON*</cbc:PropertyGroupTypeCode>
                                <cac:TenderingCriterionProperty>
                                        <cbc:ID schemeID="criterion" schemeAgencyID="OP" schemeVersionID="3.1.0">8d06c2c6-8353-499a-8390-e676771008c0</cbc:ID>
                                        <cbc:Description>Is this information available electronically?</cbc:Description>
                                        <cbc:TypeCode listID="criterion-element-type" listAgencyID="OP" listVersionID="3.1.0">QUESTION</cbc:TypeCode>
                                        <cbc:ValueDataTypeCode listID="response-data-type" listAgencyID="OP" listVersionID="3.1.0">INDICATOR</cbc:ValueDataTypeCode>
                                </cac:TenderingCriterionProperty>
                                <cac:SubsidiaryTenderingCriterionPropertyGroup>
                                        <cbc:ID schemeID="criterion" schemeAgencyID="OP" schemeVersionID="3.1.0">41dd2e9b-1bfd-44c7-93ee-56bd74a4334b</cbc:ID>
                                        <cbc:PropertyGroupTypeCode listID="property-group-type" listAgencyID="OP" listVersionID="3.1.0">ONTRUE</cbc:PropertyGroupTypeCode>
                                        <cac:TenderingCriterionProperty>
                                                <cbc:ID schemeID="criterion" schemeAgencyID="OP" schemeVersionID="3.1.0">77cbefd5-6683-41da-8c25-19bfbf2b5f4b</cbc:ID>
                                                <cbc:Description>Evidence Supplied</cbc:Description>
                                                <cbc:TypeCode listID="criterion-element-type" listAgencyID="OP" listVersionID="3.1.0">QUESTION</cbc:TypeCode>
                                                <cbc:ValueDataTypeCode listID="response-data-type" listAgencyID="OP" listVersionID="3.1.0">EVIDENCE_IDENTIFIER</cbc:ValueDataTypeCode>
                                        </cac:TenderingCriterionProperty>
                                </cac:SubsidiaryTenderingCriterionPropertyGroup>
                        </cac:SubsidiaryTenderingCriterionPropertyGroup>
                </cac:TenderingCriterionPropertyGroup>
        </cac:TenderingCriterion>

<!--... rest of elements removed for brevity... -->
  1. The period applicable for all the ratios required by the buyer . This applies to the three ratios required in the example (see mock-up above).

  2. First financial ratio block: the particular ratio required by the buyer is expressed as a code defined by BACH (See CodeList "FinancialRatioType").

  3. First financial ratio block: the description of the ratio is the one provided by BACH and should be captured from the CodeList "FinancialRatioType", which in turn is should be directly form the BACH web-site.

  4. First financial ratio block: a threshold established by the buyer as minimum requirement; the ratio provided by the economic operator shall be greater or equal to this minimum numeric value.

  5. Second financial ratio block: type code required by the buyer according to the example illustrated in the mock-up above (the buyer may require several financial ratios; notice that the cardinality of this sub-group in the data structure and the mock-up is 1..n). The content of this block, and of the following one, have been removed for brevity, but they are similar to the first block, except that the value of the code, description and minimum requirement shall be different.

  6. Second financial ratio block: ratio definition.

  7. Second financial ratio block: minimum requirement.

  8. Third financial ratio block: ratio type required by the buyer according to the example illustrated in the mock-up above.

  9. Third financial ratio block: ratio definition.

  10. Third financial ratio block: minimum requirement.

  11. First financial ratio block: the Criterion Property used to refer to the response by the economic operator. In the ESPD Response document, the ID of this Criterion Property will be used by the element cac:ValidatedCriterionPropertyID as the means to link the response to the question. See section "Answering Questions" (under ESPD Response) for more details on this.

  12. Block "Is this information available electronically". This block is constant for all criteria. It has been removed from the example for brevity. See other XML examples.