UUID Criterion Validation
Each Criterion is defined in e-Certis and must use the Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) supplied by e-Certis:
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These UUIDs are 'constant', meaning that they are maintained by DG GROW and need to be used compulsory as they were issued by DG GROW.
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The value of each UUID are defined in the spreadsheets:
ESPD validates that the UUID defined in the ESPDRequest XML or ESPDResponse XML are the ones supplied by e-Certis:
| Spreadsheet row | XSD Path |
|---|---|
\{CRITERION |
cac:TenderingCriterion/cbc:ID |
\{QUESTION_GROUP |
cac:TenderingCriterion/cac:TenderingCriterionPropertyGroup/cbc:ID |
\{QUESTION_SUBGROUP |
cac:SubsidiaryTenderingCriterionPropertyGroup/cbc:ID |
Every QUESTION_GROUP and QUESTION_SUBGROUP that has the same structure (meaning, QUESTION or QUESTION_SUBGROUP), share the same UUID, as they are the same.
Tendering Criterion
The validation of each criterion (cac:TenderingCriterion element) has the aim to check:
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cbc:ID, cbc:CriterionTypeCode, cbc:Name and cbc:Description are mandatory;
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cbc:ID and cbc:CriterionTypeCode values match with the ones supplied by e-Certis;
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cac:TenderingCriterionPropertyGroup structure matches with the QUESTION_GROUP supplied by e-Certis (see Tendering Criterion Property Group and Subgroup section).
Tendering Criterion Property Group and Subgroup
The same validations are executed for the first level group of properties and sub-groups of properties. The rules applied are:
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The cbc:ID and cbc:PropertyGroupTypeCode are mandatory elements and their values are the ones supplied by e-Certis in the corresponding cbc:TenderingCriterion;
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cac:TenderingCriterionProperty structure matches with QUESTION supplied by e-Certis (see Tendering Crtierion Property section);
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cac:SubsidiaryTenderingCriterionPropertyGroup matches with QUESTION_SUBGROUP supplied by e-Certis (for each property group, the same validations are applied).
Tendering Criterion Property
The validation of Tendering Criterion Property (cac:TenderingCriterionProperty element) is checked as follows:
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cbc:TypeCode and cbc:ValueDataTypeCode are mandatory elements and match with the ones supplied by e-Certis;
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cbc:ID and cbc:Description elements are mandatory, although their values are not validated;
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If cbc:TypeCode value is "CAPTION" or "REQUIREMENT", cbc:ValueDataTypeCode value must be "NONE".
