As outlined in Section 5.2, the CTV Trial participants (and hence Trial licensees) could be selected by organising either a standard or staged public tender. An important part of such a selection procedure is that applicants first pass the minimum qualifying criteria. After passing the minimum criteria, the qualified applicants can be compared as to select the best qualified applicants for licensing (and participation in the Trial). For this second step, comparing applications (or bid books), evaluation criteria are needed. As outlined in Section 5.2, this may include their intended financial contributions. What criteria are applied for the first and second step is to some extend a Regulator’s choice .