To access the Electronic Procurement System and to sign bids and contracts, you need a digital certificate authorised by the Basque Government for use in electronic transactions.
At present, the Basque Government allows the following electronic certificates to be used:
- Citizens Certificate
- Entity Certificate
- Electronic Health Card for Use by Citizens (ONA)
In order to use electronic certificates you must have a cryptographic card reader and the signature recognition programs specified in the Technical Requirements section.
Procedure for obtaining the Izenpe Citizens Certificate:
1. Applicants must complete the certification application form. Applicants may download the form and print it out and complete it, or use the online Pre-registration form. In any event, to formalize the application it must be presented at the Izenpe Registration Point corresponding to the project.
2. Request an appointment to attend a registration point on 902 542 542. Registration points are at the seat of the Basque Government or at any of its delegations open at the following times: 9am to 1pm and 3pm to 5pm.
3. ID accreditation.
4. Requirements for obtaining a certificate:
- The applicant, a future certificate subscriber, must provide an original or true copy of the following documents:
- If a Spanish national: D.N.I. (National ID Card).
- If a foreign national: Member of the European Union or State of the European Economic Area:
- NIE (Foreigner ID Number) accompanied by a current ID document for the purposes of ID verification.
- Extra-community citizens: Residency card.
- The Public Identification Entity shall issue an ID verification report for the applicant, who must be under 16 years of age.
- The applicant may dispense with the requirement for attendance at a Public Identification Entity where his/her signature on the certificate application has been certified before a Notary.
