(b) quot Procuring entity quot means

(3) The procuring entity shall not accept a tender

(a) The name and address of the procuring entity

(3) The procuring entity shall not accept a tender

Article 53. Review by procuring entity (or by approving authority)

(3) In the procurement of services, a procuring entity shall use the method of procurement set forth in chapter IV, unless the procuring entity determines that

The procuring entity may, however, require that tenders include such features.

In some systems, the identity is not disclosed to the procuring entity.

(1) The procuring entity shall promptly publish notice of procurement contract awards.

The procuring entity should therefore take steps to avoid running such a performance risk.

(g) The price, if any, charged by the procuring entity for the solicitation documents

(b) The price, if any, charged by the procuring entity for the prequalification documents

(9) The procuring entity shall employ the following procedures in the evaluation of proposals

84. The concern was expressed that subparagraph (d), requiring the procuring entity to inform suppliers or contractors that they had not attained the required threshold level, was imposing an undue burden on the procuring entity.

The procuring entity shall promptly notify each supplier or contractor requested to demonstrate again its qualifications as to whether or not the supplier or contractor has done so to the satisfaction of the procuring entity.

(1) A supplier or contractor may request a clarification of the request for proposals from the procuring entity. The procuring entity shall respond to any request by a supplier or contractor for clarification of the request for proposals that is received by the procuring entity within a reasonable time prior to the deadline for the submission of proposals.

(a) Any negotiations between the procuring entity and a supplier or contractor shall be confidential

(1) quater The procuring entity should take account of the response supplied in evaluating the tenders.

(1) When the procuring entity requires suppliers or contractors submitting tenders to provide a tender security

(ii) Failure to sign the procurement contract if required by the procuring entity to do so

(b) Prohibit the procuring entity from acting or deciding unlawfully or from following an unlawful procedure

(l) In procurement proceedings in which the procuring entity, in accordance with article 8 (1), limits participation on the basis of nationality, a statement of the grounds and circumstances relied upon by the procuring entity for imposing the limitation

The procuring entity shall respond to any request by a supplier or contractor for clarification of the solicitation documents that is received by the procuring entity within a reasonable time prior to the deadline for the submission of tenders.

The commission may be payable by the procuring entity, the successful bidder or a combination of both.

Some systems impose special duties on a procuring entity with respect to the monitoring of ERA systems.

(1) A supplier or contractor may request a clarification of the solicitation documents from the procuring entity.

(d) If the procuring entity reserves the right to reject all proposals, a statement to that effect

(h) Whether the procuring entity is seeking proposals as to various possible ways of meeting its needs

(4) A request for proposals issued by a procuring entity shall include at least the following information

(1) ter Where an abnormally low tender is suspected, the procuring entity shall permit a supplier or contractor to justify the price tendered, by requesting in writing details of the constituent elements of the tender that the procuring entity considers relevant.

(3) The procuring entity may suspend the electronic reverse auction in the case of system or communications failures.

Other systems give the procuring entity the option of including, in addition to registration, a pre qualification step.

At that stage, a procuring entity may also have to deal with complaints and appeals by aggrieved bidders.

(ii) The procuring entity has taken account of the information supplied but continues to hold those concerns and

In reaching that decision, the procuring entity shall apply only the criteria set forth in the prequalification documents.

(d) A decision by the procuring entity under article 12 to reject all tenders, proposals, offers or quotations

(4) The procuring entity shall respond to any request by a supplier or contractor for clarification of the prequalification documents that is received by the procuring entity within a reasonable time prior to the deadline for the submission of applications to prequalify.

(7) The procuring entity shall upon request communicate to suppliers or contractors that have not been prequalified the grounds therefor, but the procuring entity is not required to specify the evidence or give the reasons for its finding that those grounds were present.

Other delegations expressed the view that such decisions should not be taken other than by the procuring entity itself.

(1) The procuring entity shall maintain a record of the procurement proceedings containing, at a minimum, the following information

(1) The procuring entity shall maintain a record of the procurement proceedings containing, at a minimum, the following information

(d) Prior to submitting a tender, a supplier or contractor may request the procuring entity to confirm the acceptability of a proposed issuer of a tender security, or of a proposed confirmer, if required the procuring entity shall respond promptly to such a request

The procuring entity shall give prompt notice of any such correction to the supplier or contractor that submitted the tender.

(b) The effectiveness of the proposal submitted by the supplier or contractor in meeting the needs of the procuring entity

(c) The price of a proposal shall be considered by the procuring entity only after completion of the technical evaluation.