(a) The name and address of the procuring entity

(3) The procuring entity shall not accept a tender

(b) quot Procuring entity quot means

(3) The procuring entity shall not accept a tender

(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

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

The procuring entity shall respond within a reasonable time so as to enable the supplier or contractor to make a timely submission of its tender and shall, without identifying the source of the request, communicate the clarification to all suppliers or contractors to which the procuring entity has provided the solicitation documents.

The procuring entity shall respond within a reasonable time so as to enable the supplier or contractor to make a timely submission of its proposal and shall, without identifying the source of the request, communicate the clarification to all suppliers or contractors to which the procuring entity has provided the request for proposals.

(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.

(l) Article 34 (3) (on tenders that the entity cannot accept) and

(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

(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.

(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

(1) The procuring entity shall fix the place for, and a specific date and time as the deadline for, the submission of tenders.

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

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.

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

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

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

(b) The effectiveness of a proposal in meeting the needs of the procuring entity shall be evaluated separately from the price

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.

(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

(c) The procuring entity may also at any time announce the number of participants in the auction but shall not disclose the identity of any bidder during the auction until the auction has closed.

75. The concern was raised that it might be too onerous for the procuring entity to be required to communicate to all suppliers and contractors the clarifications sought by and given to one or some of them.

(5) The procuring entity shall make a decision with respect to the qualifications of each supplier or contractor submitting an application to prequalify.

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

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

The procuring entity shall treat proposals in such a manner as to avoid the disclosure of their contents to competing suppliers or contractors.

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

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

The obligation on the procuring entity to be satisfied that the accessibility standards are met will be open to review under article 54, and the requirements of the record of the procurement proceedings to be maintained pursuant to article 11 will enable the procuring entity's decision and how it was arrived at to be reviewed.

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

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

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

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

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

(6) The procuring entity shall treat proposals in such a manner so as to avoid the disclosure of their contents to competing suppliers or contractors.

77. A concern was expressed that the current formulation of subparagraph (c) could cause confusion as to whether it referred to the use of panels of experts independent of and external to the procuring entity or the use of experts within the internal staff of the procuring entity.

(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.

If the number of suppliers or contractors qualified to participate in admitted to that have registered to participate in the auction falls below number is in the opinion of the procuring entity insufficient to ensure effective competition , the procuring entity shall withdraw the electronic reverse auction .

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

In Australia, it is recommended that the notice state that the procuring entity is not bound by the results of the ERA.

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