Tender Clarifications And Objections Guide
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Many bidders read a contradiction or problematic condition, get angry, and then file anyway without asking anything. The problem is that it is then much harder to argue that the bidding instructions were unclear or that the risk was not expected.
In such cases, the service ofClarification Questions, Achievements, and Tender TermsAllows to build an orderly move in time.
When is it enough to ask a question?
- When there is technical ambiguity about how a particular submission or document is submitted.
- When there is a lack of clarity in relation to a trial period, document format or calculation of return.
- When there is a fear of a double interpretation of a clarification order.
When should you consider getting
- Where the terms of the tender discriminate, unlikely or conflict with law or procedure.
- When clarification answers worsen the risk or leave an open contradiction.
- When it becomes clear that the structure of the tender prevents fair competition or creates an unreasonable commercial risk.
If the difficulty is also related to the filing system itself, it is worth checking at the same timeThe legal guidance to the submission through the Inbal system.
