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Depending on the estimated contract value, competitive bids must be obtained as follows:
(current EU thresholds: £5,336,937 for Works, £213,477 for Goods and Services)
Contract Procedure Rules allow the competitive bid procedure to be waived where the appropriate legal, commercial and operational conditions exist. Also, we may use existing public sector framework agreements, such as those set up by Central Buying Consortium, OGC and ESPO.
Our Invitations to Tender (ITTs) will include the following elements:
All bidders will be issued with the same information, at the same time, and on the same terms. Award criteria will not normally be changed after bids are invited, but should this become necessary all bidders will be advised of the revised award criteria and reasons for the changes.
All bidders must provide sufficient information to determine whether they:
Tenders must be submitted electronically via our e-tendering portal In-Tend.
Our General Conditions of Purchase will normally apply, together with any Special Conditions relating specifically to the contract.
All tender opportunities will be advertised and, depending on value, can be viewed through the following links: