Common use of Selective Tendering Clause in Contracts

Selective Tendering. 1. Entities that intended to use selective tendering shall: (a) invite suppliers to submit a request for participation by means of a notice of intended procurement inviting suppliers to submit a request for participation; (b) indicate the time-limit for submitting requests for participation; and (c) before the commencement of the time period for tendering invite qualified suppliers to submit a tender. 2. When using selective tendering procedures, a procuring entity shall recognise as qualified suppliers any domestic suppliers and any suppliers of the other Party that meet the conditions for participation in a particular procurement, unless the procuring entity states in the notice of intended procurement or, where publicly available, in the tender documentation any limitation on the number of suppliers that will be permitted to tender and the criteria for selecting the limited number of suppliers. Procuring entities shall select the suppliers to participate in the selective tendering procedure in a fair and non-discriminatory manner. 3. Where the tender documentation is not made publicly available from the date of publication of the notice of intended procurement, procuring entities shall ensure that those documents are made available at the same time to all the qualified suppliers selected in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article.

Selective Tendering. 1. Entities that intended to use selective tendering shall: (a) invite suppliers to submit a request for participation by means of a notice of intended procurement inviting suppliers to submit a request for participation; (b) indicate the time-limit for submitting requests for participation; and (c) before the commencement of the time period for tendering invite qualified suppliers to submit a tender. 2. When using selective tendering procedures, a procuring entity shall recognise as qualified suppliers any domestic suppliers and any suppliers of the other Party that meet the conditions for participation in a particular procurement, unless the procuring entity states in the notice of intended procurement or, where publicly available, in the tender documentation any limitation on the number of suppliers that will be permitted to tender and the criteria for selecting the limited number of suppliers. Procuring entities shall select the suppliers to participate in the selective tendering procedure in a fair and non-non- discriminatory manner. 3. Where the tender documentation is not made publicly available from the date of publication of the notice of intended procurement, procuring entities shall ensure that those documents are made available at the same time to all the qualified suppliers selected in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article.