SELECTION CRITERIA

- ADVICE ON PREQUALIFICATION

Prequalification is the procedure used by the contracting entity to select qualified tenderers, prior to inviting them to submit tenders. Prequalification is used in connection with restricted procedures, competitive dialogues and negotiated procedures.

The contracting entity must use the procurement notice to outline the criteria to which it will attach importance when assessing whether a prequalification applicant is qualified to make a tender.

It is important that qualification decisions are kept separate from any decision to award the contract, and therefore the choice of selection criteria is important. The prequalification serves to find qualified contractors, whereas the contract is awarded to the best contractor. Consequently, it is essential to consider which factors are important to the contracting entity in the two different situations as early as the prequalification stage – because reuse is not permitted.

Our experience

Kromann Reumert’s Procurement Group has experience in advising contracting entities regarding the prequalification procedure, including which procedure will best serve specific projects, as well as how the selection criteria should be defined to safeguard the interests of the contracting entity – all while complying with the procurement rules.