PREPARATION OF AWARD CRITERIA

The contract will be awarded in accordance with the criterion “the most economically advantageous tender” or “the lowest price”. To use “the most economically advantageous tender” criterion, the contracting entity must specify the sub-criteria to which it will attach importance. Usually, sub-criteria must be weighted but may in certain circumstances be listed in order of priority.

It is important that the contracting entity distinguishes between, on the one hand, selection criteria / minimum criteria, which may be applied to assess which tenderers are qualified to perform the work put out for tender, and, on the other hand, the award criteria, which decide which one of the qualified tenderers will win the contract.

Our assistance

In our experience it can be difficult for contracting entities to make a clear distinction between selection criteria and award criteria. Kromann Reumert’s Procurement Group can help by offering advice on which criteria will be most advantageous, and can also assist in the subsequent evaluation of the tenders.