Before bidding, read the Tender Details tab on the tender page from start to finish. The buyer's rules, expectations and every change it made during the tender are here.
Tabs
| Tab | When it appears |
|---|---|
| Tender Details | Always. |
| Prequalification | In a tender with pre-qualification. |
| Submit Bid / My Bid / My Bids | Always. After you bid, its name becomes My Bid, or My Bids when there are several rounds. |
| Round N | From the second round on, only if you were called to the round. |
| Messages | Always. |
| Upload Invoice / My Invoice | If you won a tender linked to a request and the order was sent to you. |
The Tender Details tab
- Bid deadline and the time remaining ("3 days left", "Ends today").
- Format: Sealed Bid or Open Auction. Company: the buyer that opened the tender.
- Ceiling Price: visible only if the buyer set a visible ceiling. You cannot send a bid above this amount.
- Bid Validity and Bid Bond: the shortest validity period and the bond requirement set by the buyer.
- Last-Minute Extension: in an open auction, how much a bid arriving in the final minutes extends the time.
- Partial Bidding: if shown, you can bid on the items you choose.
- Description and Tender Items: item name, quantity and unit.
- Addenda: the formal changes the buyer made after publishing, numbered and dated.
- Evaluation Criteria: what your bid will be scored on and with which weight.
- Frequently Asked Questions: clarifications the buyer made to all suppliers.
- Documents: the specification and attachments. A document withdrawn by an addendum appears struck through with the note "Superseded by an addendum".
You get an email when something changes
You receive an email when the buyer publishes an addendum or adds an FAQ entry with notification. If an addendum arrives after you bid, review your bid; the buyer also sees which bids were not updated after the addendum.
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