Singapore legislation
Regulation 15
Regulation 15
Multi-use list
Subregulation 1
Subject to paragraph (3), a contracting authority may maintain a multi‑use list of suppliers, provided that a notice inviting interested suppliers to apply for inclusion on the multi‑use list is —
published annually; and
where published by electronic means, made available continuously.
Subregulation 2
The notice mentioned in paragraph (1) must include the following information:
a description of the goods or services, or categories thereof, for which the multi‑use list may be used;
the conditions for participation to be satisfied by suppliers for inclusion on the multi‑use list and the methods that the contracting authority will use to verify that a supplier satisfies the conditions;
the name and address of the contracting authority and other information necessary to contact the contracting authority and obtain all relevant documents relating to the multi‑use list;
the period of validity of the multi‑use list and the means for its renewal or termination, or where the period of validity is not provided, an indication of the method by which notice will be given of the termination of use of the multi‑use list; (e)a statement that the multi‑use list may be used for procurements to which these Regulations apply.
Subregulation 3
In the case of a multi‑use list with a validity period of 3 years or less, the contracting authority may publish the notice mentioned in paragraph (1) only once at the beginning of the period of validity of the multi‑use list, if —
the notice states —
the validity period of the multi‑use list; and
that no further notice mentioned in paragraph (1) will be published; and
the notice is published by electronic means and is made available continuously during the validity period of the multi‑use list.
Subregulation 4
A contracting authority must allow suppliers to apply at any time during the validity period of the multi‑use list for inclusion on a multi‑use list and must include on the multi‑use list all qualified suppliers within a reasonably short time.
Subregulation 5
Where a supplier that is not included on a multi‑use list submits a request for participation in a procurement based on a multi‑use list and all required documents, within the time period provided for in regulation 22(1), a contracting authority —
must examine the request; and
must not exclude the supplier from consideration in respect of the procurement on the grounds that the contracting authority has insufficient time to examine the request, unless, in exceptional cases, due to the complexity of the procurement, the contracting authority is unable to complete the examination of the request within the time period allowed for the submission of tenders.