Singapore legislation
Regulation 19
Regulation 19
Tender documentation
Subregulation 1
A contracting authority must make available to suppliers tender documentation which contains such information as may be necessary to enable them to prepare and submit responsive tenders.
Subregulation 2
Unless already provided for in the notice of intended procurement, the information referred to in paragraph (1) must include —
the procurement, including the nature and quantity of the goods or services to be procured or, where the quantity is not known, the estimated quantity and any requirements to be fulfilled, including any technical specifications, conformity assessment certification, plans, drawings or instructional materials;
any conditions for participation of suppliers, including a list of information and documents that suppliers are required to submit in connection with the conditions for participation;
all evaluation criteria the contracting authority will apply in the awarding of the contract, and, except where price is the sole criterion, the relative importance of such criteria;
where the contracting authority will conduct the procurement by electronic means, any authentication and encryption requirements or other requirements related to the submission of information by electronic means;
where the contracting authority will hold an electronic auction, the rules, including identification of the elements of the tender related to the evaluation criteria, on which the auction will be conducted;
where there will be a public opening of tenders, the date, time and place for the opening and, where appropriate, the persons authorised to be present;
any other terms or conditions, including terms of payment and any limitation on the means by which tenders may be submitted, such as whether on paper or by electronic means; and
any date for the delivery of goods or the performance of services.
Subregulation 3
A contracting authority must, in fixing the date for the delivery of goods or the performance of services, take into account —
the complexity of the procurement;
the extent of anticipated sub‑contracting; and
the realistic time required for the production, de‑stocking and transport of goods from the point of supply or for the performance of services, as the case may be.
Subregulation 4
The evaluation criteria set out in the notice of intended procurement or tender documentation may include, price and other cost factors, quality, technical merit, environmental characteristics and terms of delivery.
Subregulation 5
A contracting authority must promptly —
in the case of open tendering, make available tender documentation to ensure that interested suppliers have sufficient time to submit responsive tenders;
in the case of selective tendering, provide, on request, the tender documentation to any interested supplier; and
reply to any reasonable request for relevant information by any interested or participating supplier, provided that such information does not give that supplier an advantage over other suppliers.