Singapore legislation
Regulation 29
Regulation 29
Award of contract
Subregulation 1
To be considered for an award, a contracting authority must require a tender to be submitted in writing.
Subregulation 2
A contracting authority must only consider a tender for the award of the contract if —
the tender, at the time of its opening, conforms to the essential requirements of the notice of intended procurement and the summary notice and of the tender documentation; and
the supplier that submitted the tender has satisfied the conditions of participation in the tendering procedure.
Subregulation 3
Subject to paragraph (4), a contracting authority must award the contract to the supplier which has been determined by the contracting authority to be capable of complying with the terms and conditions of the contract and which, based on the evaluation criteria set out in the notice of intended procurement and the tender documentation, has submitted —
where price is the sole criterion, the lowest price; or
where price is not the sole criterion, the most advantageous tender.
Subregulation 4
A contracting authority may decide not to award the contract if it is of the opinion that it is in the public interest not to do so.
Subregulation 5
If a contracting authority receives from a supplier a tender which offers a price abnormally lower than other tenders submitted, the contracting authority may make enquiries from the supplier concerned to ensure that the supplier has satisfied the conditions of participation and is capable of complying with the terms and conditions of the contract.
Subregulation 6
A contracting authority must not use options, cancel a procurement or modify awarded contracts in a manner that circumvents the obligations under these Regulations.