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What are the contents of contractor selection carried out on Vietnam E-Procurement System?

What are the contents of contractor selection carried out on Vietnam E-Procurement System? C.N (Ha Nam)

What are the contents of contractor selection carried out on Vietnam E-Procurement System?

Pursuant to the provisions of Clause 2, Article 50 of the Law on Bidding 2023, regulations on online selection of contractors and investors are as follows:

Online contractor and investor selection
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2. Contractor/investor selection contents to be conducted on VNEPS:
a) Publishing of information on contractor/investor selection;
b) Preparation, appraisal and approval of prequalification document, EOI request, bidding documents or RFP;
c) Preparation and submission of prequalification applications, EOIs, applications for project execution, bids or proposals;
d) Bid opening;
dd) Evaluation of prequalification applications, EOIs, bids or proposals, invitation for contract negotiation, appraisal and approval of contractor selection result;
e) Consortium agreement, electronic bid security, electronic contract performance;
g) Clarification of bidding-related contents;
h) Submission and receipt of petitions;
i) Electronic contract;
k) Electronic payment.

Thus, the online contractor selection contents to be conducted on VNEPS:

- Publishing of information on contractor/investor selection;

- Preparation, appraisal and approval of prequalification document, EOI request, bidding documents or RFP;

- Preparation and submission of prequalification applications, EOIs, applications for project execution, bids or proposals;

- Bid opening;

- Evaluation of prequalification applications, EOIs, bids or proposals, invitation for contract negotiation, appraisal and approval of contractor selection result;

- Consortium agreement, electronic bid security, electronic contract performance;

- Clarification of bidding-related contents;

- Submission and receipt of petitions;

- Electronic contract;

- Electronic payment.

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What is the Vietnam E-Procurement System?

Pursuant to the provisions of Clause 18, Article 4 of the Law on Bidding 2023, it is stipulated as follows:

Definitions
For the purposes of this Law, the following terms shall be construed as follows:
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18. “Vietnam E-Procurement System (VNEPS)” means an information technology system which is developed and managed by regulatory authorities in charge of bidding activities (hereinafter referred to as “bidding authorities”) for consistently managing bidding information and carrying out online bidding activities.

Thus, “Vietnam E-Procurement System (VNEPS)” means an information technology system which is developed and managed by regulatory authorities in charge of bidding activities (hereinafter referred to as “bidding authorities”) for consistently managing bidding information and carrying out online bidding activities.

What are the requirements for the Vietnam E-Procurement System?

Pursuant to Article 51 of the Law on Bidding 2023, regulations on requirements for the Vietnam E-Procurement System are as follows:

Requirements for VNEPS
1. Information published on VNEPS must be made publicly available and accessed without limitation.
2. Time source of VNEPS shall comply with regulations of law on national standard time source.
3. VNEPS must be operated in a continuous, uniform, stable and safe manner and is capable of user authentication, and data confidentiality and integrity.
4. Information on transactions conducted on VNEPS must be sufficiently recorded and can be easily tracked.
5. VNEPS must be operated in a manner ensuring that bidders/investors cannot send their EOIs, prequalification applications, bids or proposals to procuring entities after deadlines for submission of bids.
6. Information on contractors/investors may be obtained from the national enterprise registration information system, tax administration information system, budget and treasury management information system and other systems. VNEPS shall be connected with web portals and other information systems for the purposes of sharing data and information used in online bidding and serving state management of bidding activities.

Thus, the requirements for the Vietnam E-Procurement System include:

- Information published on VNEPS must be made publicly available and accessed without limitation.

- Time source of VNEPS shall comply with regulations of law on national standard time source.

- VNEPS must be operated in a continuous, uniform, stable and safe manner and is capable of user authentication, and data confidentiality and integrity.

- Information on transactions conducted on VNEPS must be sufficiently recorded and can be easily tracked.

- VNEPS must be operated in a manner ensuring that bidders/investors cannot send their EOIs, prequalification applications, bids or proposals to procuring entities after deadlines for submission of bids.

- Information on contractors/investors may be obtained from the national enterprise registration information system, tax administration information system, budget and treasury management information system and other systems. VNEPS shall be connected with web portals and other information systems for the purposes of sharing data and information used in online bidding and serving state management of bidding activities.

The Law on Bidding 2023 will take effect from January 1, 2023

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