What is the duration for publishing result of selection of contractor on Vietnam National E-Procurement System?

What is the duration for publishing result of selection of contractor on Vietnam National E-Procurement System?

Pursuant to Article 19 of the Circular 08/2022/TT-BKHĐT stipulating result of selection of contractor on Vietnam National E-Procurement System as follows:

1. Time of publishing:

The procuring entity shall publish the result of selection of contractor on the System within 07 working days from the date on which the result of selection of contractors is approved.

2. Attachments:

a) Decision on approval for the result of selection of contractor;

b) A report on evaluation of E-HSDT for e-selection of contractor. Post the synthesis evaluation report without the scorecards of the members of the expert group;

c) In case the estimate of the bidding package is approved throughout the issuance of the E-HSMT or the plan for selection of contractors has been published when handling a situation under Clause 8 Article 117 of Decree No. 63/2014/ND-CP, the procuring entity shall update the estimate and attach the decision on approval for the estimate.

3. In case of procurement of goods, the detailed information on goods items that succeed in bid including goods items, symbols, description of goods, origin, volume, bid-winning unit price must be published.

As regulations above, the procuring entity shall publish the result of selection of contractor on the System within 07 working days from the date on which the result of selection of contractors is approved.

What are regulations on issuance, revisions and clarification of bidding document, E-HSMT on Vietnam National E-Procurement System?

Pursuant to Article 17 of the Circular 08/2022/TT-BKHĐT stipulating issuance, revisions and clarification of bidding document, E-HSMT on Vietnam National E-Procurement System as follows:

1. Issuance:

a) During the publishing of invitation to bid, E-TBMT, the procuring entity must attach the following documents:

- Decision on approval for bidding document, E-HSMT;

- Approved bidding document, E-HSMT;

Offline selection of contractors: Bidding documents shall be issued on the System right after the invitation for bid is successfully published; If bidding documents (electronic documents that have been issued on the System) are sold as prescribed in Clause 1 Article 9 of Decree No. 63/2014/ND-CP , the bidder must pay to the procuring entity an amount equal to the price of the bidding documents when submitting bid package. The procuring entity is not allowed to issue the bidding documents in form of the paper documents to the bidder. If the procuring entity issues the paper document, the document does not have its legal validity recognized in order to make and evaluate bid package.

b) In case the contents of the bidding document, E-HSMT published on the System are different from the approved contents, the bidding document, E-HSMT issued on the System shall be the basis for making and evaluation of the bid package, E-HSDT.

2. Revisions:

a) Offline selection of contractors: In case of revisions to the bidding document after being issued, the procuring entity shall publish documents in either of the following ways on the System:

- A decision on revisions, accompanied by the revisions to the bidding document;

- A decision on revisions and the bidding document which has been modified, clearly indicating the revisions.

b) E-selection of contractors: In case of revisions to E-HSMT after being issued, the procuring entity shall publish the following documents on the System:

- A decision on revisions, accompanied by the revisions to E-HSMT;

- Revised E-HSMT.

3. Clarification:

a) Offline selection of contractor: A bidder requiring any clarification of bidding documents shall contact the procuring entity through the System within at least 03 working days (for domestic bidding) or 05 working days (for international bidding) before the deadline for submission of applications for consideration and handling;

E-selection of contractor: A bidder requiring any clarification of E-HSMT shall contact the procuring entity through the System within at least 03 working days (for domestic bidding) or 05 working days (for international bidding) before the deadline for submission of applications for consideration and handling;

b) The procuring entity will respond to any request for clarification of bidding documents and publish the response on the System within at least 02 working days before the deadline for submission of applications;

c) The clarification of bidding documents, E-HSMT may not contravene the bidding documents, E-HSMT which has been approved. If the procuring entity deems it necessary to revise the bidding documents, E-HSMT as a result of a clarification, it shall do so following the procedure in Clause 2 hereof in conformity with the timeframe requirement specified in Point m Clause 1 Article 12 of the Law on Procurement and Point c, Clause 2, Article 64 of Decree No. 63/2014/ND-CP;.

d) The procuring entity may hold a pre-bidding convention to discuss any clarification required by bidders where necessary. The procuring entity publishes the invitation to attend the pre-bidding convention on the System. The communication between the procuring entity and the bidders must be recorded by the procuring entity and published on the System within a maximum of 02 working days from the end of the pre-bidding convention.

Issuance, revisions and clarification of bidding document, E-HSMT on Vietnam National E-Procurement System shall follow above regulations.

What are regulations on information about projects, plans for selection of contractors on Vietnam National E-Procurement System?

Pursuant to Article 12 of the Circular 08/2022/TT-BKHĐT stipulating information about projects, plans for selection of contractors on Vietnam National E-Procurement System as follows:

1. Time of publishing:

Information about the plan for selection of contractor shall be published on the System by the investor (development investment project) or the procuring entity (regular procurement) within 07 working days from the date on which these documents are approved. The project background information shall be published concurrently with the plan for selection of contractor.

2. Attachments:

The investor (development investment project) or the procuring entity (regular procurement) shall attach the decision on approval for the plan for selection of contractor during the process of publishing of the plan for selection of contractor.

3. The plan for selection of contractor for bidding packages under the project shall be made according to the plan for allocation of capital for the whole project. It is not required to make a plan for selection of contractor according to the capital plan of each year.

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