Vietnam: Criteria for evaluating bids for the bidding process in procurement under CPTPP

Vietnam: Criteria for evaluating bids for the bidding process in procurement under CPTPP​ (Illustrative image)

Decree 95/2020/ND-CP prescribes the criteria for evaluating bids in Vietnam, including technical evaluation criteria; determination of the lowest price (for cases applying the least-cost method); criteria for determining fixed prices (for cases applying the fixed price method); cost-based score determination and comprehensive evaluation criteria (for cases applying the combined technique and price-based method). The bidding documents must not state any conditions intended to limit the participation of bidders or to create an advantage for one or more bidders leading to unfair competition; the requirement that the bidder must have previously signed and performed one or more contracts with a procurement agency of a specific nation or territory, or the bidder must have experience in providing consulting services within the territory of that nation or territory as a criterion to eliminate the bidder.

- Technical evaluation criteria: Using a point scoring method to evaluate on a scale of 100 or 1000. To be specific:

+ Experience and capacity of the bidder: From 10% to 20% of the total points;

+ Solution and methodology to perform the package: From 30% to 40% of the total points;

+ Personnel performing the package: From 50% to 60% of the total points;

+ The total weight of points for the contents specified in points a, b, and c of this clause equals 100%;

+ The technical proposal is evaluated as meeting the technical requirements when the technical score is not less than 70% (80% for consulting service packages with high and specific technical requirements) of the total points and each requirement on experience and capacity, solution and methodology, personnel score is not less than 60% (70% for consulting service packages with high and specific technical requirements) of the maximum points for that content.

Details may be found in Decree 95/2020/ND-CP effective from August 24, 2020.

Ty Na

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