Information about qualifications of bidders on the Vietnam national e-procurement system from January 1, 2024

Information about qualifications of bidders on the Vietnam national e-procurement system from January 1, 2024

Information about contractors' capacity and experience on the Vietnam national e-procurement system (hereinafter referred to as the System) is specified as follows:

- Information about qualifications of a bidder on the System includes:

+ General information about the bidder;

+ Figures on annual financial statements;

+ Information about contracts that have been executed;

+ Information about key personnel;

+ Information about machinery and equipment;

+ Information about the bidder’s reputation.

- The bidder shall actively update information about his/her qualifications according to regulations of Clause 1 of Article 10 of Circular 01/2024/TT-BKHDTon the System and take responsibility to the law for the accuracy of information declared on the System. In case the bidder makes correction on the System, the System will save all the information before and after the bidder makes the correction. Information about the bidder's qualifications shall be authenticated by the digital signature of the bidder.

- The bidder shall attach documents to prove the authenticity of the qualifications. The attached documents will be stored and managed on the System.

- In case the bidder makes untruthful declaration in order to gain financial benefits or other benefits or avoid any obligation, it shall be considered fraud as prescribed in Clause 4, Article 16 of the Law on Bidding 2023.

- If the figures on annual financial statements on the System specified at Point b, Clause 1 of this Article have been updated from the Electronic Tax System and National Enterprise Registration Information System, the bidder is not required to declare the figures on annual financial statements.

Regarding figures on annual financial statements from 2021 onwards, in case the bidder discovers that the figures have not been updated on the System in comparison with those on the Electronic Tax System, the bidder shall modify the figures in conformity with the figures reported to the tax authority. The system will save the modified versions of the information about the bidder.

Circular 01/2024/TT-BKHDT of Vietnam which comes in to force from February 15, 2024. General regulations on provision and publishing of information on selection of contractors and contents of forms of bidding documents and Appendix come into force from January 01, 202

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