Bid evaluation methods applied to consulting service packages in Vietnam

Bid evaluation methods applied to consulting service packages in Vietnam

Pursuant to Article 59 of the Law on Bidding 2023, regulations on the method of evaluating bids for bidding packages providing consulting services are as follows:

- Least-cost method:

+ The least-cost method applies to simple consulting service packages or consulting service packages where consulting process has been well defined according to existing standards;

+ The bidder that has a bid meeting technical requirements and the lowest bid price after error correction and deviation adjustment (if any), and deducting the value of discounts (if any), shall be ranked first.

- Fixed-price method:

+ The fixed-price method applies to simple consulting service packages where the exact scope of tasks is defined and the rational, specific and fixed costs for executing the package are specified in the bidding documents;

+ The bidder that has a bid meeting technical requirements, the bid price after error correction and deviation adjustment (if any), and deducting the value of discounts (if any), not exceeding the package price, and the highest technical score shall be ranked first.

- Combined technique and price-based method:

+ The combined technique and price-based method applies to consulting service packages where both quality and costs for executing the package are critical;

+ The combined score shall be calculated on the basis of the technical score and the price score. The scoring system must follow the rule that the technical score accounts for 70% - 80% of total score and the price score accounts for 20% - 30% of total score; the sum of technical score and price score shall be 100%. The bidder that has the highest combined score shall be ranked first.

- Technique-based method:

+ The technique-based method applies to consulting service packages with specific or high technical requirements;

+ The bidder that has a bid meeting technical requirements and the highest technical score shall be ranked first, and invited to the opening of financial proposal as the basis for contract negotiation.

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Regulations on contract award for non-consulting service, procurement, construction or mixed packages in Vietnam

Pursuant to Article 60 of the Law on Bidding 2023, a bidder shall be considered successful and awarded the contract for non-consulting services, procurement of goods, construction or mixed package if the bidder:

- has a substantially responsive bid or proposal;

- meets capacity and experience requirements laid down in the bidding documents or RFP;

- has a technical proposal meeting the requirements of the bidding documents or RFP;

- has the negative value of deviations not exceeding 10% of the bid price;

- has the lowest bid price after error correction and deviation adjustment, and deducting the value of discounts (if any), if the least-cost method applies; or has the lowest evaluated price, if the evaluated-price method applies; or has the highest combined score, if the combined technique and price-based method applies; and

- has a proposed successful bid price not exceeding the approved package price.

The notice of contractor selection result sent to an unsuccessful bidder must provide the reason(s) their bid was unsuccessful.

Mai Thanh Loi

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