The Authority may change this timetable at any time. Potential Providers will be informed if changes to this timetable are necessary. The Authority must receive all Tenders before the Tender Submission Deadline. Tenders received on or after the Tender Submission Deadline may be rejected by the Authority to ensure that all Potential Providers are treated fairly. The decision whether to reject a Tender received after the Tender Submission Deadline is made entirely at the Authority’s discretion. DATE ACTIVITY [Day/Date/Month/Year] Publication of the Further Competition Invitation [Day/Date/Month/Year] Clarification period starts [Day/Date/Month/Year] Clarification period closes (“Tender Clarification Deadline”) Deadline for the publication of responses to Tender Clarification questions [Day/Date/Month/Year] Deadline for submission of a Tender to the Authority Contract (“Tender Submission Deadline”) [Please time for Potential Providers to consider your response. We recommend a minimum period of 5 days between the Tender Clarifications Deadline and the Tender Submission Deadline.] [Day/Date/Month/Year] [Date of Supplier Presentations or User Testing of products/ services meeting the specification - If required, please delete if not utilised.] [Day/Date/Month/Year] Start date of 10-day Standstill period [if required - not mandatory but recommended] [Day/Date/Month/Year] Date of e-Auction (if required) [Please delete if not utilised] [Day/Date/Month/Year] Expected commencement date for the Contract AND CLARIFICATIONS Potential Providers may raise questions or seek clarification regarding any aspect of this Further Competition at any time prior to the Tender Clarification Deadline. [Insert information on the process for raising clarification questions.] The Authority will not enter into exclusive discussions regarding the requirements of this Further Competition with Potential Providers. To ensure that all Potential Providers have equal access to information regarding this Further Competition, the Authority will publish all its responses to questions raised by Potential Providers on an anonymous basis. Responses will be published in a Questions and Answers document to all companies who expressed an interest and were subsequently invited to tender. At times the Authority may issue communications to the email address for the Potential Provider contact provided in Appendix C (Tender Questionnaire), therefore please ensure that this mailbox is reviewed on a regular basis.
The Authority may change this timetable at any time. Potential Providers will be informed if changes to this timetable are necessary. The Authority must receive all Tenders before the Tender Submission Deadline. Tenders received on or after the Tender Submission Deadline may be rejected by the Authority to ensure that all Potential Providers are treated fairly. The decision whether to reject a Tender received after the Tender Submission Deadline is made entirely at the Authority’s discretion. DATE ACTIVITY [Day/Date/Month/Year] Publication of the Further Competition Invitation [Day/Date/Month/Year] Clarification period starts [Day/Date/Month/Year] Clarification period closes (“Tender Clarification Deadline”) Deadline for the publication of responses to Tender Clarification questions [Day/Date/Month/Year] Deadline for submission of a Tender to the Authority Contract (“Tender Submission Deadline”) [Please time for Potential Providers to consider your response. We recommend a minimum period of 5 days between the Tender Clarifications Deadline and the Tender Submission Deadline.] [Day/Date/Month/Year] [Date of Supplier Presentations or User Testing of products/ services meeting the specification - If required, please delete if not utilised.] [Day/Date/Month/Year] Start date of 10-day Standstill period [if required - not mandatory but recommended] [Day/Date/Month/Year] Date of e-Auction (if required) [Please delete if not utilised] [Day/Date/Month/Year] Expected commencement date for the Contract AND CLARIFICATIONS Potential Providers may raise questions or seek clarification regarding any aspect of this Further Competition at any time prior to the Tender Clarification Deadline. [Insert information on the process for raising clarification questions.] The Authority will not enter into exclusive discussions regarding the requirements of this Further Competition with Potential Providers. To ensure that all Potential Providers have equal access to information regarding this Further Competition, the Authority will publish all its responses to questions raised by Potential Providers on an anonymous basis. Responses will be published in a Questions and Answers document to all companies who expressed an interest and were subsequently invited to tender. At times the Authority may issue communications to the email address for the Potential Provider contact provided in Appendix C (Tender Questionnaire), therefore please ensure that this mailbox is reviewed on a regular basis.
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