9. Assessment of Tenders, Continued 9.5 Assessment (a) Tenders will be evaluated against the quality criteria set out in the methodology Tender Documents. Any tender does not achieve any specified minimum quality score shall be excluded from further consideration. (b) Tenderers whose tenders have not been excluded following the evaluation against the quality criteria at (a) above will then have their tender prices assessed. (c) The price score will be determined in the manner specified in the Tender Documents (d) The quality and scores of tenders which have not been excluded will be added and the tender receiving the highest overall score will be the most economically advantageous tender. 9.6 Change in If, as a result of a change in circumstances or otherwise, any information circumstances given by an Applicant to the Contracting Authority, in a tender or otherwise, including in a suitability assessment questionnaire, was (when submitted) or has become (by reference to the facts as they then stand) untrue, incomplete or misleading, the Candidate must so inform the Contracting Authority as soon as it becomes aware of this. If appropriate, the Candidate may make a request under section 2.4 to change information in its suitability assessment submission. If it comes to the Contracting Authority’s attention that there has been a change in circumstances concerning an Applicant that could affect the Contracting Authority’s assessment of that Candidate’s tender or the Contracting Authority’s decision to invite the Candidate to submit a tender or information submitted by an Applicant was (when submitted) or has become (by reference to the facts as they then stand) untrue, incomplete or misleading the Contracting Authority may (but is not required to) revise its assessment of the Candidate’s tender or suitability assessment on the of the information then available to the Contracting Authority. 9.7 Suitability Without in any way limiting the Contracting Authority’s discretion, it is Assessment anticipated that the procedure set out in DoES-QC1 Suitability Assessment Declaration 2017 will be followed. The Contracting Authority reserves the to open and assess the packages containing the tenders in parallel with the evaluation of the Suitability Assessment Submissions.
9. Assessment of Tenders, Continued 9.5 Assessment methodology (a) Tenders will be evaluated against the quality criteria set out in the Tender Documents. Any tender does not achieve any specified minimum quality score shall be excluded from further consideration. (b) Tenderers whose tenders have not been excluded following the evaluation against the quality criteria at (a) above will then have their tender prices assessed. (c) The price score will be determined in the manner specified in the Tender Documents (d) The quality and scores of tenders which have not been excluded will be added and the tender receiving the highest overall score will be the most economically advantageous tender. 9.6 Change in circumstances If, as a result of a change in circumstances or otherwise, any information given by an Applicant to the Contracting Authority, in a tender or otherwise, including in a suitability assessment questionnaire, was (when submitted) or has become (by reference to the facts as they then stand) untrue, incomplete or misleading, the Candidate must so inform the Contracting Authority as soon as it becomes aware of this. If appropriate, the Candidate may make a request under section 2.4 to change information in its suitability assessment submission. If it comes to the Contracting Authority’s attention that there has been a change in circumstances concerning an Applicant that could affect the Contracting Authority’s assessment of that Candidate’s tender or the Contracting Authority’s decision to invite the Candidate to submit a tender or information submitted by an Applicant was (when submitted) or has become (by reference to the facts as they then stand) untrue, incomplete or misleading the Contracting Authority may (but is not required to) revise its assessment of the Candidate’s tender or suitability assessment on the of the information then available to the Contracting Authority. 9.7 Suitability Assessment Without in any way limiting the Contracting Authority’s discretion, it is anticipated that the procedure set out in DoES-QC1 Suitability Assessment Declaration 2017 will be followed. The Contracting Authority reserves the to open and assess the packages containing the tenders in parallel with the evaluation of the Suitability Assessment Submissions.
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