What is a Tender ?


"Tender" means an invitation to offer for an item/items or work. All Public Sector purchases/Contracts in Bangladesh, over a certain value has to be publicly notified through Tender Notices which are advertised through All Bangladesh Newspapers, Trade Journals, Departmental Publications and Notice Boards, and now on Internet.

Types Of Tenders

Broadly, there are four types of Tenders: Limited Tendering, Open Tendering, Single Tendering and Verbal Tendering

Limited Tendering :
This involves issuing Tender to few selected tenderers only.

Open Tendering :
This means that the Tender is open to any supplier who can quote for the materials as per requirements. This is usually done by publishing the Tender Notice in Newspapers/Trade journals/Internet and other bulletins.

Single Tendering :
Single Tendering means sending the Tender to one particular party. Normally, it is either for an item where there is only one supplier or for an item where the purchaser has developed confidence in one supplier only and would just like to verify the current price, delivery etc. Single Tenders are also sent for items of proprietary nature.

Verbal Tendering :
Where there is hardly any time to wait for the supplier to quote Verbal Tendering becomes necessary. This could either be done by telephoning the supplier or across the table.

A Tender Notice gives the following details :

#     Type of Item/Work enquired for.

#     Name and Address of the Tender Authority

#     The Tender Enquiry reference Number/Date

#     The cost and the last date for collection of Bid Document

#     Earnest Money Deposit – This deposit is refunded to unsuccessful Tenderers

#     Due Date/Time – The last Date/Time for submission of Tender papers

#     Opening Date – The date, time and venue of opening of the sealed Tenders in presence of representatives of Tenderers

#     Pre-qualification of Tenderers – The criteria/qualifications that will be considered before issuing Tender Documents to a Tenderer.

#     Estimated cost of Item/Work – Mentioned in selected Tenders

#     Any other Instructions/Information

Collection of Bid Documents/Tender Papers :

Interested parties, to collect / Purchase the Tender / Bid Documents on payment / free of cost, as the case may be. Every Tender quotation has to be accompanied by the Tender Documents.

Submission of Offers :

The Quotation has to be submitted along with all other Documents as stipulated by the Tender Authority in the Tender Notice.

Attending Tender opening :

Representative of the Tenderers are allowed to attend Tender opening. The activity during Tender opening is to list down the names and addresses of the Tenderers, note down all the rates/freight charges/taxes etc. and details of whether - EMD paid, Tender Document purchased, any Tender quotation is rejected, if so for what reasons. The comparative statement of all the rates offered and other terms like freight forwarding, quality assurance, Taxes, identifying the Lowest (L1, L2, L3) Offers etc. When the Order will be issued and to which parties/Party.

Periodic updates and Post-Tender status :

The concerned parties regularly follow up and ensure that the Purchase/Work Order is issued.

Negotiation :

If for some reason, the party is not able to comply with the terms of the Order, an amendment to the Order needs to be issued. The order may not necessarily be placed on L1 since, various other criteria like past performance of the party, urgency of the requirement etc. are also considered before decision is taken. In some cases orders are divided between two or three parties. At times L2 is asked to work/supply at L1 rates. In these situations, negotiation plays an important role especially in cases where multiple technology, high value Items/Work are involved.

About bdtender.com:

bdtender.com is Bangladesh's First Tender Web Daily, focused on Business through All Bangladesh Tenders. The Web-Daily offers a structured approach to reach Tenders of user's choice. Unique features like Tenders Opening Today, Last Day For Collection of Bid-Documents, Global Tenders, Tender Statistics, Key Word Search, Advanced Search, Daily News page and a host of new features and services being added regularly- makes bdtender.com the most comprehensive, interactive portal catering to every service and activity of Business.

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Our Data-Base:

bdtender.com has a comprehensive database of 6722 Tenders with over 200 new Tenders posted Daily covering 21 Sectors, 300 categories of Items/work.

Locating a Tender:

You can locate your Tenders by using either Key Word Search.

Key Word Search :

For Items/Work not covered in the listed categories, Key Word Search will give the desired result. The function is very simple. Just enter the Key Words in the space provided in the Bottom Left of the Front Page and, click the Go button. The Key Word/Words you choose could be an Item/Work, Name of Location, Name of Tender Authority, etc. The powerful Search engine will pick up those Tenders which contain the Key Words in the Text Matter of the Tender Notice.