This article shows you as a public buyer how to decide what the bids will be assessed against.
Choose the model
On the Award criteria step you first set the Price model: whether you choose on lowest price alone, or on the balance between price and quality.
If price is part of the calculation, switch on Ask suppliers to enter a price.
Add the criteria
Add them with New criterion and give each one a weight. The weights tell suppliers what you actually value, so they can write the bid accordingly.
The table shows the criterion and its weight, so you see the whole picture while you build it.
ℹ️ Note: The criteria are locked on announcement. You cannot change them afterwards without cancelling and announcing again, so spend the time here.
💡 Tip: Only set criteria you can actually score differently. A criterion where every supplier scores the same gives no information and only more work at evaluation.
Next
See Minimum requirements for the next step.