This article shows you as a public buyer how to find the tenders and what to do before evaluating.
Find the tenders
Open the procurement and select Bids under Process. The number in brackets is how many have come in.
ℹ️ Note: Tenders stay locked until the bid deadline has passed. Before the deadline the list shows only Supplier and Status, where Accepted means the supplier signed up — whether anyone has actually submitted is hidden, and the tab shows no count either. Once the deadline has passed, the table gains Delivered and Documents columns, the status becomes Delivered, and the count appears on the tab. That applies equally to all, and is what makes the competition verifiable.
Review the minimum requirements
Before comparing, you check whether the tenders meet the minimum requirements at all. Select Start the minimum requirements review.
A tender that fails a minimum requirement should not be evaluated further. Write the justification right away, while the documentation is in front of you.
⚠️ Important: The justification you write here does not carry into the procurement protocol automatically. You write the protocol’s rejection section yourself, in the protocol.
Then you evaluate
Once the minimum requirements are reviewed, continue to Evaluation.
Next
See Evaluate and score for the next step.