With the growing use of computer technology ‘E-tendering’ promises to greatly ease the handling and tracking of tenders within busy sales departments and should:
Save time and valuable resource searching for the right contracts
Notification of relevant tenders to your business activity, including OJEC notices, can be e-mailed as soon as they are published
Instant secure access to the full tender document set is only available to those users issued with a digital certificate
Pre-qualification forms issued by purchasers can be made available for completion electronically, with your company documents and details securely sent over the Internet
This will eliminate the printing, binding and courier costs associated with the traditional paper based response process
All response documentation sent over the Internet is encrypted and digitally signed by your authorised member of staff, with automatic time stamped receipts
You will receive regular reminders of important deadlines in the tender award process and changes or amendments as they occur
You can re-submit your tender up to the deadline if needed, with e-mailed notification of receipt
You will have assurance that your tender is securely stored and will not be opened, remaining secure and privileged until the closing date
All communications can be tracked in a clear and indisputable, legally binding audit trail
