If the supplier believes that his rights and interests have been damaged by the procurement documents, procurement process, bid winning or transaction results, he may, within 7 working days from the date when he knows or should know that his rights and interests have been damaged, raise questions in writing to the purchaser and procurement agency.
Questioning the procurement documents shall be made within 7 working days from the date of obtaining the procurement documents or the expiration of the announcement period of the procurement documents.
2. What materials should the agent submit to ask questions?
When the agent raises questions and complaints, he shall submit the power of attorney signed by the supplier. The power of attorney shall specify the agent's name, agency matters, specific authority, time limit and related matters.
If the supplier is a natural person, it shall be signed by himself; If the supplier is a legal person or other organization, it shall be signed or sealed by the legal representative and the principal responsible person, and stamped with the official seal.
3. Can the object of complaint be other suppliers?
No, the inquiry is about the procurement documents, procurement process and procurement results, and the complaint is about the reply to the inquiry. Therefore, the subject of query and complaint is the supplier, and the object of query and complaint is the purchaser or procurement agency. Other suppliers are interested parties in queries and complaints.
4. Does the supplier question the necessity of real name?
Supplier query must be real name. Only when suppliers think that their rights and interests are damaged by procurement documents, procurement process and the result of winning the bid can they raise questions. Therefore, when questioning, if there is no real name, the purchaser or procurement agency can't correctly confirm whether their rights and interests are damaged, and they can't answer according to law.
5. Who participated in the question reply?
If the supplier questions the bid evaluation process, bid winning or transaction results, the purchaser and procurement agency may organize the original bid evaluation committee, competitive negotiation team, inquiry team or competitive consultation team to help answer questions.
6. Who will handle the supplier's query reply?
The purchaser is responsible for the supplier's inquiry and reply. If the purchaser entrusts a procurement agency to purchase, the procurement agency shall make a reply within the scope of authorization.
7. During the period of query and complaint, can the purchaser not sign a contract with the supplier who has won the bid?
After receiving the letter of inquiry, the purchaser or agency shall review the procurement documents and review process. If the purchaser is convinced that there is no problem, he may sign a purchase contract with the supplier who has won the bid; But if the doubt is established, it may affect the result of winning the bid, so you can bear the risk of being corrected, so you should suspend the signing.
8. How should the procurement staff respond to inquiries from multiple suppliers about the same matter?
Questions should be answered one by one. Each inquiry letter represents an independent supplier's rights and interests, and they form a one-to-one relationship of rights and obligations with the purchaser. The reply given by the purchaser is also a part of the certification materials that the supplier needs to submit when making further complaints, so the purchaser must reply one by one.
9. What query information should be marked in the procurement documents?
The purchaser and the procurement agency shall specify the way, contact department, contact telephone number and mailing address of receiving the inquiry letter in the procurement documents.
The financial department at or above the county level shall publish the complaint acceptance method, contact department, contact telephone number and mailing address on the government procurement information release media designated by the financial department at or above the provincial level.
10. Can the supplier's query letter be submitted to both the purchasing agency and the purchaser?
You can submit a challenge letter to the purchaser and the procurement agency at the same time, but you can ask the supplier to challenge the same procurement procedure at one time within the legal challenge period in the procurement documents.
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