How to get rid of the problem of "bidding control" in government procurement

1. On the determination of procurement parameters. First of all, remove the parameter restrictions that have been proved unreasonable, such as limiting the weight of products and limiting the functions that can only be realized by a certain product. If the purchase demand can only be met by individual products, single-source procurement should be suggested. Secondly, under the premise of ensuring the quality level of the products subject to tender and meeting the procurement demand, the restrictions on procurement parameters should be appropriately relaxed. If the purchase of a vehicle requires the engine to be "model XXX", it shall be modified as "model XXX or greater". Finally, it is to weaken the constraints of procurement parameters and strengthen the role of expert judges in the bid evaluation site. The first specific method is to indicate in the tender documents that "the technical specifications, requirements, parameters and standards proposed in the project description are for illustration only, without restriction, and the bidder may propose alternative technical specifications, requirements, parameters and standards, but the substitution shall not be lower than the provisions and requirements of the tender documents". Whether the bidder's "substitution" in actual operation is "not lower than" the requirements of the tender documents shall be determined by the on-site expert judges. The second is to divide the technical parameters into key points. For example, if the key technical parameters are marked with ★, the parameters that are not marked with ★ do not belong to the elements of waste marking, and will be used as the product technical scoring items of the judges. Thirdly, it is emphasized that the tender documents do not necessarily meet all the requirements of the tender documents but meet the substantive requirements, and the substantive requirements of the tender documents are also determined by the expert judges at the bid evaluation site.

2. About the manufacturer's authorization and quality assurance commitment. It is amended as "the supplier shall provide the manufacturer's authorization and warranty commitment when signing the contract after winning the bid", or the requirements for the manufacturer's authorization and warranty commitment are deleted, and it is clear that "the bidder must ensure that the products it throws are original and genuine, otherwise the supplier shall bear all legal responsibilities. If there is any problem in the late acceptance of the procurement project, the supplier shall be dealt with in strict accordance with the relevant laws and regulations on government procurement".

3. Questions about restrictive requirements such as qualification and performance. Investigate the actual market situation, consult the legal requirements, industry standards and normative documents related to the project subject to tender, compare them with similar projects procured by governments in other regions, determine whether the qualification and certification requirements of the purchased projects are reasonable, and delete the unreasonable restrictive requirements on performance and software certificates in the bidding documents according to the relevant provisions of the Regulations on the Implementation of Procurement in People's Republic of China (PRC). The problems of unreasonable delivery time and high sample requirements are also dealt with by the above methods.

4. Questions about software restrictions, such as access and networking. Investigate whether the access system is open, understand the relevant documents and technical parameters required by the superior networking, and understand whether the above requirements are restrictive and exclusive. If only a few suppliers can meet the requirements, it is recommended to adopt the single-source procurement method. When the procurement project involves software systems and other contents, it is required to ensure the compatibility and openness of future access systems to avoid restricting the subsequent hardware procurement.

5. About harsh localization service requirements. On the premise of ensuring product service, foreign suppliers are allowed to set up after-sales service agencies after winning the bid. The relevant requirements are revised as follows: "If a foreign supplier wins the bid, it must set up an after-sales service agency at the purchaser's location within five days from the date of signing the contract, and the after-sales service agency should have a fixed business place and resident technical service personnel, otherwise it will be deemed as giving up the bid."

6. Reasonable subcontracting. The parameter requirements of some products may be restrictive, but they cannot be changed for some reasons. Under the premise of not affecting the overall compatibility of the procurement project, the suspected restrictive procurement contents can be separately divided into one package for procurement to ensure the procurement effect.