2.21 Prior to the Invitation to Negotiate stage, MOD selected bidders on the basis of their attitudes to value for money, risk transfer, technical capability, economic and financial standing and innovation. At the Invitation to Negotiate stage and each subsequent stage of the procurement MOD used predetermined criteria under four main headings to evaluate bids received. Those main headings were:
■ Suitability of technical and operational proposals which encompassed: compliance with the output specification, quality of working environment, risk of disruption to MOD's operations, interaction of design and facilities management, deliverability and the consortium's management and organisation.
■ The net present value of the proposed unitary charge;
■ Other financial and commercial aspects comprising robustness of supporting financial projections, value for money of the proposed funding structure, the payment and pricing mechanism and robustness of the consortium structure;
■ Legal aspects including the extent to which the bidders were prepared to accept MOD's contractual terms.