Competitive Dialogue - Outline Solutions

Competitive Dialogue will be 'opened' on completion of the pre-qualification stage.

Bidder's satisfying the pre-qualification criteria for the project will be invited to submit outline solutions.  An 'Invitation to Submit Outline Solutions' (ISOS) will consist of a series of questions relating to the Bidders' proposed solutions for delivery of the [insert details of project].  Following receipt of Bidder's outline solutions, the Local Authority intends to enter into competitive dialogue as part of its evaluation and assessment of Bidder's outline solutions.

The Local Authority will select a short-list of Bidders (either three or four) to proceed to competitive dialogue on more detailed solutions as part of an ISDS stage.

Those Bidders failing to satisfy the pre-qualification criteria, or who are de-selected at the outline solutions stage, will be given the opportunity for a debriefing session upon request.