Procedure for the Submission of Bids

Bids must be returned by 12 o'clock noon GMT on [insert date]. Bids should be addressed to:

[Insert name and address]

Bids should be submitted in sealed packages or boxes containing the following:

•  [Insert number] hard copies of all paperwork relating to each Bid.  Where practicable, Bids must be presented on A4 paper and printed on one side only.  Bids should be presented in ring binders to facilitate photocopying.

•  [Insert number] electronic copies of the Bid in [insert details of software].

Documents must be completed in Ink and all prices must be fully priced in Sterling (£) and totalled in clear terms.

An address label is supplied with this ISDS.  This label must be stuck to the package or box in which the Bid is returned.  There must be nothing to identify the Bidder, organisation or its associates on the sealed package or box in which the Bid is returned.

[Insert any other submission details].

The Standard Bid and any Variant Bids should be in separate volumes.

Bids should contain all of the information as set out in these Instructions and be submitted in four parts, namely:

•  Executive Summary

•  Service delivery and technical

•  Commercial and financial

•  Legal and contractual.

The name of a Bidder must be clearly indicated at the top of each page of the Bid.  The Bid and all supporting documentation should be page numbered and cross referenced to the ISDS where appropriate, and should be fully indexed.

Where there have been changes in the information supplied by the Bidder to the Local Authority at any time previous to the submission of the Bid, such changes should be disclosed in full.

[Insert any other details for Bid presentation].

No useful purpose is served by enquiring in advance about the result of the evaluation. All Bidders will be notified of the Local Authority's decision as early as possible.