The tender process should not impose unnecessary costs on procuring agencies and bidders, and should not seek information that is not necessary for evaluation purposes. Some of the issues to consider may include:
- The level of documentation required at each stage of the process.
- The format required for EOI and RFP responses, including any further standardisation of project documents or other changes (e.g. response templates, page limits).
- The merits of the procuring agency undertaking due diligence on behalf of all bidders.
- The level of commitment required by financiers at the RFP stage.