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Awarding the contract

Rules in this section relate to awarding the contract, the third of three ‘Procurement Lifecycle Steps’.

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Rule 27:

Treatment of responses

Sets out the requirement on agencies to treat supplier responses fairly.
Rule 28:

Reasons to exclude a supplier

Sets out the reasons an agency may exclude a supplier from participating in a contract opportunity.
Rule 29:

Awarding the contract

Sets out the basis on which an agency must award a contract.
Rule 30:

Informing suppliers of the decision

Requires agencies to promptly inform all unsuccessful suppliers of its decision to award a contract to the successful supplier.
Rule 31:

Subcontracting

Requires agencies to ensure that prime contractors have good processes for managing their subcontractors.
Rule 32:

Contract award notice

Requires an agency to publish a contract award notice and sets out the information that must be included.
Rule 33:

Debriefing suppliers

Requires agencies to offer a debrief to all unsuccessful suppliers.
Rule 34:

Contract Management System

Requires agencies to have a systematic approach for identifying their contracts and collecting some basic information on each of its contracts.
Rule 35:

Contract Management Plan

Requires agencies to have a contract management plan that is appropriate for the value, complexity, risk and duration of a contract.
Rule 36:

Prompt payment times

Requires agencies to pay suppliers within specific time limits and to require their suppliers to pay their government subcontractors on the same terms they receive from agencies.

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