procurement guide - single stage tendering
The single stage process is in many cases the conventional process of procurement. Tenders are sought based upon one of the routes set out herein and bids are considered and a contractor selected and then appointed based upon chosen criteria defined to suit the project. In most cases the choice criteria involved in the contractor selection will be based upon the most economic cost, but can also be based upon programme, quality of design solution (in the case of a Design and Construct Tender) or a mixture of these criteria.