Common use of Further Competition Procedure Clause in Contracts

Further Competition Procedure. 4.1 When seeking to place an Assignment Contract under this Framework Agreement the Authority shall undertake a Further Competition in accordance with the procedure in this clause 4 and Schedule 6. 4.2 An invitation to take part in a Further Competition issued by the Authority will: 4.2.1 be issued in writing to all suppliers in the relevant Lot of the Framework Agreement capable of fulfilling the requirement for the provision of the Research and Evaluation Services the Authority requires through the Bravo site; 4.2.2 specify the Research and Evaluation Services that the Authority requires and by when they are to be delivered; 4.2.3 explain how any Potential Supplier wishing to bid for the provision of the Research and Evaluation Services may submit a proposal to the Authority; 4.2.4 specify the evaluation criteria that the Authority will use to select its preferred supplier from the potential suppliers; 4.2.5 state the latest date and time by which proposals are to be submitted by potential suppliers. Such time limit shall be of sufficient duration to allow proposals to be submitted, taking into account factors such as the complexity of the Research and Evaluation Services required and the time needed by potential suppliers to compile and submit a proposal. 4.3 The Authority will evaluate all proposals received in accordance with the stated criteria and will notify all potential suppliers who submit a proposal of the outcome of that evaluation and which of them it has chosen as its preferred supplier to provide the Services. 4.4 The Authority will enter into an Assignment Contract with its preferred supplier for the supply of the Research and Evaluation Services substantially in the form of the document in Schedule 1. This Assignment Contract will incorporate the Assignment Contract Terms and Conditions in Schedule 2.