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| '''Tenders''' are special procedures to generate competing offers from different bidders looking to obtain an award of business activity in works, supply, or service contracts. | |||
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| ==Types of tenders== | |||
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| '''Open tenders''', also called advertised or competitive tenders, are open to all vendors or contractors who can guarantee performance. Example: and . | |||
| '''Invited tenders''', also called prequalified, short-listed or selective tenders, are only open to selected prequalified vendors or contractors. Example: and . | |||
| ==Origin of the term== | |||
| When merchant ships arrived at a ], they would post a notice describing the goods they wished to buy or sell. This notice was delivered ahead of the ship by a ]—a small boat—and hence the process became known as tendering. | |||
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