E-AUCTIONS. 4.1 Contracting Bodies may elect to undertake a reverse auction in which Suppliers compete in real time by bidding lower as the auction unfolds. A reverse auction can be used either as part of the further competition process or on its own. 4.2 Before undertaking a reverse auction, Contracting Bodies shall make an evaluation of all proposals against all criteria except those which will be assessed as part of the reverse auction. 4.3 Customers should then inform the Suppliers of the specification for the reverse auction which includes: 4.3.1 the information to be provided at the reverse auction; 4.3.2 the mathematical formula to be used to determine automatic ranking of
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