TenderingProcedures. 1. Entities shall award their public contracts by using methods such as open or selective tendering procedures according to their national procedures, in compliance with this Chapter. 2. Entities shall treat tenders in confidence. In particular, they shall not provide information intended to assist particular participants to bring their tenders up to the level of other participants. 3. For the purposes of this Chapter: (a) open tendering procedures are those procedures whereby any interested supplier may submit a tender; (b) selective tendering procedures are those procedures whereby, consistent with Article 6.10 and other relevant provisions of this Chapter, only suppliers satisfying qualification requirements established by the entities are invited to submit a tender; (c) limited tendering procedures are those procedures whereby entities may choose not to publish a notice of intended procurement, and may consult the suppliers of their choice and negotiate the terms of contract with one or more of these suppliers, under the conditions laid down in Article 6.12.
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Samples: Trade Agreement, Trade Agreement, Trade Agreement
