What is Bid opening?
Bid opening is the formal step where the buyer opens submitted bids after the deadline, first the technical covers and later the qualified financial bids.
What is bid opening?
Bid opening is when the buyer opens the bids received for a tender. It takes place after the bid submission deadline, on the date and time given in the tender. Until then, bids on e-procurement portals stay encrypted and cannot be read.
In two-packet and three-packet tenders there is more than one opening: the technical bids are opened first, and the financial bids of qualified bidders are opened later.
How it works on portals
On e-procurement portals, bids are opened online by officials authorised as bid openers, using their DSCs. Many portals need more than one bid opener to open a tender.
- Technical bid opening: the portal records the bids received and their documents
- Technical evaluation follows, and the list of qualified bidders is published
- Financial bid opening: price bids of qualified bidders are opened on a notified date
- The portal usually shows qualified bidders a summary of opened prices
Tips for bidders
Track the tender on the portal after the deadline. The bid opening status, technical result and financial opening date are usually shown there.
For manual tenders, bidders or their representatives are often allowed to attend the opening. Check the tender document for the venue and any authorisation letter needed.
Common questions
Common questions about Bid opening in government tenders.
For manual tenders, usually yes. For online tenders, bidders can generally follow the opening status and results on the portal instead.
Technical bid opening opens the eligibility and technical documents of all bidders. Financial bid opening opens the price bids, usually only for bidders who passed technical evaluation.
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