Procedure for the procurement of consulting service - DOH

MANUAL PROCEDURES FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF CONSULTING SERVICES
STEP1. ADVERTISE AND/OR POST REQUEST FOR
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
1. LEGAL REFERENCE
In line with the principle of transparency and competitiveness, all REI for contracts procured
through competitive bidding shall be advertised and/or posted by the Procuring Entity in such
manner and for such length of time as may be necessary under the circumstances, in order to
ensure the widest possible dissemination thereof, such as, but not limited to, posting in the
Procuring Entity's premises, in newspapers of general circulation, the PhilGEPS and the website
of the Procuring Entity, if available (Section1.2.1 of the revised IRR).
2. PURPOSE
Posting the REI and ensuring its widest possible dissemination will increase the number of
prospective bidders and intensify competition for the procurement activity or project. Intensified
competition, in turn, will ensure that the government, in general, and the procuring entity, in
particular, will get the best possible proposals, quality-and cost-wise.
3. RULES AND GUIDELINES
3.1 CONTENTS
The REI must contain the following (Section 21 of the revised IRR):
a. Name of the contract to be bid, a general description of the project and other
important or relevant information;
b. A general statement on the criteria to be used by the procuring entity for the
eligibility check, the short listing of prospective bidders, in the case of the
procurement of consulting services, the examination and evaluation of bids, postqualification,
and award;
c. The date, time and place of the deadline for the submission and receipt of the
eligibility requirements, the pre-bid conference if any, the submission and receipt
of bids, and the opening of bids;
d. ABC to be bid;
e. Source of funding;
f. Period of availability of the Bidding Documents, the place where the Bidding
Documents may be secured, the website where the Bidding Documents may be
downloaded, and, where applicable, the price of the Bidding Documents;
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