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What happens if the justification of the decline is not accepted?

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Ok, here is my version with more human and less monotonous roll:

A question that always floats in the air when companies get into the crazy world of public tenders: "What if they don't accept the justification of the casualty?" Come on, the typical fear of being thrown back just when you thought you had it. And yes, the thing can get ugly.

In public tenders, companies launch their offers to see if they get a contract with a state entity. So far everything is fine. But the issue is that if you offer a price too low, they ask you to explain the "trick." That is, how the hell do you manage to give that price without the quality of the toilet? Because suspiciously cheap offers usually end in dramas: defaults, fudge, or directly, the contract made dust.

Do you reject justification? Bad signal. Basically, the administration does not swallow your story. Or do not seem enough, or sound like a Chinese story, or doubt that you are really going to be able to comply with what is promised. Sometimes, they don't even trust you to have financial muscle to endure that price. Total, if you don't convince them, they throw you out of the contest. Chau, goodbye, thank you very much for participating. This is collected, in case you are being read laws, in article 149 of Law 9/2017 (yes, that Bible of Public Contracts).

Now, it depends on the organism and how the tender is, they let you try again or change something in your offer. But be careful, that can lengthen the process and, of course, generate more trouble and expenses. It is not the party you want.

The quiet sleeping key? Curre the justification. No half inks: put data, show that you can with the low price without sacrificing quality or leave your employees eating macarrones all month. And, of course, do not even think of ignoring what the tender asks for, because that is where the clueless usually catch.

Anyway, if they do not accept justification, the brown can be fat. So it is better to prepare well and not play it with loose arguments. Here, he who does not run, flies.

Marta Jiménez

Marta Jiménez

Expert in public procurement • Digital transformation of tenders • Trainer and author at Tendios

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