Law on Bidding in Vietnam No. 43/2013/QH13 dated November 26, 2013 takes effect on July 01, 2014 (repalces the Law on Bidding in Vietnam No. 61/2005/QH11 dated November 29, 2005), contains some new provisions, such as: eligibility of tenderers, investors (Article 5), conditions for issuing the bid invitation dossiers, dossier of requirements (Article 7), currency to be used in bidding (Article 10), international bidding (Article 15), direct appointment of contractor (Article 22), professional bidding organization (Article 32), conditions for signing contract (Article 64), banned acts in bidding (Article 89), dealing with violations (Article 90), resolution of protests and disputes in bidding and other provisions.
DMS Law office in Vietnam advises the following contents:
Eligibility of tenderers, investors
Ensuring competitiveness in bid
Information of bidding
Language to be used in bidding
Currency to be used in bidding
Bidding guarantee
Expenses for bidding
International bidding
Cases of bidding cancellation
Responsibilities upon bidding cancellation
Training and capacity building on bidding
Open bidding
The one-phase method with one dossier bag
Professional bidding organization
Principles of making the plan on tenderer selection
Methods to assess dossier of proposals
General provisions on concentrated procurement
Conditions for application
Concentrated purchase of drugs
Forms of selection of tenderers
Plan on investor selection
Selection of tenderers and investors through network
Contract type
Contract type
Responsibilities of the competent person
Content of state management on bidding activities
Banned acts in bidding
Dealing with violations
Resolution of protests regarding bidding
The principles of resolution
Bidding activities that are within the governing scope of the Law on Bidding must conform to the Law on Bidding and other related laws.
In case international treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a contracting party have provisions on selection of tenderers and investors different from those of the Law on Bidding, such international treaties shall prevail./.
