The indicator tells form the relevant field of the award notice, if the procuring entity has applied or applies a procedure not launched by an open procurement call.
This redflag indicates risk if there is unusual or unreasonable evaluation criteria for short-listing AND/OR One or more of the short-listed consultants or prequalified companies does not have the appropriate qualifications for the assignment AND/OR there is a wide gap in qualifications of the short-listed companies AND/OR Highly qualified firms have expressed interest and are not short-listed
This redflag indicates risk if particular line items that are unreasonably low compared to market prices are later removed from the list of requirements under the contract.
The indicator tells if the potential number of renewals for a contract can be considered above average (3 ore more) or if that might result in a longer contract (4 or more years). Moreover, it can be of significant risk if there is no imformation available with regard to the possible renewals. This indicator scans wording of the relevant fields of the procurement calls.
This redflag indicates risk if there are changes in technical specifications AND/OR substantial changes in the terms of reference [TOR] AND/OR Changes to the original design and bill of quantities [BOQ] AND/OR reductions in the quantity of items to be delivered without a commensurate reduction in disbursements AND/OR substitution of materials and equipment
The indicator flags the procedure - by scanning award notices - if the tender process was successful (there is a winning bidder) but the parties have not concluded a contract.
The indicator tells from the wording of the published procurement call if it holds no prescription of minimum criteria with regard to technical and professional capacity.
The indicator tells if the procuring entity, with regard to technical and professional capacity, restricts the setting of eligibility criteria unduly by setting geographilcal requirements e.g. equipment, capacity within a distance, availability of an estate etc. This redflag is built upon expert knowledge and scrutiny of dubious Hungarian practical examples.
This redflag indicates risk if technical specifications are copied from the bidding documents or are incomplete AND/OR the manufacturer’s authorization is missing, outdated or inadequate AND/OR The bid does not match procurement requirements (e.g., in terms of quantity, quality, qualifications) AND/OR Pages of a bid are missing or not signed (when required)