Section 25C: Electronic Reverse Auction

25C. Electronic Reverse Auction (1) (a) A public body may resort to the electronic reverse auction method of procurement for goods, works or non-consultancy services through the electronic procurement system, provided that the procurement – (cid:11)(cid:76)(cid:12)(cid:3) (cid:76)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:70)(cid:70)(cid:88)(cid:85)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:79)(cid:92)(cid:3)(cid:86)(cid:83)(cid:72)(cid:70)(cid:76)(cid:191)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:30)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:71) (ii) the subject matter of the purchase and requirements are suitable for simple bidding processes where evaluation is solely in terms of price. (b) A procurement which includes multiple variables and qualitative factors shall not be subject to electronic reverse auctions. (2) For the purpose of the electronic reverse auction method of procurement – (a) a public body shall – (i) invite all registered suppliers in a (cid:86)(cid:83)(cid:72)(cid:70)(cid:76)(cid:191)(cid:70)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:74)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:92)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:72)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:30) (ii) advertise its requirements on the electronic procurement system and its website, including the time limit (cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:74)(cid:82)(cid:82)(cid:71)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:86)(cid:83)(cid:72)(cid:70)(cid:76)(cid:191)(cid:70)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:30) (b) the prices of bidders within the scheduled time shall be visible to other bidders, without revealing the identity of a bidder; and (cid:11)(cid:70)(cid:12)(cid:3) (cid:68)(cid:3)(cid:83)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:16)(cid:84)(cid:88)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:76)(cid:191)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:86)(cid:88)(cid:83)(cid:83)(cid:79)(cid:76)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:86)(cid:75)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:79)(cid:3)(cid:81)(cid:82)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:89)(cid:76)(cid:86)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:86)(cid:3) bid upwards within the scheduled time. (3) Subject to the reserve price set by the public body, the successful bid shall be the bid with the lowest price at the deadline for the submission of bids. Acts 2021 431 (d) in section 40(2), by deleting the words “as may be prescribed” and replacing them by the words “as may be prescribed or where the selected procurement method includes negotiations”; (e) in section 46(1), by repealing paragraph (i) and replacing it by the following paragraph – (i) the provisions for termination of the contract, including the grounds on which the contract may be terminated and the procedures applicable on termination; (f) in section 48, by adding the following new subsection, the existing provision being numbered as subsection (1) – (2) Notwithstanding any other enactment, a public body or a contractor may terminate a contract where the other party to the contract commits a fundamental breach of the (cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:85)(cid:68)(cid:70)(cid:87)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:191)(cid:81)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:38)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:3)(cid:38)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:85)(cid:68)(cid:70)(cid:87)(cid:17) (g) in section 51(1)(e), by deleting the words “including bidders’ proprietary information” and replacing them by the words “including bidders’ proprietary information, except where disclosure is required by an d:71)(cid:72)(cid:191)(cid:81)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:38)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:3)(cid:38)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:85)(cid:68)(cid:70)(cid:87)(cid:17) (g) in section 51(1)(e), by deleting the words “including bidders’ proprietary information” and replacing them by the words “including bidders’ proprietary information, except where disclosure is required by an investigatory body vested with powers of investigation, including the Independent Commission against Corruption, Competition Commission or Police”.