Tuesday, January 22, 2013

What is a tender?



A “Tender” or “tender offer” or “tender contract is actually a type of activity in which bidding takes place and is availed by bidding for the lowest possible cost.

       Tender is generally a public, open offer or invitation, announced either in a newspaper advertisement or internet by a prospective acquirer to tender their stock for sale at a specified price during a specified time.

Tender can also be for any work completion such as sanitary work, construction work, repairing work, installation work etc which is to be done on a large scale.

Note: It is very important to quote the best possible price for availing the tender as bidding process is highly competitive and there usually does not remain any space for further negotiations.


One should always remember the following points while applying for any tender:
  • Shall I be able to complete the said task within stipulated time frame or not?
  • Will I complete the whole task with the resources present with me or I have to tie-up with any other person also for accomplishment of the task.
  • The price which i shall quote will be ok for me or not. Will i be able to meet all the visible and hidden expenses and earn also a little-bit.
  • Am i ok with the procedures and processes the organization wants.
If all the above-said conditions are met, then we can easily proceed to bid for a tender, keeping the fingers crossed as there is no guarantee about who actually will win the bidding process and get the tender offer.

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