OPT-211-Tenderer ("Name of the tendering party") #878
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What exactly is the added value of the "Name of the tendering party" field (OPT-211-Tenderer)? The name of the tendering party must be entered under "Organisations" anyway. In my view, this only leads to redundant and irritating entries. |
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A tendering party can have several organisations, when several tenderers submit a tender together. The field OPT-211-Tenderer was added to allow having a "human-friendly" name for the tendering party (for example the name of the consortium). Please also note that OPT-211-Tenderer is never mandatory, so you are not required to fill it in. |
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Ok. Thanks :) |
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A tendering party can have several organisations, when several tenderers submit a tender together.
The field OPT-211-Tenderer was added to allow having a "human-friendly" name for the tendering party (for example the name of the consortium).
When a form requires you to indicate a reference to a tendering party (to indicate which one submitted a specific tender), instead of just having a list of identifiers (TPA-0001, TPA-0002, etc.), the user interface can use this field to help you choose the intended tendering party.
This is why OPT-211-Tenderer is indicated as the "caption field" for the "Tendering Party" node.
Please also note that OPT-211-Tenderer is never mandatory, so you are not r…