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BEST BID [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-05-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Government Contracts
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- best bid
1, record 1, English, best%20bid
correct, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- best tender 2, record 1, English, best%20tender
see observation
- highest bid 3, record 1, English, highest%20bid
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... [A bid] which is not necessarily the lowest or the highest, but which is best for the interests of the person or company inviting the bid, taking into account the price named, the solvency of the bidder, the quality of the work to be done, future relations, etc. 4, record 1, English, - best%20bid
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bid: term used in USA for tender. 5, record 1, English, - best%20bid
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
for "best tender" : tender: an offer made in writing by one party to another to execute certain work, supply certain commodities, etc., at a given cost. 6, record 1, English, - best%20bid
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Marchés publics
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- meilleure offre
1, record 1, French, meilleure%20offre
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- soumission la plus avantageuse 2, record 1, French, soumission%20la%20plus%20avantageuse
feminine noun
- soumission la mieux-disante 3, record 1, French, soumission%20la%20mieux%2Ddisante
see observation, feminine noun, France
- offre la mieux-disante 3, record 1, French, offre%20la%20mieux%2Ddisante
see observation, feminine noun, France
- offre la mieux disante 4, record 1, French, offre%20la%20mieux%20disante
correct, feminine noun, France
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En principe, [...] il lui [l'Administration] est [...] fait obligation de conclure ses marchés les plus importants par la voie de l'adjudication, c'est-à-dire suivant une procédure complexe comportant d'abord un appel d'offres, puis l'attribution du marché au concurrent qui a fait les meilleures offres. 5, record 1, French, - meilleure%20offre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les différents modes de passation des marchés publics : [...] 1.2.2 Les marchés sur adjudication; 1.2.3 Les appels d'offres; 1.2.3.1 Les différents appels d'offres; 1.2.3.2 Des délais de publicité précis; 1.2.3.3 La procédure d'appel d'offres ouvert; 1.2.3.4 La procédure d'appel d'offres restreint; 1.2.3.5 Le choix de l'offre la mieux disante; 1.2.4 Les marchés négociés; 1.2.5 Les marchés sur simples factures ou à bon de commande. 4, record 1, French, - meilleure%20offre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'auteur semble confondre l'adjudication avec l'appel d'offres. 3, record 1, French, - meilleure%20offre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
«soumission la mieux-disante» : [...] soumissionnaire le mieux disant [...] 6, record 1, French, - meilleure%20offre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
«offre la mieux-disante» : [...] en règle générale, il est procédé à un examen détaillé de l'offre la moins-disante [...] 7, record 1, French, - meilleure%20offre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
«offre la mieux-disante» : [...] entrepreneur le mieux disant [...] 6, record 1, French, - meilleure%20offre
Record 1, Key term(s)
- meilleure soumission
- offre la plus avantageuse
- soumission la mieux disante
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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