What the Best Evaluated Bidder notice tells you

After evaluation, a procuring entity displays a Best Evaluated Bidder notice on its notice board and on the Government Procurement Portal. It stays up for ten working days before a contract is signed.

What is on it

The procuring entity, the reference number, the subject of procurement, the method, the winner, the total contract price, and the unsuccessful bidders with their prices and the stage at which each was dropped.

What it is for

The display period is your window to ask for a debrief or to complain to the accounting officer if you believe the evaluation went wrong. Once the contract is signed the remedies narrow sharply.

What it tells you for next time

Read the prices. If the winner came in far under you, the market price is lower than you think. If several bidders failed at preliminary evaluation, the buyer is strict on documents rather than on price.