Suppliers Terms & Conditions  

• Collusion between suppliers or with applicants will not be tolerated. 
• Instant exclusion will result where any collusion has occurred. 
• Bid your best price first. The portal is designed to ensure equal treatment not a benchmark from which to negotiate. 
• Only prices submitted through the portal will be accepted 
• Only prices submitted that correlate to the RFQ specification shall be accepted 
• On notification of an RFQ being published, either quote or decline by the closing date or risk being de-registered 
• Where prices are subject to survey, that survey shall be conducted at risk  
• If estimated costs reduce following survey, any savings must be reflected in the capital price charged to the SME (and claimed from the authority)* 
• If they increase, the costs will need to be reviewed for approval and the SME will not be obliged to enter a contract. 
• Suppliers are encouraged to communicate with SMEs but only through the portal

* had any other demonstrable capital cost elements been costed into the ongoing service charges and not the original upfront capital quote estimate, suppliers may seek permission to reapportion such costs up to the maximum conditional approval.