Selective tendering procedure

(1) When undertaking a procurement or sale using the selective tendering procedure, the Government shall ensure that the number of applicable suppliers or purchasers invited to submit a tender is sufficient to ensure competition without affecting efficiency in the tendering process. The selective (2) The Government shall select suppliers or purchasers to be invited under this section to submit a tender in respect of a procurement or sale using, among others, the following guidelines, (a) the need for fairness. and non-discrimination; (b) the relevant market for the procurement or sale; 30 (c) the need for expediency in the public interest; (d) the number of suppliers or purchasers available in Belize in the relevant market; (e) the knowledge of government procedures by the applicable suppliers or purchasers; and (f) any other relevant factors. (3) Where a permanent list of qualified suppliers or purchasers is maintained, the Government may select the supplier or purchaser from that list, and award the contract accordingly. (4) Section 19(3) and (4) of this Act shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to the selective tendering procedure.