The idea of e-auctions is that offers are submitted and works or
services are awarded electronically. Deerns assists clients with the
establishment of fitting criteria and corresponding weighting factors
for the services to be tendered, and processes these in tendering
software.
Tenderers submit their information via internet, and the software in
turn assesses their information. Subsequently, the price can be set via
an e-auction. The actual market price is calculated in advance and is a
guideline for the initial bid. After the initial bid, the system is
open for a limited time and participants in the auction - without
knowing each other''s identity - can make their bid. On the basis of
the formula, the software calculates the classification of the
individual tenderers after each bid.
After the auction, on the basis of the cost formula entered, the
software can advise which submitter should be considered for the
commission. The best price quality ratio thus wins. Electronic
tendering is considered to be more transparent and objective than
traditional tendering. However, there is a precondition; the approach
to tendering, the protocol, the code of conduct, and the specifications
must be clearly defined. As independent party Deerns is the ideal
partner to guide the entire electronic tendering process from drafting
specifications to final conclusion of contract.
