Tendering

A legal document accompanying the Tender to guarantee that information has not been received in circumstances that constitute a breach of confidentiality.

One of the first documents you find in a Tender is a declaration to be bound by the contents of the tender (the Terms of Lodgement) (often called a B1 because it is often the first thing to appear in the Schedules attached to the Formal Tender). It identifies the person making the declaration, their legal relationship to the Tenderer, their legal ability to bind the Tenderer and the Terms of that binding that can be assumed upon lodgement.

The Request for Tender (RFT) is usually sent to a potential vendor following a formal reply by the vendor to a public advertisement. The RFT calls for offers from vendors based on a written specification of the required goods and/or services.

This confidentiality agreement is in declaration style and designed for use in and to accompany the RFP to make clear the obligations of both the Issuer and the Respondent. International legal agreement.

A little diagram to get you started on the network design. A small network for a small business, depicting two tier (three hubs), five departments, multiple compatibility (because the design/engineering dept uses MACs but the Accounts/Sales uses IBMs), 13 users with all the required shared resources in 3 locations (rooms or floors). A very useful little picture! This is a Word document, so is not editable. A Visio template is also available.

The Request for Information (RFI) is a formal request sent to a number of vendors asking for specific information about product and/or service. Its main objectives are to state clearly the information needed and to give clear deadlines for the information. It also needs to protect important information that needs to be given to the vendor in order to get required information back from the vendor. The RFI is usually the first step in a process that will finish up with a RFT.

Simplified proposal document in reply to an RFP. International legal document.

A little diagram to get you started on the network design. A small network for a small business, depicting two tier (three hubs), five departments, multiple compatibility (because the design/engineering dept uses MACs but the Accounts/Sales uses IBMs), 13 users with all the required shared resources in 3 locations (rooms or floors). A very useful little picture! This is a Visio2000 template.

The advertisement for Register of Interest (ROI) from vendors who will be short-listed for a more long-term relationship.

An interesting diagram depicting a network made up of three UNIX servers in three countries, using standard telephone links between them to establish a standard relay UUCP network. The list of nodes shows the three servers and other important nodes such as the Stock Exchange and second-tier details representing printers and terminals, etc. This is a picture in a Word document, so is not editable. A Visio template is also available.