Sonraí an Ghlao ar Thairiscintí
Stádas
Dáta a Cuireadh Isteach
20/01/2014
Dáta Freagartha
22/01/2014
Teanga
Stádas
Freagartha
Sonraí na Ceiste
Ábhar
Inclusion of high-level experts
Ceist
Is it possible to include the same high-level expert in more than one tender provided that they are not part of the core study team? We would like to work with one particular expert but they have already been approached by another consortium.
Freagra
22/01/2014
As tenders are submitted independently from one another, and only one may eventually be funded, the inclusion of an expert in various tenders poses no conflict of interest. The issue may rather concern the willingness of the expert to serve on a tender; this should be ascertained unequivocally before submission, as selection criteria weigh the technical and professional capacity of the tenderers (pp. 7-9 of the tender specifications). The same logic may also apply regarding the award criteria, depending on role foreseen for the high-level expert (pp. 9-10 of the tender specifications).