Procurement Guidance
Pre-contract notification
In designing contracts where health and safety requirements are to be built in, early market engagement is important to identify the capacity of the market to deliver these. This also makes sure that potential bidders are made aware early on that this will form part of the contract requirements. Where a contract includes health and safety requirements, this should be indicated in the call for competition. Below is example wording that can be used for this purpose:
In any instance, the Invitation to Tender may further explain why the requirement is part of the contracting authorities’ purposes, policies and activities.