What the documents contain
- Administrative terms: deadlines for questions and bids, validity period and how to submit.
- Qualification requirements: financial standing, experience, references and certifications.
- Specification: requirements on the goods or service, often mandatory.
- Evaluation: how the winner is chosen.
- Contract terms: payment, penalties, indexation and termination.
- Attachments: price sheet, bid form, reference templates and declarations.
Mandatory and desirable requirements
A mandatory requirement (ska-krav) must be met, or the bid is rejected. A desirable requirement (bör-krav) is optional but earns points or a price deduction in the evaluation.
How bids are evaluated
- Best price-quality ratio: quality and price are combined.
- Cost: lowest total cost over time.
- Price: lowest price wins among compliant bids.
A tender is often 50 to 300 pages. Falkview reads all of it, including attachments and Q&A, and builds a requirement list in minutes.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a ska-krav?
- A mandatory requirement. A bid that does not meet it is rejected.
- Where do I get the tender documents?
- From the procurement system where the tender is published, such as e-Avrop, Mercell or Kommers Annons. You usually need a free account.
This guide is a general description, not legal advice. Laws and amounts can change; the Swedish National Agency for Public Procurement (Upphandlingsmyndigheten) has the latest figures.