Extension of submission date


In some circumstances, you may feel that the deadline set by the client allows an unreasonably short time to write a satisfactory bid, and you may think of asking for the submission date to be extended. Before making this move, you need to be certain that it really is not feasible to meet the deadline and confident that other bidders too are likely to ask for an extension. You will not want to weaken your competitive position by appearing ill prepared to meet the client's requirements, however demanding these may be.

Clients will generally put back the submission date only in the following situations:

  • when all or most of the bidders request an extension on grounds that the client can accept;

  • when the client organization has management problems or disagreements on policy that make it difficult to handle the submission process on the initial timetable;

  • when one firm that has a favoured relationship with the client needs more time to prepare its bid;

  • when the programme is disrupted by unforeseen political, social or other factors outside the client's control.




Bids, Tenders and Proposals. Winning Business Through Best Practice
Bids, Tenders and Proposals: Winning Business through Best Practice (Bids, Tenders & Proposals: Winning Business Through Best)
ISBN: 0749454202
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 145
Authors: Harold Lewis

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