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Article 47 bis. Conduct of electronic reverse auctions in the pre auction period

Other measures may be required to be taken to set up an ERA and to ensure that all bidders are capable of participating in an ERA, for instance, through provision of training and holding simulated auctions.

If, however, the auctioneer is disconnected for more than 10 minutes, the ERA is suspended and resumes on the date and time notified to the participants by the auctioneer through the COMPRASNET website.

Article 47 bis. Conduct of electronic reverse auctions in the pre auction period

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Notably, complaints filed by bidders during the auction (the system allows filing those online through the specific e mail service provided on the website) do not suspend the ERA although they must be dealt with by the auctioneer before closing an ERA.

One of the inherent features of an ERA is that it enables current information about the status of the auction to be provided to bidders automatically and instantaneously as an auction unfolds.

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Article 47 ter. Conduct of electronic reverse auctions during the auction itself

The winning bidder, however, has the right to refuse lowering the price submitted in the ERA and the auctioneer is not allowed to disqualify the bidder for that reason.

The fact of suspensions and justifications are automatically reflected in the records of ERA.

The questions that such regulation should address, without however over regulating the subject, include (a) when, and for what type of goods and services, the use of ERA is appropriate and when it is not (b) how to prevent its overuse and (c) what safeguards must be in place to mitigate risks stemming from the use of ERAs.

The end of the bidding session may be set electronically or, as in Brazil, if expressly provided in the notice of auction, announced by the auctioneer.

ERA service providers

Under the new EU directives, contracts are awarded after closing an ERA on the basis of the results of the electronic auction.

The sections below address aspects of pre auction, auction and post auction stages commonly regulated by ERA specific provisions of existing regulations.

C. Procedural aspects of ERAs

(f) Location of provisions on electronic reverse auctions

The auctioneer may suspend the ERA until communications are re established with all interested parties or, if more than 10 minutes have elapsed, may postpone the event and set a new date and or time to resume the ERA.

), a framework agreement concluded with five ERA service providers, designed to supply the ERA services to the public sector.

Most information related to an ERA is made available to participants already at the stage of advertising a notice of auction, in particular in the auction rules.

With respect to electronic reverse auctions, the Working Group recognized the reality of electronic reverse auctions and confirmed its willingness to consider the appropriateness of enabling provisions for the optional use of electronic reverse auctions in the Model Law.

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(ii) The date and time of the opening of the electronic reverse auction

The extent to which the procedural aspects of ERAs are regulated depends on how ERAs stand in relation to other methods of procurement.

The right to reject all bids at the end of ERAs is explicitly provided in some ERA specific regulations.

A distinct feature of the Brazilian ERA system is a possibility for a reverse auctioneer and bidders to communicate through the chat , a tool used to clarify the understanding between the auctioneer and the suppliers on issues related to the auction during the ERA, such as conditions of the bidding documents, specifications, suspensions, extensions and abnormally low bids.

Bidders interested in a particular ERA have to register for it by expressing an interest at least 3 days prior to its opening date.

Draft provisions to enable the use of electronic reverse auctions under the Model Law and to establish conditions for their use

In both types of ERAs, an unlimited number of participants is publicly invited to submit an application to participate in the ERA.

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Other information, such as the starting price in the ERA or information about a third party ERA service provider, is also usually provided.

In the systems that recognize ERAs as a distinct method, the bidding documents are provided at the time when the notice of the ERA is given.

In the systems that recognize ERAs as an optional phase, all tenderers who submitted admissible tenders are invited to participate in the ERA.

In other systems, a more specific requirement is found on recording the course of the ERA and any and all data transfers made in connection with it.

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If none agree, the ERA is cancelled.

(5) The procuring entity shall allow a period of time to elapse between the issuance of the invitation to participate in the electronic reverse auction and the opening of the auction sufficient so as to ensure sufficient participation in the auction.

As regards electronic reverse auctions (ERAs), taking account of the increasing use of ERAs and the twin aims of harmonization and promotion of best practice, the Working Group concluded that the revised Model Law should contain provisions on ERAs.

Article 47 bis provides that the electronic reverse auction is to be suspended abrogated should the number of bidders drop below that minimum before the opening of the electronic reverse auction itself.

(iii) The website address at which the electronic reverse auction will be held, and at which the auction rules, the tender and other relevant documents will be accessible

Article 19 bis. Conditions for use of electronic reverse auctions

In Brazil, all ERA proceedings are automatically generated by COMPRASNET, in the form of the records of the proceedings, which is electronically signed by the reverse auctioneer and assistants, and is published on the COMPRASNET website at the end of the session.