Pre-qualification questionnaires (DE1)

Carl Collins

• Publisher: The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers
• Year: 2016
• eBook ISBN: 9781906846862
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Construction & Architectural Engineering
• Index: Technology & Engineering

This document is intended for those that generate, complete and review pre-qualification questionnaires (PQQs). It is based on the questions shown in PAS 91: 2013 and provides guidance to users of PQQs as to how information may be sought, generated and reviewed, so as to add value to the procurement chain.It is not intended to be an exhaustive or definitive document and it will be necessary for users of the guidance given to exercise their own professional judgement when deciding whether to abide by or depart from it.A definition of what a Publicly Available Specification (PAS) is, is shown later in the text. The standing of such a document should be considered.The concept of a pre-qualification questionnaire is a buyer requesting information from potential suppliers for the purpose of evaluation and comparison. If this information is well structured, then it will be simpler for the buyer to compare suppliers.For the writers of pre-qualification questionnaires, it is important those questions posed are answerable in as simple a way as possible and that the method by which answers will be assessed is as clear and transparent as possible, to ensure fair tendering.For the respondents to a PQQ, it is important to give clear and concise answers and that these are verified by including examples, certificates and other supporting documentation.The PQQ process is there to make bidding for work simpler and more affordable to small and medium size enterprises, as well as being able to properly assess the larger companies. It should be an exercise in reducing the amount of work we do, not adding another layer of administration.

Table of contents

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Scope
• 3. PAS 91:2013
• 4. Core Modules
• 5. Optional Modules
• 6. Core Modules - Public Sector procurement
• 7. Core Modules - Defence and Security procurement
• 8. Supplementary questions
• 9. Assessment criteria