S.L. 601.12 Art. 40Time limits for receipt of tenders.

(1) When fixing the time limits for the receipt of tender offers, the authority responsible for the tendering process shall take into account in particular the complexity of the requirements established in the procurement documents without prejudice to the minimum time limits set out in this regulation.

(2) The tendering process may be either in a single stage or in successive stages.

(3) The minimum time limit for the receipt of tender offers in the case of a single stage process or for the initial submission in the case of a tender with successive stages, shall be thirty days from the date on which the procurement document was published on the government’s e-procurement platform or from the next day on which an advert has been published on the Gazette, as the case may be.

(4) When the estimated value of a procurement procedure is in accordance with the threshold established under regulation 6(1)(a), the contracting authority must obtain the prior written approval of the Permanent Secretary responsible for it, or any person delegated by him in writing, to reduce the time limits established under sub-regulation (3) by fifteen days:

Provided that the Permanent Secretary or his delegate may, in granting such an approval, impose any condition he may deem fit.

(5) When the estimated value of a tendering process is in accordance with the threshold established under regulation 6(1)(b), a contracting authority must obtain the prior written approval of the Director to reduce the time limit established under sub-regulation (3) by fifteen days:

Provided that the Director may, in granting such an approval, impose any condition he may deem fit.