What is electronic bidding? What's the difference between electronic bidding and paper bidding?

What is electronic bidding? What's the difference between electronic bidding and paper bidding? Do I need to stamp an electronic seal when bidding electronically? When using electronic signature to authenticate electronic bidding (you must have a digital certificate to participate in bidding), do you still need to stamp it? Today, Bian Xiao, the editor of bidding, will explain the meaning of electronic bidding and the difference between electronic bidding and paper bidding.

What is electronic bidding?

Electronic bidding is a bidding activity completed in the form of data messages. Bidding is a commodity trading behavior and two aspects of the trading process. Simply put, it is an organized and preferred trading method conducted by buyers.

Advantages of e-bidding: In the procurement of bulk goods, projects and services, by realizing the published procurement requirements, many suppliers can compete on an equal footing under the same conditions, which can not only ensure the standardization of the procurement process, but also minimize the procurement cost.

What's the difference between electronic bidding and paper bidding?

The differences are as follows:

First, the tender announcement release link

Traditional procurement mode: a special person will publish the tender announcement in the media related to government procurement.

Electronic bidding mode: automatically released by the system. The tenderee or the procurement agency entrusted by it shall specify the website address and access method of the electronic tendering and bidding trading platform in the prequalification announcement, tender announcement or bid invitation letter for the reference of potential bidders. At the same time, for projects that must be subject to public bidding according to law, relevant announcements should be issued simultaneously on the electronic bidding trading platform and designated media.

Second, the tender documents release link

Traditional procurement mode: special person sells tender documents, and the printing cost of tender documents is high.

E-bidding mode: the agency loads the pre-qualification documents and bidding documents to the e-bidding trading platform in time for potential bidders to download or consult. Bidders buy online by themselves, and download automatically after online payment is successful.

Three. Clarification and modification of prequalification documents or bidding documents

Traditional procurement mode: it is necessary to organize a pre-bid question-and-answer meeting and notify suppliers one by one.

Electronic bidding method: announce the clarified or modified contents through the electronic bidding trading platform, and notify all potential bidders who downloaded the prequalification documents or bidding documents in an effective way (such as SMS).

Fourth, the bidding procedure.

Traditional procurement mode: multiple paper bidding (response) documents need to be printed and bound, signed by hand, sealed and delivered on site.

Electronic bidding method: making electronic tender, electronic signature and online delivery.

Do I need to stamp an electronic seal when bidding electronically?

The so-called electronic signature is an online identity authentication system based on international PKI standards. A digital certificate is equivalent to an online ID card. It effectively authenticates online identity in the form of digital signature through third-party authoritative authentication, helping each subject to identify the other party's identity and show their own identity. It has the functions of authenticity and anti-repudiation. Bidding documents with electronic signature have legal effect, and there is no need to affix another seal on the documents with electronic signature.

To sum up, the so-called electronic bidding without electronic signature does not actually belong to electronic bidding. At most, it is only an electronic tender, not a paper tender, not an electronic tender in the fundamental sense. Now, do all bidders understand the meaning of electronic bidding?

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