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Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT) refers to a procurement evaluation criterion that assesses tender submissions based on multiple factors beyond just price. It considers a combination of cost and qualitative elements, such as quality, technical merit, aesthetic and functional characteristics, and sustainability. This approach aims to provide a comprehensive assessment to ensure that the awarded contract offers the best overall value for money.
Key Benefits
– Encourages holistic evaluation: most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT) allows organizations to assess bids based on multiple criteria beyond just Price, including Quality, delivery times, and technical merit. This ensures a more Comprehensive evaluation of value for money.
– Promotes innovation and Quality: By considering factors such as innovation, reliability, and service levels, MEAT incentivizes suppliers to offer higher-Quality products or innovative solutions, potentially leading to better long-term outcomes.
– Enhances Competition: MEAT encourages suppliers to compete on a range of value parameters, not strictly on Price, which can broaden participation and drive diverse solutions from vendors.
– Aligns with strategic objectives: It allows procurement processes to align closely with broader organizational goals and Policy objectives, such as Sustainability or social value, By weighting these factors appropriately in the evaluation.
– Reduces risk: By evaluating tenders through multiple lenses, MEAT helps in identifying and mitigating risks associated with low-Quality delivery or non-Compliance, ensuring more reliable and stable supplier performance.
Related Terms
– Encourages holistic evaluation: most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT) allows organizations to assess bids based on multiple criteria beyond just Price, including Quality, delivery times, and technical merit. This ensures a more Comprehensive evaluation of value for money.
– Promotes innovation and Quality: By considering factors such as innovation, reliability, and service levels, MEAT incentivizes suppliers to offer higher-Quality products or innovative solutions, potentially leading to better long-term outcomes.
– Enhances Competition: MEAT encourages suppliers to compete on a range of value parameters, not strictly on Price, which can broaden participation and drive diverse solutions from vendors.
– Aligns with strategic objectives: It allows procurement processes to align closely with broader organizational goals and Policy objectives, such as Sustainability or social value, By weighting these factors appropriately in the evaluation.
– Reduces risk: By evaluating tenders through multiple lenses, MEAT helps in identifying and mitigating risks associated with low-Quality delivery or non-Compliance, ensuring more reliable and stable supplier performance.
References
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