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Top tips for making clarification questions work

06 September 2021
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During a procurement process clarification questions are an integral part. It is better to raise a question (even if it then means that your competitors get the benefit of the responses provided) than to make an incorrect assumption about what the contracting authority wants.

Follow our top tips set to get the best out of the process and help you submit a winning bid.

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