Invitation to Tender (ITT)

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An ITT (Invitation To Tender) is a formal tender document that asks suppliers to evidence how they can deliver against the contract specification and how much they would charge for providing the goods, services or works. An ITT will normally include some or all of the following documents:

• Letter of invitation and instructions to tenderers
• Pricing document and/or Form of Tender
• Statement of Non-Collusion
• Freedom of Information Act Statement
• Specification
• Schedule of Rates
• Special Conditions of Contract or Conditions of Purchase
• General Conditions of Contract
• Address label (postal returns)

The buyer will evaluate all ITTs and, depending on the tendering process, successful tenderers will either be:

• Invited to a presentation/interview where further clarifications will be sought
• Awarded a place on the framework (if the contract is a Framework Agreement)
• Awarded the contract