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July 2010

CERTIFICATE OF BONA FIDE TENDERING

ORKNEY ISLANDS COUNCIL - [INSERT TITLE OF INVITATION TO TENDER]

TENDER REFERENCE: [INSERT TENDER REFERENCE IF APPLICABLE]

I declare that this is a bona fide Tender, intended to be competitive and that I have not fixed or adjusted the amount of the Tender by or under or in accordance with any agreement or arrangement with any other person ('person' includes any persons any body or association, corporate or incorporate) except as disclosed on this Certificate below.

I declare that the Company is not aware of any connection with either an elected member or employee of the Authority which could affect the outcome of the bidding process.

I declare that I have not done and I undertake that I will not do at any time any of the following:-

  • communicate to any person, including the addressee calling for the Tender, the amount or approximate amount of the proposed Tender;
  • enter into any agreement or arrangement with any other person or body that he or it shall refrain from tendering or as to the amount of any Tender to be submitted;
  • enter into any agreement or arrangement with any other person or body that we will refrain from tendering on a future occasion;
  • offer or pay or agree to pay any Budget Holder of money or valuable consideration directly or indirectly to any person for doing or causing to be done in relation to any other tender for the requirement any act of the kind described above;
  • canvas or solicit any elected member or employee of the Authority.

I understand that any instances of illegal cartels or market sharing arrangements suspected by the Authority will be referred to the Office of Fair Trading for investigation and may be subject to action under the Competition Act 1998.

I understand that any misrepresentations may also be the subject of criminal investigation or used as a basis for civil action.

In this Certificate "agreement" or "arrangement" includes any transaction private or open, or collusion, formal or informal, and whether or not legally binding.

Disclosure

Signed:

Name:

Title:

On behalf of:

Date:

IMAGE: The page is a bona fide tendering certificate for Orkney Islands Council. It contains highlighted placeholders for the title of the invitation to tender and, where applicable, the tender reference, followed by declarations concerning competitive tendering, conflicts of interest, anti-collusion, illegal cartels, misrepresentations, and the meaning of “agreement” or “arrangement.” The page ends with disclosure fields for signature, name, title, organisation, and date, and is dated July 2010.