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What Is a Bidding Consortium?
A group of suppliers bidding jointly, pooling their capacity and sharing the work and risk.
Why do suppliers form a consortium?
To combine capacity and expertise and bid for contracts that none of them could win alone, which is especially useful for SMEs.
How is a consortium assessed?
Conditions of participation can usually be met by the consortium as a whole, but each member is checked against the exclusion grounds.
Does a consortium need a legal structure?
Not to bid. The buyer may require a particular legal form if the consortium wins, where that is needed to perform the contract.
