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What Is a Main Bid (Hauptangebot, Germany)?
This is a German procurement term. The bid that corresponds to the solution specified by the contracting authority.
What is a Hauptangebot?
The bid that follows the buyer's specification exactly, as opposed to a Nebenangebot, which proposes a different solution.
Is a main bid required?
Usually yes, if the bidder also submits an alternative. Many buyers require a compliant main bid alongside any alternative.
Can a bidder submit two main bids?
Normally not. Two main bids from the same bidder are treated as a breach of the secret competition principle and both are excluded.
