The consultants engaged will be selected on the basis of the agency's selection criteria and have the required expertise. Any complications can be overcome in the managing contractor tender documents and by ensuring consultants are aware of the intended process. The managing contractor determines the consultants it will engage, and the extent of their services. The managing contractor tenderers will include full details of consultancy services in their tender. The agency may include a list of consultants from which the managing contractor must select a consultant team in the tender documents.
Tender evaluation is based on the tender evaluation criteria.
If accepted, the managing contractor proceeds to stage two, if rejected the agency invites offers from additional contractors to undertake stage two and the successful tenderer undertakes stage two.