Direct answer: A procurement tendering/e-tendering page is not a line saying "we tender openly". The page should state: which projects are legally required to tender (funding source, project nature, value thresholds); whether public or invited tendering applies; what the tender documents/prequalification documents contain; how bid security/performance security is collected and returned; how the evaluation committee is formed and the evaluation method set; how candidates are publicised and the award made; the deadlines and channels for objections/complaints; identity, e-signature, encryption/decryption, opening/evaluation, logs and electronic archives on the e-tendering platform; and what must not be published. On the rules: the Tendering and Bidding Law (2017 amendment) and its Implementing Regulations (State Council Order No. 613) set tendering methods, tender documents, bid security, evaluation committees, candidate publicity, contract signing and objections/complaints; the Provisions on Mandatory Tendering for Engineering Projects (NDRC Order No. 16) set the scope and the RMB 4/2/1 million thresholds; the Measures for Electronic Tendering and Bidding (eight-ministry Order No. 20) set the transaction/public-service/supervision platforms and electronic archives; the Interim Measures for Credit Management in Tendering and Bidding (2026 Order No. 44, effective 1 January 2027) require mandatory-tender projects to query and apply public credit information. This article is current to 2026-11-08 and is a summary of public rules and page method, not legal, tendering-agency or bid-evaluation advice; the regulations, project approvals, tender documents and supervisory findings control.
This article is for procurement, engineering, legal, internal-control, IT and website teams at equipment, electronics, automotive-parts, medical-device, hardware, chemical, packaging and export manufacturers in Changzhou and nearby. It covers how to write and accept a procurement tendering/e-tendering page. The usual gap is "mandatory-tender assessment, timeline, security, evaluation rules, objections/complaints and electronic archives", ending with a page that only says "welcome to bid", which suppliers cannot use to decide whether or how to bid or when a result will come.
First, determine scope: whether tendering is legally mandatory depends on funding source, project nature and value — not "a big amount means tender". Then fix the procedure: public/invited tendering, tender documents, security, evaluation, publicity, award and contract, each with deadlines. Finally fix the evidence: notice, documents, bids, opening, evaluation, publicity, objections/complaints, electronic logs and archives must connect. The page states scope, process, deadlines and supervision channels — not "welcome to bid".
How does this page relate to supplier cooperation, RFQ/quotation, sourcing, government e-marketplace, contract signing and procurement-records pages?
A tendering page answers "how a formal tender is organised, who may bid, how bids are evaluated and awarded, and how to challenge"; the supplier cooperation/notice page answers "categories, onboarding, notices, RFQs, payment and integrity"; the RFQ/quotation page answers "how an RFQ is issued and quotes compared"; the supplier development/sourcing page answers "whom to find, how to onboard and second-source"; the government e-marketplace page answers "government e-marketplace/framework agreements"; the contract signing page answers "document priority/signature"; the procurement records page answers "what to keep and for how long". Tendering is a "formal competitive procedure" and cannot be replaced by an RFQ or supplier-notice page.
Common breaks: no mandatory-tender assessment; treating "big amount" as the only test; biased tender documents; qualification conditions that exclude potential bidders; security above the cap/misappropriated/not returned; non-compliant evaluation committee; evaluation method changed after opening; candidate publicity shorter than 3 days; no objection/complaint channel; platform without identity/logs/archives; the website publishes the reserve price/evaluation details/bidders' prices. The page separates "scope—method—documents—security—evaluation—publicity—objections—electronic archives" so procurement, engineering and legal share one vocabulary.
| Page | Question it answers | Key content | Cannot replace |
|---|---|---|---|
| Procurement tendering/e-tendering | How a formal tender is organised/bid/evaluated | Scope, method, documents, security, evaluation, publicity, objections, archives | RFQ/notice/contract |
| Supplier cooperation/notice | Categories, onboarding, notices, payment, integrity | Onboarding, RFQ, payment, reporting | Formal tender procedure |
| RFQ/quotation | How an RFQ is issued and quotes compared | Requirement, quote, comparison, award | Tender documents/evaluation committee |
| Supplier development/sourcing | Whom to find, how to onboard, second source | Sourcing, audit, onboarding | Tender procedure |
| Government e-marketplace | Government e-marketplace/framework agreements | Platform, catalogue, direct purchase/bidding | Enterprise tendering |
| Contract signing | Document priority/signature | Contract, technical agreement, seals | Tender/evaluation |
| Procurement records | What to keep and for how long | Archives, retention, destruction | Tender procedure |
Page relationships are editorial; regulations, project approvals, tender documents and supervisory findings control.
Which projects must be tendered, and how are the thresholds calculated?
The Provisions on Mandatory Tendering for Engineering Projects (NDRC Order No. 16) cover: (1) projects wholly or partly using state funds or state financing (budget funds of RMB 2 million or more and 10% or more of investment; state-owned enterprise/institution funds in a controlling or dominant position); (2) projects using international organisation or foreign government loans/aid; (3) large infrastructure/public-utility projects relating to public interest and safety that are not in (1)/(2) (specific scope under Document No. 843). Within that scope, construction with a single contract estimated at RMB 4 million or more, important equipment/materials at RMB 2 million or more, and survey/design/supervision services at RMB 1 million or more must be tendered; combinable procurement in the same project that reaches the threshold in aggregate must also be tendered. Ordinary procurement by a private enterprise with its own funds is generally not legally mandatory, but once it chooses to tender, the Tendering and Bidding Law still applies; the specific position depends on project nature, funding source and value.
Acceptance checks: funding source; project nature; whether Articles 2/3/4 apply; contract packaging; estimated value; combinable procurement; approval; tendering method; exceptions. Common gaps: value only; split packaging to avoid thresholds; treating equipment as construction; treating services as goods; no funding check; treating "voluntary tendering" as "no rules".
| Project type | Test | Threshold | Common gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| State funds/state financing | Budget funds ≥RMB 2m and ≥10% of investment; state-owned enterprise/institution funds controlling/dominant | Whole project | No funding check |
| International/foreign loans | World Bank/ADB etc.; foreign government loans/aid | Whole project | Missed |
| Large infrastructure/public utility | Public interest/safety; specific scope under Document No. 843 | Scope | Self-expanded/narrowed |
| Construction | New/reconstruction/expansion and related decoration, demolition, repair | Single ≥RMB 4m | Split packages |
| Important equipment/materials | Integral to the works and necessary for basic functions | Single ≥RMB 2m | Treated as ordinary purchase |
| Survey/design/supervision | Services needed to complete the works | Single ≥RMB 1m | Treated as goods |
| Combinable procurement | Survey/design/construction/supervision/equipment combinable in the same project | Aggregate threshold | Deliberate splitting |
Scope/thresholds are editorial; Order No. 16, Document No. 843, project approvals and supervisory findings control.
How should the tendering method and timeline be accepted?
Methods: public tendering (publish a notice inviting unspecified legal persons/organisations) and invited tendering (send invitations to at least three specific legal persons/organisations with capacity and good credit). Mandatory-tender projects generally use public tendering; invited tendering requires a statutory circumstance and approval/recognition. Timeline: tender documents must be available for at least 5 days; clarifications/amendments that may affect bid preparation must be notified in writing at least 15 days before the bid deadline; for mandatory-tender projects, the period from first issuing the documents to the bid deadline must be at least 20 days; candidate publicity must be at least 3 days; a written contract must be signed within 30 days of the award notice; a written tender report must be submitted within 15 days of determining the winner; bid security and interest must be returned within 5 days of contract signing.
Acceptance checks: method; notice/invitation; sale period; clarification; bid deadline; opening; publicity; award; contract; report; security return. Common gaps: invited tendering without basis; sale period too short; late clarification; bid period under 20 days; publicity under 3 days; contract beyond 30 days; security not returned.
| Step | Rule | Basis | Common gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Method | Public/invited; invitation generally at least 3 | Tendering Law | No basis for invitation |
| Document sale | At least 5 days | Reg. Art. 16 | One-day sale |
| Clarification | At least 15 days before deadline if it may affect preparation | Reg. Art. 21 | Late change |
| Bid period | At least 20 days for mandatory-tender projects | Tendering Law Art. 24 | Under 20 days |
| Candidate publicity | At least 3 days | Reg. Art. 54 | None/1 day |
| Contract | Written contract within 30 days of award notice | Tendering Law Art. 46 | Beyond 30 days |
| Written report | Within 15 days of determining winner | Tendering Law Art. 47 | No report |
| Security return | Within 5 days of contract signing, with interest | Reg. Art. 57 | Long hold |
Timeline is editorial; the regulations, tender documents and supervisory requirements control.
How should tender documents and prequalification be accepted?
Tender documents should include at least: the tender notice/invitation; instructions to bidders; evaluation method; contract terms and form; technical requirements/standards/drawings/bill of quantities; bid document forms; qualification conditions; bid/performance security requirements; clarification/amendment and objection channels. Prequalification documents should state qualification conditions, review standards and methods, application time and result notification. Tender documents may not require or identify a specific producer/supplier or contain biased/exclusionary content; qualification conditions may not unreasonably restrict or exclude potential bidders, including discrimination by region, ownership or size. The 2026 Order No. 44 also requires mandatory-tender projects to query bidders' public credit information and include the query in the tender records.
Acceptance checks: document list; evaluation method; contract terms; technical standards; qualification conditions; bias; security; objection channel; credit query; version. Common gaps: incomplete documents; vague evaluation method; brand-specific technical parameters; excessive qualification; security above cap; no objection channel; no credit query; version mismatch.
| Document | What to write | Evidence | Common gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notice/invitation | Project, scope, qualification, time, how to obtain | Notice/invitation | Incomplete |
| Instructions | Bid, opening, evaluation, award rules | Document | Vague rules |
| Evaluation method | Factors, weights, scoring/lowest price | Document | Changed after opening |
| Contract terms | Price, period, quality, breach, settlement | Draft contract | Inconsistent |
| Technical standards | Parameters, standards, drawings, bill | Drawings/bill | Brand-specific |
| Prequalification | Conditions, standards, method, time | Prequalification file | Discriminatory |
| Security | Amount, form, return, forfeiture | Document | Above cap |
| Objection/credit | Channel, deadline, credit query | Document/record | Missing |
The document list is editorial; regulations, project approvals, tender documents and supervisory requirements control.
How should bid security and performance security be accepted?
Bid security: if required, it may not exceed 2% of the estimated contract value; it must remain valid for the bid validity period; for mandatory-tender projects, cash/cheque from a domestic bidder must come from its basic account; the inviter may not misappropriate it; it must be returned with bank deposit interest within 5 days of contract signing to both the winner and unsuccessful bidders. Performance security: may not exceed 10% of the awarded contract value; form, return and forfeiture conditions must be stated in the tender documents and contract. Security is not "the more deposit the safer"; exceeding the cap, misappropriation and long delay in return are all high-risk.
Acceptance checks: ratio; base; form; account; validity; return; interest; forfeiture; performance ratio; contract consistency. Common gaps: above 2%; personal account; misappropriation; no interest; performance above 10%; forfeiture without basis.
| Item | Rule | Basis | Common gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bid security ratio | No more than 2% of estimated value | Reg. Art. 26 | Above 2% |
| Validity | Same as bid validity | Reg. Art. 26 | Shorter |
| Account | Cash/cheque from basic account | Reg. Art. 26 | Personal account |
| Misappropriation | Inviter may not misappropriate | Reg. Art. 26 | Used elsewhere |
| Return | Within 5 days of contract signing, with interest | Reg. Art. 57 | Long hold |
| Performance security | No more than 10% of contract value | Reg. Art. 58 | Above 10% |
| Forfeiture | Per tender documents/contract | Documents/contract | No basis |
Security rules are editorial; the regulations, tender documents and contract control.
How should evaluation, publicity and award be accepted?
Evaluation is conducted by an evaluation committee lawfully formed by the inviter; for mandatory-tender projects, the committee consists of the inviter's representative and technical/economic experts, with at least five members in an odd number and technical/economic experts at least two-thirds; experts are generally drawn randomly from the expert database. The committee evaluates according to the standards and methods in the tender documents and may not change/refine/supplement them; it may not conduct substantive negotiations with bidders. For mandatory-tender projects, the inviter must publicise the candidates within 3 days of receiving the evaluation report for at least 3 days; objections may be raised during publicity and answered within 3 days; after award, an award notice is issued and a contract signed within 30 days. From 2027, mandatory-tender projects must also query bidders' public credit information; if a bidder is subject to a bid-disqualification penalty that has not expired, the committee must reject the bid.
Acceptance checks: committee; number; expert ratio; drawing; evaluation method; evaluation record; publicity; objection; award; award notice; contract; credit query. Common gaps: non-compliant committee; insufficient experts; standards changed after opening; no publicity; less than 3 days; no contract with winner; no credit query.
| Step | Rule | Basis | Common gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluation committee | At least 5, odd; experts at least 2/3 | Tendering Law Art. 37 | Wrong size/ratio |
| Expert drawing | Generally random from database | Reg. Art. 46 | Designated experts |
| Evaluation standards | Per tender documents; no change/refinement/supplement | Tendering Law/Regulations | Changed after opening |
| Substantive negotiation | Not with bidders | Tendering Law Art. 43 | Private price talks |
| Publicity | Within 3 days of report; at least 3 days | Reg. Art. 54 | No publicity |
| Objection reply | Raised during publicity; reply within 3 days | Reg. Art. 54 | No reply |
| Contract | Within 30 days of award notice | Tendering Law Art. 46 | Delay |
| Credit query | Mandatory projects from 2027 | 2026 Order No. 44 | Not queried |
Evaluation/publicity rules are editorial; the regulations, tender documents and supervisory findings control.
What should be accepted on an e-tendering platform?
The Measures for Electronic Tendering and Bidding divide the system into a transaction platform, a public-service platform and an administrative-supervision platform. The transaction platform should complete tendering, bidding, opening, evaluation and award online; it needs identity authentication, e-signature/e-seal, encryption/decryption, timestamping, operation logs, segregation of duties, data backup and electronic archives; it should connect to the public-service/supervision platforms and report data as required. Electronic opening should occur at the bid deadline, producing an opening record; electronic evaluation should keep evaluation records; electronic archives should be searchable, downloadable and verifiable, with a retention period meeting archives/accounting/audit requirements. The platform does not replace the tendering procedure, and evaluation rules cannot be hidden in an opaque algorithm.
Acceptance checks: three platforms; identity; signature; encryption; timestamp; logs; permissions; opening; evaluation; archives; interfaces; security; drills. Common gaps: notice only; no CA/signature; opening not synchronised; editable logs; over-broad permissions; archives not exportable; interfaces not connected; no contingency.
| Item | What to accept | Evidence | Common gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platform composition | Transaction/public-service/supervision | System description | Website only |
| Identity | Enterprise/individual real-name, CA | Authentication record | Shared accounts |
| E-signature | Compliant with E-Signature Law | Signature verification | Image signature |
| Encryption | Bid encryption, opening decryption | Logs | Plain transmission |
| Timestamp | Trusted bid/opening time | Time record | Editable time |
| Permissions/logs | Segregation, traceability | Logs | Admin all-powerful |
| Opening/evaluation | Same-time opening, evaluation record | Records | Offline backfill |
| E-archives | Searchable/downloadable/verifiable/retention | Archives | Not exportable |
| Interface/security | Public-service/supervision connection, backup, contingency | Interface/drill | No contingency |
Platform acceptance is editorial; the Electronic Tendering Measures, technical standards, security requirements and platform contract control.
How should objections, complaints and bid-rigging detection be accepted?
Objections: objections to prequalification documents should be raised at least 2 days before the application deadline; objections to tender documents at least 10 days before the bid deadline; objections to opening at the opening; objections to evaluation results during candidate publicity. The inviter should reply within 3 days of receiving an objection and suspend the tendering activity before replying. Complaints: a bidder or other interested party that considers the activity unlawful may complain to the relevant administrative supervision department within 10 days of knowing or should have known. Bid-rigging indicators: bidders colluding with each other or with the inviter; bids prepared by the same entity/individual, entrusted to the same entity/individual, the same project management member, unusually identical bids or regular price patterns, mixed bid documents, bid security from the same entity/individual account, etc., may be treated as collusion.
Acceptance checks: objection channel; deadline; reply; suspension; complaint; acceptance; handling; bid-rigging detection; evidence; records. Common gaps: no channel; late; no reply; no suspension; no complaint route; no detection; no records.
| Matter | Deadline/situation | Basis | Common gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prequalification objection | At least 2 days before deadline | Reg. Art. 22 | Late |
| Tender document objection | At least 10 days before bid deadline | Reg. Art. 22 | Raised after deadline |
| Opening objection | At the opening | Reg. Art. 44 | Raised later |
| Evaluation objection | During publicity | Reg. Art. 54 | After publicity |
| Objection reply | Within 3 days; suspend before reply | Reg. Art. 22/54 | No reply |
| Complaint | Within 10 days of knowledge | Reg. Art. 60 | Out of time |
| Bid-rigging detection | Same source/same person/same member/price pattern/same security account etc. | Reg. Art. 39/40 | Not detected |
Objections/complaints/bid-rigging are editorial; the regulations, tender documents and supervisory findings control.
How should credit management, contract and archives connect?
Credit: the 2026 Order No. 44 (effective 1 January 2027) requires mandatory-tender projects to query and apply public credit information in tendering and bidding; if a bidder is subject to a bid-disqualification penalty for collusion, fraud to win, or non-performance of contract and the period has not expired, the evaluation committee must reject the bid; the inviter must also query tender agencies and expert-database managers. Credit evaluation results may be used in evaluation standards, security mechanisms, prepayment/progress payments, etc., but may not be the sole condition or carry an unreasonable weight, and may not discriminate by region, ownership or size. Contract: a written contract must be signed within 30 days of the award notice and may not depart from the substantive content of the tender documents and the winner's bid. Archives: tender documents, bids, opening records, evaluation report, candidate publicity, award notice, contract, objection/complaint handling and electronic logs should be archived for the period required by accounting/audit/company policy.
Acceptance checks: credit query; rejection; agency/expert; evaluation application; contract consistency; archive list; retention; electronic archives; retrieval. Common gaps: no credit query; credit as sole condition; contract price/scope changed; missing archives; electronic archives not searchable; retention too short.
| Item | What to do | Evidence | Common gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Credit query | Query bidders/agents/experts for mandatory projects | Query record | Not queried |
| Bid rejection | Disqualification not expired etc. | Evaluation record | Not rejected |
| Evaluation application | Evaluation/security/payment; not sole/discriminatory | Tender documents | Sole condition |
| Contract consistency | Within 30 days; no substantive departure | Contract/bid | Price/scope changed |
| Archive list | Notice/documents/bids/opening/evaluation/publicity/contract | Archives | Missing items |
| Objections/complaints | Handling records/replies/complaints | Records | No records |
| E-archives | Searchable/downloadable/verifiable | System | Not exportable |
| Retention/retrieval | Per policy; access/logs | Policy | Too short |
Credit/contract/archives are editorial; the 2026 Order No. 44, Tendering Law, archives/accounting rules and company policy control.
How should the website page be written, and what must not be published?
Suggested sections: (1) tendering scope/methods/applicable projects; (2) supplier qualification/registration/CA; (3) notices/document access/bid deadline; (4) security/return; (5) evaluation/publicity/award/contract; (6) objection/complaint channels and deadlines; (7) platform operation/technical support; (8) contact/version/update date. The public page explains "scope, process, deadlines, supervision and entry points", and does not publish the reserve price/price ceiling (where lawfully confidential), evaluation expert names, bidders' prices/technical files, evaluation details, pending complaints/investigations or other bidders' commercial information; project-specific materials are provided on the e-platform/after controlled login.
The English page should use consistent terms (tender, bid, tender documents, prequalification, bid security, performance security, evaluation committee, award, candidate publicity, objection, complaint, e-tendering platform, electronic archive) and state the cut-off date. It can link to supplier cooperation, RFQ/quotation, sourcing, contract signing and procurement-records pages, but must not become an RFQ or government-procurement page.
Go-live acceptance checklist
Ten checks: mandatory-tender assessment; method/timeline; tender documents/prequalification; security; evaluation/publicity/award; e-platform; objections/complaints/bid-rigging; credit/contract/archives; public boundary; version/owner. Each needs evidence and a review date. The pass standard is not "the page says open tendering", but that a supplier can use the page to judge whether and how to bid, when a result will come and how to challenge, and procurement/engineering/legal can use it to run a compliant tender.
Before go-live, run one real (redacted) tender through: scope assessment → method → notice/documents → prequalification → bid → opening → evaluation → publicity → award → contract → archive. Then simulate an objection, a complaint and a platform failure to see whether the page, policy and platform work.
| Check | Pass standard | Evidence | If failed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope | Funding/nature/value/combination | Approval/calculation | Reassess |
| Method/timeline | Public/invited; 20/15/5/3 days | Notice/documents | Fix procedure |
| Documents/qualification | Complete; no bias/discrimination | Documents | Amend |
| Security | ≤2%; ≤10%; return | Documents/records | Amend clause |
| Evaluation/publicity | Compliant committee; publicity ≥3 days | Evaluation/publicity | Re-evaluate/publicise |
| E-platform | Identity/signature/logs/archives | System | Add functions |
| Objections/complaints | Channel/deadline/reply/suspension | Records | Add process |
| Credit/contract/archives | Query/consistency/filing | Records/contract | Query/file |
| Public boundary | No reserve price/prices/experts | Access control | Take down |
| Version/owner | Update date/owner | Page | Add owner |
The acceptance list is editorial; regulations, project approvals, tender documents and company policy control.
Who should read it, who should not, and what decisions does it support?
For procurement, engineering, legal, internal-control, IT and website teams at equipment, electronics, automotive-parts, medical-device, hardware, chemical, packaging and export manufacturers in Changzhou and nearby; also for companies building a tendering/e-tendering page, being asked to "go on an e-platform", or facing "unclear mandatory-tender assessment, security above the cap, evaluation challenged, no objection/complaint channel". Not for teams that do not use tendering or sign procurement/engineering contracts, or that want one page to replace legal/tendering-agency/evaluation advice.
Read it if: building a tendering page; only writing "welcome to bid"; not assessing mandatory tendering; splitting packages; biased documents; security above the cap/misappropriated; non-compliant evaluation committee; no publicity; no objection channel; platform without logs/archives. Not suitable if: treating "big amount" as the only test; treating "RFQ" as tendering; treating "platform" as compliance itself; publishing reserve price/prices/expert names. Supports: scope assessment, method/timeline, documents, security, evaluation/publicity, objections/complaints, e-platform, credit/archives and page wording self-checks.
FAQ
Which projects must be tendered, and what are the thresholds?
Under the Provisions on Mandatory Tendering for Engineering Projects, projects wholly or partly using state funds/state financing, using international organisation or foreign government loans/aid, and large infrastructure/public-utility projects relating to public interest/safety outside the first two categories must tender where construction has a single contract estimated at RMB 4 million or more, important equipment/materials at RMB 2 million or more, and survey/design/supervision services at RMB 1 million or more; combinable procurement reaching the threshold in aggregate also must tender. Order No. 16, Document No. 843 and project approvals control.
Must a private enterprise tender?
A private enterprise using its own funds for ordinary procurement that is not state-funded/state-financed, international-loan-funded, or within the public infrastructure/public utility scope is generally not legally required to tender; however, once it chooses to tender, the Tendering and Bidding Law and Implementing Regulations still apply, and it cannot skip openness, fairness, impartiality and objection/complaint procedures simply because the tender is "voluntary". The position depends on project nature, funding source and value.
What are the caps for bid security and performance security?
Bid security may not exceed 2% of the estimated contract value and must remain valid for the bid validity period; for mandatory-tender projects, cash/cheque from a domestic bidder must come from its basic account, the inviter may not misappropriate it, and it must be returned with interest within 5 days of contract signing. Performance security may not exceed 10% of the awarded contract value. The Implementing Regulations and tender documents control.
How long is candidate publicity, and what are the objection/complaint deadlines?
For mandatory-tender projects, the inviter must publicise candidates within 3 days of receiving the evaluation report for at least 3 days; objections to evaluation results must be raised during publicity and the inviter must reply within 3 days, suspending the activity before replying. Objections to prequalification documents must be raised at least 2 days before the deadline, to tender documents at least 10 days before the bid deadline, and to opening at the opening; complaints are generally made to the administrative supervision department within 10 days of knowledge.
What should be accepted on an e-tendering platform?
At least: transaction/public-service/administrative-supervision platforms; enterprise/individual real-name and CA; e-signature/e-seal compliant with the E-Signature Law; bid encryption/decryption; trusted timestamping; segregation of duties and operation logs; online opening/evaluation records; electronic archives that are searchable, downloadable and verifiable; data interfaces to the public-service/supervision platforms; backup, contingency and security. The platform does not replace the tendering procedure, and evaluation rules cannot be hidden in an opaque algorithm.
Should the website publish tender documents, evaluation details and bid prices?
Usually not the reserve price/price ceiling (where lawfully confidential), evaluation expert names, bidders' prices/technical files, evaluation details, pending complaints/investigations or other bidders' commercial information. The public page can explain tendering scope, methods, process, timing, security, objection/complaint channels and platform entry; project-specific documents are provided on the e-platform/after controlled login.
One-sentence takeaway
The procurement tendering/e-tendering page on a Changzhou manufacturer's website is not about "welcome to bid"; it is about turning mandatory-tender assessment, method/timeline, tender documents, security, evaluation/publicity/award, objections/complaints, e-platform, credit/contract/archives and public boundaries into a checkable list, so suppliers can judge whether and how to bid and when a result will come, and procurement/engineering/legal can run a compliant tender.
Research method and limitations
This article is a summary of public rules and page method, not legal, tendering-agency or bid-evaluation advice. It uses no unpublished project, bidder, pricing, evaluation or complaint data; the tables and acceptance items are editorial and not compliance conclusions. The current Tendering and Bidding Law (2017 amendment), Implementing Regulations (State Council Order No. 613), Measures for Electronic Tendering and Bidding (eight-ministry Order No. 20), Provisions on Mandatory Tendering for Engineering Projects (NDRC Order No. 16) and Interim Measures for Credit Management in Tendering and Bidding (2026 Order No. 44, effective 1 January 2027); the regulations, project approvals, tender documents, supervisory findings and judicial decisions control. This article does not decide whether any specific project must tender or whether any bid/evaluation/award is valid; companies should review item by item.
Sources and basis
Current to 2026-11-08; the official pages below control.
- Tendering and Bidding Law of the People's Republic of China (adopted 1999, amended 2017): NPC. Tendering methods, tender documents, bidding, opening/evaluation/award, contract and legal liability.
- Implementing Regulations for the Tendering and Bidding Law (State Council Order No. 613): gov.cn. Document sale, clarification, security, evaluation committee, publicity, objections/complaints and collusion indicators.
- Measures for Electronic Tendering and Bidding (NDRC and seven other ministries, Order No. 20): gov.cn. Transaction/public-service/supervision platforms, e-signature, opening/evaluation and electronic archives.
- Provisions on Mandatory Tendering for Engineering Projects (NDRC Order No. 16): gov.cn. Mandatory scope, RMB 4/2/1 million thresholds and combinable procurement.
- Interim Measures for Credit Management in Tendering and Bidding (2026 Order No. 44, effective 1 January 2027): gov.cn. Public credit information queries, bid rejection, agency/expert queries and limits on credit-evaluation use.