Best value for money (BVM)
As a rule, we award our contracts based on the award criterion of best price-quality ratio (BPKV). This means that when awarding a contract, we not only assess the price, but also evaluate the way in which the contractor will deliver quality.
Assessing quality
How does HHNK assess quality? When a project is put out to tender, we look at the following award criteria, for example:
- Environmental management - How does the contractor deal with the interests of stakeholders?
- Risk management - What risks does the contractor see outside his own sphere of influence and how does he manage them?
- Sustainability – How will the contractor implement our sustainability ambitions, for example the CO2 performance ladder?
HHNK always states in tender documents how bids will be evaluated. We formulate award criteria as clearly as possible so that all bidders interpret them in the same way.
Assessment methods
The most common assessment methods at HHNK are the points model and 'awarding based on merit'. We explain these methods below.
Point model
The points model expresses quality and price in points. We add up these points and the highest score wins. How does this work exactly? Each criterion has a weighting and we assign a number of points to each criterion. The number of points a criterion is worth and the weighting factor associated with it are specified in the tender guidelines.
When awarding points for the various award criteria, we use either anabsoluteorrelativescoring method. With absolute scoring, the assessment of a quality aspect is evaluated on the basis of a points scale. We assign points to the various gradations of the characteristic to be scored. With relative scoring, tenders are scored in relation to each other. Number one on a particular characteristic receives the most points, number two fewer, etc. The relative method is simpler, but can distort the scores. A small difference between tenders results in a difference of one point, while a larger difference sometimes also results in a difference of only one point. It can also have a major impact on the outcome of the procedure if the highest-scoring bid is eliminated. HHNK therefore applies the absolute scoring method as much as possible.
Appreciate at face value
When we say "awarding based on value," we're basically turning quality into dollars. We then either take that amount off the enrollment price ( enrolment cheaper) or add it on ( enrolment more expensive).
Want to know more about evaluation and awarding?
Go to the Evaluating and awarding tenderspage to read how HHNK evaluates tenders and awards contracts.