What are the pros and cons of allowing in-house bids?
Before considering the pros and cons of allowing an in-house bid, you should first note that it is unlikely to be technically possible for an in-house team to submit a formal bid as part of a tender process because: • An in-house team will not have separate personality from the authority. Full involvement in a tender process will only be possible where the in-house team has formed a company or other legal entity that could submit a tender and contract with the authority. • The in-house team’s bid would not be comparable to the bids from external organisations because it would be relying on authority premises, assets, employees and so on. However, it is possible for an in-house team to submit a proposal that could be considered alongside the tender process. If the authority decides that the in-house option will provide best value (www.practicallaw.com/0-385-1436) it could then abandon the tender process and retain the service in-house, providing the tender documents make it clear that i
