What is Competitive Dialogue?
Competitive Dialogue is a flexible procedure that enables Transport Scotland to assess all aspects of a proposed contract with bidders and evaluate proposed detailed designs through a structured, well managed, competitive process. Competitive Dialogue is more frequently used where public money is being spent on particularly complex projects. Although the tendering phase is longer than conventional tender periods for design and build contracts, the process encourages innovation among bidders, whole life costing solutions and competition to ensure Value for Money for the Scottish Government.
