What is the difference between a call for interest and a call for tenders?
A call for tenders is an invitation to all potential suppliers to submit their best competitive tender for a specific requirement (a tender being the written commitment of the tenderer in response to a call for tenders). A call for interest is an invitation to all potential suppliers to show their interest in a particular project (this is often, but not exclusively, applied for very large and important projects). Ensuing calls for tenders will then in general only be sent to those companies who have registered their interest and have proven their capabilities where so requested in the call for interest.
