General

WFD does not warrant or represent that any Request for Quotes (RFQ) is free of errors and omissions.

The supplier or consultant warrants that the information provided in any proposal or quote is, to the best of its knowledge, true and accurate.

WFD shall not be liable for any costs incurred by a supplier in responding to the RFQ.

Confidentiality

All information contained within an RFQ is confidential and must not be communicated to third parties, other than those participating in a consortium, without the written consent of WFD.

All information received from the supplier or consultant in response to an RFQ will be treated as confidential and will not be distributed without prior written consent outside WFD or its partners, save as required by applicable law or donor requirements.

Evaluation of proposals/quotes

Value for Money is an essential requirement of all WFD commissioned work. All suppliers or consultants must be able to demonstrate, in their proposal or quote, that they are seeking to maximise results, whilst driving cost efficiency. This includes budgeting and pricing realistically. Further, WFD expects suppliers to demonstrate openness and honesty, and to be realistic about capacity and capability, at all times. 

WFD reserves the right, at its absolute discretion, not to contract with the supplier or consultant who submits the lowest value proposal or quote or to accept part of any proposal or quote, and WFD shall have no liability (in contract, tort or otherwise) to consider any proposal or quote. Further, WFD reserves the right to award the contract for which proposals or quotes are being requested in whole, or in part, or not at all.

Ethical procurement

All WFD procurement activities must be ethical. Accordingly, WFD’s due diligence checks on suppliers and consultants may include reference checks, a supplier questionnaire, and anti-terrorism vetting. In the event that any unethical practices come to light, the supplier will be required to take remedial steps in consultation with WFD. WFD also reserves the right not to proceed with the contract

All contracts to be entered into by WFD will include obligations on the supplier or consultant to comply with WFD’s Code of Conduct and policy principles on key matters such as safeguarding, bribery and corruption, fraud and theft, anti-terrorism, and reporting concerns (including whistleblowing).

The supplier or consultant will be expected to disclose any known conflict of interest relating to relevant staff and any RFQ and/or if they have been employed by the Crown in the proceeding two-year period.

WFD will process any personal data in accordance with its Privacy Policy and applicable law.