Regulation 13 Stages of a tender roundI1

a pre-qualification stage in order to determine which bidders are to become qualifying bidders in respect of each qualifying project within that tender round;

subject to paragraph (2), a qualification to tender stage in order to determine which qualifying bidders are to be invited to participate in an invitation to tender stage in respect of each qualifying project within that tender round;

an invitation to tender stage in order to determine which qualifying bidders are to be selected to become preferred bidders or reserve bidders in respect of each qualifying project within that tender round;

where the Authority determines in accordance with the criteria set out in the invitation to tender documentation in respect of a particular qualifying project, a best and final offer stage in respect of that particular qualifying project within that tender round; and

a preferred bidder stage in order to determine the successful bidder to whom an offshore transmission licence is to be granted in respect of a particular qualifying project within that tender round.