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| What is procurement? |
| Procurement refers to the purchasing process used to acquire goods and services, usually resulting in the award of a contract
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| What is a procurement notice? |
| A procurement notice is a notice informing potential vendors of a desire to purchase goods or services. A procurement notice may also be called a procurement request.
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| Is there more than one type of procurement notice? |
| Yes. For example, the following are all forms of procurement notices: request for bids, request for quotes, request for proposals, request for tenders, invitation to bid, and invitation to tender
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| What is a bid? |
| A bid is a response to a procurement notice. In some locations, a bid is called a tender.
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| What is a tender? |
| A tender is a response to a procurement notice. In some locations, a tender is called a bid.
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| What is the difference between a Tender and a Bid? |
| It is the lanuage used in different countries, but basically they mean the same.
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| Who should use H2bid ? |
H2bid is for 3 groups:
(i) Vendors, suppliers, and consultants serving the water and wastewater industries;
(ii) Vendors, suppliers, and consultants interested in serving the water and wastewater industries; and
(iii) Buyers in the water and waster industries who publish procurement notices
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| What types of procurement notices are posted on H2bid? |
| H2bid contains every category of bid or tender that is available in the water or wastewater industries. This includes construction projects, desalination projects, services, products, and consulting contracts
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| What is the maximum value of the procurement notices posted on H2bid? |
| There is no maximum value to the bids and tenders posted on H2bid. Many of the bids and tenders posted on H2bid are worth millions.
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| Do I have to register to search for procurement notices? |
| No. There is no cost to search H2bid’s international database of water and wastewater procurement notices.
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| When do I have to register? |
| You have to register to purchase the details of a procurement notice or to take advantage of the other services offered by H2bid. For example, as a registered user, you can save procurement notices to a bid folder (in My Account) and purchase the details at a later date. You may also register to receive free bid alerts by email when new bids are posted. Registered users can also post procurement notices at no charge.
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| Is there a cost to register? |
| No. Registration is free.
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| Is there a cost to receive email alerts of new procurement notices posted on H2bid? |
| No. There is no cost to receive free email alerts when new procurement notices are posted on H2bid.
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| What types of procurement notices are posted on H2bid? |
| All types of water and wastewater procurement notices are posted on H2bid. H2bid is the only website for water and wastewater bids and tenders. H2bid is a procurement website exclusively dedicated to the global water and wastewater industries.
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| Are procurement notices posted only from certain countries? |
| H2bid provides water and wastewater procurement notices from every country in the world
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| Can I post a procurement notice on H2bid? |
| Yes. Any registered user can post a procurement notice on H2bid. This service is free, only takes a few minutes, and the procurement notices are immediately accessible to the global water and wastewater communities
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| Can Water and Wastewater utilities use H2bid to post procurement notices? |
| Yes. H2bid is the only international website where water and wastewater utilities from any place in the world can publish procurement notices at no charge. H2bid provides the most cost-effective way for a utility to publish a procurement notice. Furthermore, our free bid alert service instantly notifies potential vendors when a procurement notice is posted. H2bid provides access to more vendors and is free – so the utility does not incur the cost of maintaining a procurement website.
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| Can a buyer receive responses through H2bid? |
| Not yet. If your organization is interested in receiving responses through H2bid when the service is available, please send us an email at admin@h2bid.com. Be sure to include the organization name, address, and contact information (contact person name, title, telephone, fax, and email address).
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| How do I obtain the details of a procurement notice? |
| Basic information about each procurement notice is provided free to everyone. You must register (at no charge) and purchase the details of a procurement notice. For registered users, the details cost $7.95 (USD) per procurement notice. For subscribers, the cost is $4.95 (USD).
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| What will I get when I purchase the details of a procurement notice? |
We provide the information that we have available. To see a sample of the details of a procurement notice, visit http://h2bid.com/ViewStaticInformation.aspx.
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| What if I have questions about a procurement notice? |
You have to contact the Issuing Organization if you have questions about the procurement notice. We will always provide contact information for each procurement notice.
If you have any other question, send us an email at customercare@h2bid.com.
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| How much does it cost to subscribe to H2bid? |
| Subscription costs $5.25 (USD) per month.
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| Why should I subscribe to H2bid? |
| Subscribers can purchase the details of procurement notices for only $4.95, a 38% discount.
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| Can I register now and subscribe later? |
| Yes, you can always register and subscribe at any point later. But if you are making multiple purchases in a month, subscription is your best deal.
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| Do I have to manually pay for my subscription every month? |
| No. To make the procedure simple, we will automatically charge your credit/debit card every month
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| How do I cancel my subscription? |
| If you want to unsubscribe, simply send an a mail through the Contact Us link, or you can send email to admin@h2bid.com
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| Will my subscription be cancelled immediately? |
| Your subscription will be cancelled at the beginning of the month following your email request. For example, if you have given a request to unsubscribe on August 14th, you will be unsubscribed on September 1st. Please allow at least three days to process the unsubscription request.
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| Can I renew my subscription? |
| You can renew your subscription at anytime.
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| What is the difference between the purchase cost for a subscriber and non-subscribers? |
| A Subscriber can purchase the details of Open Bids for $4.95 (USD) and the non-subscribers can buy the details of Open Bids for $7.95 (USD).
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| I see four types of procurement notices, Open Bids, Closing Bids, Closed Bids, and Special Bids. What do they mean? |
Open Bids = The Response Due Date is more than 24 hours away
Closed Bids = Response Due Date expired more than 24 hours ago
Closing Bids = Response Due Date is expiring within 24 hours, or has expired within last 24 hours
Special Offer Bids = Bids/Tenders that are given a Special Discounted Price
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| How do I see the prices of the different Bids/Tenders? |
| A Bid Price Table may be viewed at Bid Price.
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| How will I receive the details of a procurement notice? |
After you complete payment by Debit Card/Credit Card, you will immediately get the details of the procurement notice.
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| What information do I need to post a procurement notice on H2bid? |
To post a procurement notice on H2bid.com you should have the following information:
(1) A short description of the procurement notice (no more than one sentence)
(2) Type of procurement notice. For example, is it a request for quotes, request for proposals, or request for tenders?
(3) Full details of the procurement notice, including information on how to respond (to be inserted in H2bid Notes section)
(4) Date that the procurement notice was released to the public
(5) The response due date and time (including time zone)
(6) The name of the issuing organization (including the country and the state or province)
(7) Category and subcategory (select from our list of categories and subcategories)
(8) UNSPSC Code number (select from the UNSPSC Code on our site)
(9) A contact person's name for questions
(10) Any pdf documents that accompany the procurement notice
(11) Contact information to reach the contact person (as much information as possible, including, title, telephone number, fax number, mailing address, and email address)
(12) The anticipated value of the project or contract (if known)
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