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Abnormally low tenders: preparing your explanation
My price is keen. What happens if the buyer thinks it's abnormally low, and how do I prepare?
Guide
Pricing
When your price, or anything else in your tender, is questioned after the deadline.
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10 Oct 2026
A keen price wins points, but it can also trigger questions. This section covers what comes after the deadline when the buyer wants to know more. Read the guide on abnormally low tenders first: it explains when the buyer must ask you to justify your price, and how to build that justification before you submit. Then read what a buyer may ask you to clarify or complete in your tender, and where the line falls between clarifying a bid and changing it.
The insight below sets out what the EU courts have said about each stage of the abnormally-low procedure, including what to ask when a rival's price looks too low.
How the price turns into points is in Evaluation & award.
Guides in reading order
Step 2
When the buyer asks you to clarify your tender
The buyer has asked me to clarify or complete my tender. What can I change, and what would count as a new tender?
Guide
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Abnormally low tenders in the EU case law
My price has been questioned, or the winner's price looks too low. What have the EU courts said the buyer must do?
Insight