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appel d'offres au rabais

English translation: Dutch auction


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French term or phrase:appel d'offres au rabais
English translation:Dutch auction
Entered by: Heather Phillips
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10:39 Jul 23, 2008
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Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general) / Moroccan tender regulations
French term or phrase: appel d'offres au rabais
Contracts based on an invitation to tender. Invitations to tender may be "fait au rabais" or "sur offres de prix". What is the equivalent of an invitation to tender "fait au rabais" please? I'm most grateful for all help offered.
Heather Phillips
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:49
Dutch auction
Explanation:
you bid down, not up
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xxxoldpro74
Grading comment
Many thanks, the other answers were correct, but this is the term that I prefer and have found to be correct on researching it.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1adjudication to the lowest tendermimi 254
5TENDER NOTIFICATION
Priyanka Nabar
4Dutch auctionxxxoldpro74
2tender to the lowest price
Helen Shiner


  

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tender to the lowest price


Explanation:
this is a guess really

Helen Shiner
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:49
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TENDER NOTIFICATION


Explanation:
TENDER NOTIFICATION IS THE APPROPRIATE WORD

Priyanka Nabar
India
Local time: 11:19
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adjudication to the lowest tender


Explanation:
public contract awarded to the lowest bidder

Termium

Defintion in French (see Dictionnaire Quillet de la langue française, Harrap-français)

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Note added at 42 mins (2008-07-23 11:22:12 GMT)
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rabais/adjudication au moins-disant or au rabais

offres de prix: quotation/bid proposal

mimi 254
Local time: 06:49
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agree  Robintech
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Dutch auction


Explanation:
you bid down, not up

xxxoldpro74
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PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Many thanks, the other answers were correct, but this is the term that I prefer and have found to be correct on researching it.
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