Declarar desierta la licitacion

English translation: bid // tender (en ese orden)

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Spanish term or phrase:	licitación
English translation:	bid // tender (en ese orden)
Entered by:	José Luis Villanueva-Senchuk (X)

20:40 May 21, 2002

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Law/Patents / Bid/Tender

Spanish term or phrase: Declarar desierta la licitacion

Should I use "tender, bid, call for bid" for licitacion?

Cecilia Pinto

bid // tender (en ese orden)

Explanation:
licitación f
COM GEN tender to contract (TTC), tender, presentación de ofertas
bidding, tendering

licitación abierta f
COM GEN open bid, open tendering

licitación competitiva f
COM GEN competitive tendering

licitación competitiva obligatoria f
COM GEN compulsory competitive tendering (BrE)

licitación pública f
COM GEN competitive bidding

licitar vt
COM GEN tender, en subasta bid

Suerte,

JL

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Note added at 2002-05-21 20:45:39 (GMT)
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El orden es cuestión personal.... :-))

Las definiciones son de Routledge Biz

JL

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José Luis Villanueva-Senchuk (X)
Argentina
Local time: 10:17

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4 +3

bid // tender (en ese orden)

José Luis Villanueva-Senchuk (X)

5 +1

To cancel bidding due to lack of response

Henry Hinds

to deslare the tender null and void.

Paul Stevens

"Declarar desierta la licitación" means.......

Francisco Adell

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peer agreement (net): +3

bid // tender (en ese orden)

José Luis Villanueva-Senchuk (X)
Argentina
Local time: 10:17
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

English
PRO pts in pair: 1050

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peer agreement (net): +1

To cancel bidding due to lack of response

Explanation:
There were no bids made or those made were not eligible or did not meet requirements, so bidding is canceled.

Exp.

Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 07:17
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 26512

39 mins confidence:

"Declarar desierta la licitación" means.......

Explanation:
that a Request for Bids or Proposals (RFB, RFP) has not, either: received any bids or that all bids have been way over or under the average expected prices or terms.
That is what it is in México. I have had some experience in this. Good Luck.

Francisco Adell
Mexico
Local time: 07:17
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

English
PRO pts in pair: 22

4 days confidence:

to deslare the tender null and void.

Explanation:
I would normally tend to opt for tender rather than bid, but full context might help pinpoint the "mot juste".

HTH

Paul Stevens
Local time: 14:17
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 729

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