Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
licitacion desierta
English translation:
deserted bidding
Added to glossary by
José Luis Villanueva-Senchuk (X)
May 19, 2002 19:08
22 yrs ago
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Spanish term
licitacion desierta
Spanish to English
Bus/Financial
bidding process
Proposed translations
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10 mins
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deserted bidding
[PDF] C. Labor Issues in the Privatization of FNM
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... Chihuahua Pacífico, was published. Yet, the bidding was declared deserted since
none of the offers surpassed the technical value of reference. That way, the ...
www.worldbank.org/transport/rail/denning/ case_studies/mex_study.pdf
Hola,
Esto es lo que tiene el WorldBank
Suerte,
JL
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... Chihuahua Pacífico, was published. Yet, the bidding was declared deserted since
none of the offers surpassed the technical value of reference. That way, the ...
www.worldbank.org/transport/rail/denning/ case_studies/mex_study.pdf
Hola,
Esto es lo que tiene el WorldBank
Suerte,
JL
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9 mins
deserted bidding / absence of bidders / no bids
without further context, that is what it could mean
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José Luis Villanueva-Senchuk (X)
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thanks, JL
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Paul Stevens
: I have never come across "deserted" used in this context. It does not seem English to me.
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that's why I have 3 proposals, if you can read!
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Paul Stevens
Native in English
Accurate and reliable translations
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English
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729
tender/bid declared null and void OR not awarded
HTH.
Much experience in insurance tenders.
Much experience in insurance tenders.
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Donald Masterson
: This is the useage I´ve seen in Costa Rica. Bids may have been recieved, but none judged good enough to be accepted.
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Thank you
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Manuel Cedeño Berrueta
: For references & support to your option, see examples in Harper Collins, Oxford & Larousse.
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Thank you
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Henry Hinds
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
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English
United States
43 years of Border Experience and fast.
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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26512
no eligible bids, no bids, no bid response
Essentially "no bids", bidding canceled due to lack of response or interest or those who may have shown any were not considered eligible.
Reference:
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Jennifer Callahan
: This refers to a bid with no winners, not a bid with no bidders
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Correct, it was a point I was trying to make also.
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To render/declare/rule a tender void (or null and void)
The idea is not that there were no bidders, but that none was chosen as successful for the award.
This phrasing is far more common than "null tender" or "void tender".
This phrasing is far more common than "null tender" or "void tender".
Peer comment(s):
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Manuel Cedeño Berrueta
: For references & support to your option, see examples in Harper Collins, Oxford & Larousse.
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3 days 21 hrs
to declare the bidding discontinued or suspended
I got this in a course given by Tom West in Mexico City some time ago. I would never use "deserted", inasmuch as it sounds like a literal translation or Spanglish / ingleñol. Hope it helps
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