\hTendering procedure\s which does not include a pre-qualification stage and allows any interested party to submit a tender for the contract.
Competence Centre for Contracts and Procurement, [Procurement Manual 1/2](https://group.eda.admin.ch/group/Aktenfuehrung-Archivierung-Ausland/wikien1/WikiEn/Home.aspx), 1.2015, p. 7.
Based on Thomson Reuters Practical Law website, [Glossary](http://intranet.eda.admin.ch/portal/page/kern/PG_DOCREPOS/Doc_Manage/DMS%20Benutzerhandbuch%20d%20V.8%20Druckversion%20Dezember%202011.pdf) (8.12.2017).