Under this process, bids are invited under two parts. The eligibility and qualifications of the Bidder is first assessed based on details submitted in their technical bids based on criteria prescribed in the request for proposal (RFP). The financial bid is to be opened only for bidders that qualify after assessing their technical bids.

This suite of documents was developed under a World Bank project as sample documents for landfill projects in North Africa. It comprises the draft agreement, RFP and prequalification document.

National and local laws, regulations, policies and practices may prescribe a different approach to procurement.

Examples on the country-level are the standard bidding documents and contracts developed for Argentina (RenovAr )