Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Invited public tenders

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was redirect to Tenders. – Avi 15:13, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Invited public tenders

I was unable to verify that this term is used in the way described. The sources provided by the author don't use this term and don't establish the author's claim that the pre-qualification criteria are "subjective," which seems the only reason for this particular article to exist. JChap (talk • contribs) 13:15, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

• Comment: Although the phrase is not used in this precise way, I believe this concept exists in UK Government work tendering too. AlexTiefling 13:17, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

• So should the article be moved instead to a more appropriate page or merged with Tenders? At the present time there is nothing more than a stub. I agree that the concept should be covered at Wikipedia. I am wary of this particular article because it is part of a POV-pushing campaign by its author, who is a bit paranoid. [1] JChap (talk • contribs) 13:41, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

• I haven't scrutinised the Tenders article in detail, but pre-qualification lists such as S-Cat deserve reference, as do any Canadian variations. But I agree with your appraisal of this article as written. Now voting Delete. AlexTiefling 13:58, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

• Delete looks like a minor local usage. Don't tell me, it's the work of WikiWoo (talk • contribs), right? Just zis Guy you know? 14:01, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
• Delete -- One user's made-up category name for government contracts on which only certain suppliers are asked to bid. Might be good for a paragraph under Tenders but where do you go from there? Agree with JChap that this is part of one user's POV-pushing campaign. --Gary Will 14:33, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

• But you know he's actually starting to grow on me... JChap (talk • contribs) 20:30, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

• Merge into Tenders Right now this article is litte more than a dictionary entry. I think it should just be merged into the "Tenders" article.
• Merge as above. Pretty standard system of tendering contracts for specific and technical jobs (ie bridge construction and specialty work) for municipalities and other governments, but this may not be the specific term for it. Tony Fox (speak) 20:24, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
• Merge as above. It should also be expanded to include other schemes and terms that relate. This is the biggest public activity governments do and the way most of public money is spent. Its important information everyone should have access too with clarity and broaded scope of public knowledge.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by WikiWoo (talk • contribs).
• Merge as above. Agree the overall subject is notable. The UK system is called Best value, which replaced Compulsory Competitive Tendering. Pre-qualification criteria include looking at the contractor's track record including experience of similar projects, which is deemed to be subjective. Addhoc 21:04, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.