Ms. Debbie Pang,Purchasing Officer ofanuniversity inHong Kong,invited tendersforthesupplyof150,000piecesof3plysurgicalmasks.

Specificationofthedisposablesurgicalmasksareasfollows:

• Surgicalmasksaremadefromnon-wovencellulosematerial
• Rectangularshape withmeasurements:Width- 95mm,length- 175mm
• Mustbe3 ply
• Shouldhavefoldsin themiddleof 15mminwidth
• Shouldhavesoftand comfortableelasticearloopof18mm

Filtrationeffectiveness:

• Bacteriafiltrationefficiencystandard(BFE)>98%
• Particlefiltrationefficiencystandard(PFE)>98%
• Viralfiltrationefficiencystandard(VFE)>98%
• USA:ASTMF2100standardorEurope:EN14683orequivalent

Debbieadoptedtwo-envelopecompetitivebiddingtenderexercise. Onthetenderclosingdate,Debbiereceived5tenderswithsamplesfromthepotentialsuppliers. Inview oftwo-envelope bidding,Debbie openedthe technicalproposal first.

Supplier	Compliance	Remarks
A	No	BFEPFE>90%only
B	Yes	USAF2100
C	Yes	EuropeEN14683
D	Yes	USAF2100
E	No	2plyonly

After the assessment, Debbie found that the products offered by the Suppliers A andEcouldnot comply withthespecifications as required in thetenderdocument. Theproducts offered by suppliers B, C and D all complied with the specification, however,theirquality interms ofworkmanship, eyeloop, thickness ofthematerials andpackagingwerevarious. Debbieinvitedthetenderboardmembersinameetingtoratethequalityoftheproductsofferedbysuppliers. Thequalityratingswereas follows:

Supplier	QualityRating100%
A	0
B	80
C	87
D	76
E	0

after technical assessment, Debbie then opened the price proposal and the offerswere as follows

Supplier	Offers	Add.FlightCost	Total
A	HK$71,500	HK$3,500	HK$75,000
B	HK$91,000	HK$9,000	HK$100,000
C	HK$110,000	HK$10,000	HK$120,000
D	HK$103,500	HK$11,500	HK$115,000
E	HK$69,5000	HK$4,000	HK$73,500

The technical and price weighting were listed in the tender document as 70% and30%respectively.

Q1. Which suppliershouldbe selectedinthis tenderexercise? Whataretherankingsofthe3suppliers?

Q2. Which supplier should be selected if the technical and price weighting were30%and70%? Whataretherankingsofthe3suppliers?