**Article 14 IVöB - Prior Involvement** Intercantonal Agreement on Public Procurement (IVöB) - Prior Involvement**

1. Providers involved in the preparation of a procurement procedure are not permitted to submit a bid if the competitive advantage thereby gained cannot be offset by appropriate measures and if their exclusion does not jeopardize effective competition among the providers.

2. Appropriate measures to offset the competitive advantage include, in particular

a) the disclosure of all significant information regarding preliminary work

b) the disclosure of participants involved in the preparation

c) the extension of the minimum deadlines

3. A market inquiry conducted by the contracting authority prior to the public tender does not constitute prior involvement of the providers consulted. The contracting authority discloses the results of the market inquiry in the tender documents.

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