Set the tender timetable and the earliest lawful closing time
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- Apply the minimum-period rule and the circumstance characterisation the lawyer has selected to the calendar and draft the timetable, showing each extension and the circumstance that caused it and recalculating the closing time after each addendum. Show the arithmetic for every date rather than only the result.
- What the lawyer must review
- Select the applicable rule, decide the circumstances that shorten or extend the period, and independently verify each date and time, including the time zone stated in the approach to market and the effect of any extension on other tenderers.
- Written for / version
- US
Open a jurisdiction version of this task to see which instruments apply: US
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Apply the minimum-period rule and the circumstance characterisation the lawyer has selected to the calendar and draft the timetable, showing each extension and the circumstance that caused it and recalculating the closing time after each addendum. Show the arithmetic for every date rather than only the result. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Confirm the instructions, the jurisdiction and the complete relevant material before starting.
- Select the applicable rule, decide the circumstances that shorten or extend the period, and independently verify each date and time, including the time zone stated in the approach to market and the effect of any extension on other tenderers.
- Check the output against the source documents named in it before it is relied on.
Forms and precedents for this task
| Form or precedent | Kind | AI use | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open tender minimum time limits | Checklist | AI use Yellow | Checklist for the minimum calendar-day period between publishing an open approach to market and the closing time, under Division 2 of the Commonwealth Procurement Rules. |
Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one. All precedents.
Sources
- https://www.finance.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/Commonwealth-Procurement-Rules-2025.pdf · 2026-09-27
- https://arp.nsw.gov.au/pbd-2019-05-enforceable-procurement-provisions · 2026-09-27
These are suggested working checks. Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts; the checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.