---
title: "Tender evaluation plan and evaluation report outline"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/government-procurement-and-tendering/tender-evaluation-plan-and-report"
type: "precedent"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a50-tender-evaluation-plan-and-report"
area_id: "A50"
kind: "form"
ai_level: "yellow"
version: 1
task_ids: ["A50-A20260923-3", "A50-R20260922-2", "A50-X20260927-2"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-18"
---

# Tender evaluation plan and evaluation report outline

> A tender evaluation plan for a Commonwealth procurement (committee, stages, compliance screen, published criteria and weightings, rating scale, value for money, clarifications, records), with the outline of the…

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Law stated as at: 2026-10-18

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A tender evaluation plan for a Commonwealth procurement (committee, stages, compliance screen, published criteria and weightings, rating scale, value for money, clarifications, records), with the outline of the evaluation report the delegate approves.

## Key facts

- Kind: Form. A form to complete, or a guide to completing an official one.
- Practice area: [Government Procurement & Tendering](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/government-procurement-and-tendering.md)
- Jurisdictions: Australia, Commonwealth
- AI level: Yellow. AI can help in set ways. A lawyer checks specific points before use.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-18
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-18 against the 5 authorities it cites, for Australia and Commonwealth.

## When to use it

Prepare the plan before the approach to market is published, using the same criteria and weightings as the request documentation, and have the delegate approve it. Use the report outline to record the committee’s assessments and recommendation once evaluation is complete.

## Used for these tasks

- [Draft evaluation criteria and a scoring sheet from the statement of requirements](https://ailawframework.com/practice/government-procurement-and-tendering.md#A50-A20260923-3)
- [Structure an evaluation record without scoring the bids](https://ailawframework.com/practice/government-procurement-and-tendering/structure-an-evaluation-record-without-scoring-the-bids.md)
- [Screen submissions for conformance and eligibility before evaluation starts](https://ailawframework.com/practice/government-procurement-and-tendering.md#A50-X20260927-2)

## How AI may be used

AI may build the plan from the request documentation and lay out the evaluation record, but it must not rate, score, rank or recommend; the committee does the evaluation and the delegate approves the report.

**AI may:**

- Copy the published criteria, weightings, conditions for participation and timetable into the plan, and flag any mismatch with the request documentation
- Prepare the compliance screen table listing each mandatory requirement and where each submission addresses it, for a committee member to confirm
- Lay out the report outline with each tenderer’s submission references, leaving every rating, comment and recommendation blank

**AI must not:**

- Must not rate, score, rank or compare submissions, or draft strengths, weaknesses or value for money conclusions
- Must not exclude a submission as non-conforming; it lists possible gaps for a committee member to decide
- Must not process submissions in a tool that is not approved for the procurement, or that retains or trains on the material

**The lawyer checks:**

- Criteria, weightings and any minimum thresholds in the plan are identical to those published in the request documentation
- The rating scale and moderation method are set and approved before submissions are opened
- Every rating in the report is the committee’s own and is supported by reasons tied to the published criteria
- The value for money assessment covers the non-price factors in CPRs para 4.5 that are relevant, and the report records approvals and decisions as para 7.3 expects

## Authorities

- [Commonwealth Procurement Rules (17 November 2025) paras 4.4 and 4.5 (value for money; price not the sole factor; financial and non-financial costs and benefits to consider)](https://www.finance.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/Commonwealth-Procurement-Rules-2025.pdf)
- [Commonwealth Procurement Rules (17 November 2025) para 7.12 (evaluation criteria in request documentation for fair, common and transparent assessment)](https://www.finance.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/Commonwealth-Procurement-Rules-2025.pdf)
- [Commonwealth Procurement Rules (17 November 2025) paras 10.34 and 10.35 (only submissions meeting minimum content and format requirements considered further; award to the tenderer that satisfies the conditions for participation and offers best value for money against the published criteria)](https://www.finance.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/Commonwealth-Procurement-Rules-2025.pdf)
- [Commonwealth Procurement Rules (17 November 2025) paras 7.2 and 7.3 (records of the process, value for money, approvals and decisions)](https://www.finance.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/Commonwealth-Procurement-Rules-2025.pdf)
- [Department of Finance, Ethics and Probity in Procurement (advertised evaluation criteria must be used and not altered during evaluation without a formal amendment)](https://www.finance.gov.au/government/procurement/buying-australian-government/ethics-and-probity-procurement)

## Full text and drafting notes

The full text and the drafting notes are not part of this public page. Signed-in firm accounts can read them at https://ailawframework.com/precedents/government-procurement-and-tendering/tender-evaluation-plan-and-report and through the signed-in MCP connector https://ailawframework.com/mcp/firm.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*