Analyze the sentiment of this statement extracted from a financial news article. Provide your answer as either negative, positive, or neutral.
Text: The board further said the company omitted to tender for a substantial part of the works and as such they had rightfully been found non-responsive by the evaluation team .
Answer:
The board further said the company omitted to tender for a substantial part of the works and as such they had rightfully been found non-responsive by the evaluation team .