legal limit for a tender in a B2B cooperation
<p>Is there a legal limit, above which all B2B transactions must be carried out by tender?  (And below which there is no need for a tender, and a company can use the services of any company of their choice?)</p>
<p>If so, what is the amount?</p>
<p>I am interested in mostly EU countries.</p>

<h2>Purchase by tender is optional</h2>
<p>Businesses can and do by from each other on many basis - they may pay a list price, they may place an order without knowing the price, they may ask for quotations (from one or many suppliers), they may negotiate a price, they may hold an auction, they may hold a formal tender process.</p>
<p>There is no law that says which they may use in what circumstances. If they want to have a formal tender for the supply on 1 paperclip, they can. If they want to order 78 A380 Airbuses without agreeing an upfront price, they can.</p>

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