Introduction

General Information

This manual is intended for users authorized on the Electronic Trading Platform (ETP).
Anyone who has successfully completed registration gains access to their personal account.
User capabilities within the personal account vary depending on assigned roles. However, the following sections are accessible to all users:

1. Personal Information section:

   • Managing user data;

   • Changing password;

   • Handling incoming messages;

   • Managing notifications;

   • Accessing training materials.

2. My Organization section:

   • Organization details;

   • Organization’s employees;

   • Organization’s bank accounts;

   • History of changes.

The operation of each of these sections will be explained in more detail below.

Terms and Definitions

Electronic Trading Platform (ETP) – an automated information system designed to conduct competitive trading procedures in electronic form.

Operator (ETP) – a legal entity that owns the automated trading platform, the necessary hardware and software for its operation, and ensures the conduct of electronic trading.

Personal Account – a dedicated section of the electronic trading platform accessible only to users authorized via login and password, enabling them to receive services provided by the Operator and information on their status.

Open Access – the part of the electronic trading platform available to any individual regardless of registration status.

User (ETP) – an individual who has completed the registration procedure in accordance with the ETP Regulations.

Organizer (trading procedure) – an ETP user who establishes the conditions and publishes information regarding the conduct of electronic trading procedures.

Participant (trading procedure) – an individual entrepreneur or legal entity registered on the ETP who participates in trading and procurement activities, such as submitting applications for participation and making pricing proposals.

Trading Procedure (procedure, trade) – the process of selecting a supplier to enter into a contract for the provision of goods, works, or services.

Open Trading Procedure – a procedure in which any organization registered on the ETP with the role of “Participant” may take part.

Lot – a procured item, work, or service representing the subject of a trading procedure, for which applications for participation are submitted. A trading procedure may include one or multiple lots.

Single-Source Procurement – a procurement method where a contract is concluded with a specific counterparty without a supplier selection stage.

Procurement Documentation – a set of documents approved by the customer/organizer that may include information about the subject of procurement, terms and conditions of participation, rules for preparation and submission of applications, criteria for winner selection, and conditions of the contract to be concluded based on the trading procedure results.

Application (Proposal) – an electronic document submitted by a trading participant to partake in a trading procedure in accordance with these Regulations.

Winner (trading procedure) – one or more participants with whom a contract may be concluded for the supply of goods or provision of works or services as a result of the trading procedure.

Certification – a procedure aimed at confirming a participant’s capability to perform certain types of services declared during registration.

Descending Auction – a procedure where participants successively submit their price offers. The winner is the participant who proposes the most favorable price.

Internal Tender – a procurement method where participant applications are evaluated based on a set of competitive criteria. The organizer selects the winner based on the offered price proposal and is not obligated to conclude a contract following the tender.

Procurement by Payment Invoice – a procurement method where a contract is concluded with a specific counterparty without a supplier selection stage.

Request for Price Proposals – a procurement method where participant applications are evaluated according to competitive criteria. The organizer chooses the winner based on the price proposal and is not required to conclude a contract.

Marketing Analysis – a procurement method where participant applications are evaluated based on competitive criteria. No winner is selected. Procurement and new trading procedure stages are formed based on the marketing analysis.

Single Source – a procurement method where a contract is concluded with a specific counterparty without a supplier selection stage.

Open Competition (Nadloc) – a competitive procurement method in which the winner is the participant offering the best contract execution terms.

Commodity Exchange – a procurement method where participant applications are evaluated using competitive criteria. Applications are accepted on the Commodity Exchange. The organizer selects the winner based on the price proposal and the overall evaluation of the application according to trading criteria. Results are finalized in iTender SRM.

Re-tender – a procedure that allows participants to improve their offers relative to the main trading stage.

Electronic Document – a document in which information is presented in an electronic digital format.

System Registration

The system registration process is described in the registration manual.