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CIRCULAR

PRESCRIBING FORMS OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS FOR SELECTION OF INVESTORS EXECUTING PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PROJECTS AND BUSINESS INVESTMENT PROJECTS; PROVISION AND PUBLISHING OF INFORMATION ON PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP INVESTMENT, AND BIDDING FOR INVESTOR SELECTION ON VIETNAM NATIONAL E-PROCUREMENT SYSTEM

Pursuant to the Law on Bidding No. 22/2023/QH15, as amended by the Law No. 57/2024/QH15, and the Law No. 90/2025/QH15;

Pursuant to the Law on Public-Private Partnership Investment No. 64/2020/QH14, as amended by the Law No. 03/2022/QH15, the Law No. 57/2024/QH15, and the Law No. 90/2025/QH15;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 115/2024/ND-CP dated September 16, 2024 elaborating and providing guidelines for implementation of the Law on Bidding regarding selection of investors executing investment projects involving land use, as amended by the Government’s Decree No. 225/2025/ND-CP dated August 15, 2025;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 23/2024/ND-CP dated February 27, 2024 elaborating and providing guidelines for implementation of the Law on Bidding regarding selection of investors for projects which require bidding as prescribed by specialized laws, as amended by the Government’s Decree No. 225/2025/ND-CP dated August 15, 2025;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 180/2025/ND-CP dated July 01, 2025 introducing mechanisms and policies for public-private collaboration in fields of science, technology, innovation and digital transformation;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 243/2025/ND-CP dated September 11, 2025 elaborating the Law on Public-Private Partnership Investment;

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Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 29/2025/ND-CP dated February 24, 2025 defining functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Finance of Vietnam, as amended by the Government's Decree No. 166/2025/ND-CP dated June 30, 2025;

At the request of the Director General of the Public Procurement Agency;

The Minister of Finance of Vietnam promulgates a Circular prescribing forms of bidding documents for selection of investors executing public-private partnership projects and business investment projects; provision and publishing of information on public-private partnership investment, and bidding for investor selection on Vietnam National E-Procurement System.

Chapter I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope

This Circular introduces regulations on: 

1. Forms of bidding documents for selection of investors executing public-private partnership (PPP) projects and business investment projects.

2. Provision and publishing of information on PPP investment, and bidding for investor selection on Vietnam National E-Procurement System.

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1. Organizations and individuals involved in investor selection subject to the scope prescribed in Article 1 of this Circular.

2. Organizations and individuals carrying out investor selection which is not subject to the scope of the Law on Bidding may apply provisions of this Circular at their discretion. If they wish to apply provisions of this Circular, procedures for provision and publishing of information shall be followed according to the User Manual on Vietnam National E-Procurement System.

Article 3. Definitions

1. Vietnam National E-Procurement System (hereinafter referred to as “VNEPS”), National Enterprise Registration Information System, digital certificates used on VNEPS, User Manual, and task-specific account are construed according to clauses 1, 2, 6, 7 and 10 Article 3 of the Circular No. 79/2025/TT-BTC dated August 04, 2025 of the Minister of Finance of Vietnam providing guidelines on provision and publishing of information on bidding and forms of bidding documents on VNEPS (hereinafter referred to as “Circular No. 79/2025/TT-BTC”).

2. Electronic document means a document or piece of information that is successfully sent, received and stored on VNEPS, including:

a) Decision on investment policies for or decision on approval of PPP project;

b) Decision on approval of investment policies for a business investment project (for a project whose investment policies require approval in accordance with regulations of the Law on Investment) or written approval of project information (for a project whose investment policies do not require approval);

c) Investor selection progress schedule for a business investment project; shortlist (for a business investment project applying limited bidding method);

d) Invitation for Expression of Interest (EOI) or invitation for bid;

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e) Consortium agreement;

g) Bid opening record;

h) Invitation for EOI result; list of technically responsive investors; investor selection result;

i) Clarifications or modifications to EOI request, applications for project execution, bidding documents, bids; petitions for consideration of issues concerning investor selection result;

k) Other documents in electronic format exchanged on VNEPS.

3. Invalid information means information published on VNEPS by any of the entities prescribed in Article 2 of this Circular against regulations of the Law on PPP investment, the Law on Bidding, specialized sector/industry law and other relevant laws.

4. VNEPS participant means an authority or organization that applies for participation in VNEPS in one or some of the following roles:

a) Competent authority, contracting authority;

b) Procuring entity, EOI requester;

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d) Agencies, organizations or units of or affiliated to Ministries, ministerial agencies, central-government authorities, other authorities, provincial-level People's Committees; commune-level People’s Committees.

5. Participant account means an account granted by Vietnam National E-Procurement Center to a VNEPS participant for playing one or some of the roles specified in clause 4 of this Article.

Article 4. Preparation of interest survey, bidding documents and request for proposals for PPP projects

1. Procuring entities/expert teams shall prepare interest surveys, bidding documents and request for proposals for PPP projects in accordance with provisions of the Law on Public-Private Partnership Investment (hereinafter referred to as “PPP Law”), the Government’s Decree No. 243/2025/ND-CP dated September 11, 2025 elaborating the Law on Public-Private Partnership Investment (hereinafter referred to as “Decree No. 243/2025/ND-CP”), the Government’s Decree No. 257/2025/ND-CP dated October 08, 2025 elaborating the implementation of projects under Build-Transfer Contracts (hereinafter referred to as “Decree No. 257/2025/ND-CP”), guidelines for PPP investment of Ministries and ministerial agencies (if any), and relevant laws as follows:

a) Interest surveys shall be prepared using the form in Appendix I enclosed herewith;

b) Discussion items on bidding documents for a project applying competitive negotiation shall be prepared using the form in Appendix II enclosed herewith;

c) Bidding documents shall be prepared using the form in Appendix III enclosed herewith;

d) Request for proposals for a project applying standard procedures for direct appointment of investor shall be prepared using the form in Appendix IV enclosed herewith.

2. Regarding a project applying simplified procedures for direct appointment of investor:

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The investor’s capital arrangement capacity shall be evaluated according to provisions on capacity evaluation set out in Section 2 Chapter II Part 1 of Appendix IV enclosed herewith.

The conformity of contents of the draft contract shall be evaluated on the basis of the contents of the draft contract prescribed in Part 3 of Appendix III enclosed herewith, Appendix III enclosed with the Decree No. 243/2025/ND-CP, and Articles 14, 16 of Decree No. 257/2025/ND-CP.

b) After a decision on approval of the project and the result of direct appointment of investor is issued, the procuring entity shall set out capacity, financial-commercial requirements as prescribed in point a clause 3 Article 56 of the Decree No. 243/2025/ND-CP, point a clause 3 Article 10 of the Decree No. 257/2025/ND-CP, as a basis for conducting the contract negotiation and finalization as follows:

Capacity requirements are set out on the basis of updated information on the investor's eligibility, equity arrangement capacity and capacity to raise borrowed capital under the project approval decision.

Financial-commercial requirements are set out according to provisions on financial-commercial evaluation set out in Section 4 Chapter II Part 1 of Appendix IV enclosed herewith.

3. Regarding a project applying investor selection in special circumstances, requirements concerning the investor’s financial capacity and conditions for project execution are set out on the basis of the form of the request for proposal in Appendix IV enclosed herewith.

4. In the forms provided in Appendixes I, II, III and IV enclosed herewith, italicized text provides instructions and illustrative provisions and shall be specified in detail in bidding documents, request for proposal according to the scale, nature, field or sector and specific conditions (if any) of each project.

Article 5. Preparation of invitation for EOI, EOI request, bidding documents and request for proposal for business investment projects

1. EOI requesters, procuring entities and expert teams shall prepare invitation for EOI, and bidding documents and request for proposal in accordance with provisions of the Law on Bidding, the Government’s Decree No. 23/2024/ND-CP dated February 27, 2024 elaborating and providing guidelines for implementation of Law on Bidding regarding selection of investors for projects which require bidding as prescribed by specialized sector or industry laws (hereinafter referred to as “Decree No. 23/2024/ND-CP”), the Government’s Decree No. 115/2024/ND-CP dated September 16, 2024 elaborating some articles of and introducing measures for implementing the Law on Bidding regarding selection of investors executing investment projects involving land use (hereinafter referred to as “Decree No. 115/2024/ND-CP”), guidelines given by supervisory ministries (if any) and relevant laws as follows:

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b) Bidding documents for projects applying competitive bidding or limited bidding under single-stage one-envelope procedure are made using the form in Appendix VI enclosed herewith;

c) Bidding documents for projects applying competitive bidding under single-stage two-envelope procedure are made using the form in Appendix VII enclosed herewith;

d) Request for proposals for a project applying standard procedures for direct appointment of investor as prescribed in point a clause 1 Article 44d of the Decree No. 115/2024/ND-CP shall be prepared using the form in Appendix VIII enclosed herewith;

dd) Bidding documents for business investment projects in electricity field shall be prepared according to specific guidelines given by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam.

2. For a project applying simplified procedures for direct appointment of investor as prescribed in point b clause 1 Article 44d of the Decree No. 115/2024/ND-CP, requirements concerning capacity and land use efficiency, investment efficiency in sector/industry/local development are set out on the basis of the form of the request for proposal in Appendix VIII enclosed herewith.

3. Regarding a project applying investor selection in special circumstances, requirements concerning the investor’s financial capacity and conditions for project execution are set out on the basis of the form of the request for proposal in Appendix VIII enclosed herewith.

4. Regarding a project applying two-stage one-envelope procedure, bidding documents are made using the form of bidding documents in Appendix VI enclosed herewith.

5. In the forms provided in Appendixes V, VI, VII and VIII enclosed herewith, italicized text provides instructions and illustrative provisions and shall be specified in detail in EOI request, bidding documents, request for proposal according to the scale, nature, field or sector and specific conditions (if any) of each project.

Chapter II

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Article 6. Rules for provision and publishing of information on VNEPS

1. Formats of attached files; technical actions against out-of-control VNEPS failure; account management and use of digital certificates; sending and receipt of electronic documents on VNEPS; IT infrastructure conditions shall comply with corresponding provisions of Articles 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of the Circular No. 79/2025/TT-BTC.

2. VNEPS operating unit shall discharge its responsibilities as prescribed in Article 52 of the Law on Bidding, Article 25 of the Circular No. 79/2025/TT-BTC and corresponding responsibilities for provision and publishing of information on VNEPS as prescribed herein.

Article 7. Project information and investor interest survey

1. For PPP projects:

Competent authorities shall publish or assign their affiliated agencies, organizations or units to publish information on projects, accompanied with decisions on investment policies, decisions on adjustment of investment policies (if any), project approval decisions, decisions on approval for modification of project (if any) on VNEPS before initiating the investor selection process as prescribed in point a clause 2 Article 3 of the Decree No. 243/2025/ND-CP.

b) Competent authorities shall publish or assign their affiliated agencies, organizations or units to publish notices of investor interest survey on VNEPS. Such investor interest surveys shall be carried out in accordance with provisions of Article 20 of the Decree No. 243/2025/ND-CP.

2. For business investment projects:

a) For projects whose investment policies require approval:

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b) For projects whose investment policies do not require approval:

Ministries, ministerial agencies, provincial-level People's Committees, economic zone management boards shall assign their affiliated agencies, organizations or units or commune-level People’s Committees to publish information on business investment projects on VNEPS before conducting bidding for investor selection as prescribed in point c clause 1 Article 11 of the Decree No. 115/2024/ND-CP, point c clause 1 Article 10 of the Decree No. 23/2024/ND-CP.

Article 8. Investor selection progress schedule for business investment projects

Ministries, ministerial agencies, provincial-level People's Committees, economic zone management boards shall assign their affiliated agencies, organizations or units or commune-level People’s Committees to publish investor selection progress schedules on VNEPS before conducting bidding for investor selection as prescribed in clause 5 Article 12 of the Decree No. 115/2024/ND-CP, clause 5 Article 11 of the Decree No. 23/2024/ND-CP.

Article 9. Issuance, modification and clarification of EOI request; extension of deadline for submission of applications for project execution for business investment projects

1. Issuance:

a) EOI request shall be issued free of charge at the same time as the invitation for EOI on VNEPS. The EOI requester must attach the decision on approval of EOI request and the approved EOI request to its published invitation for EOI;

b) The EOI requester shall not be allowed to issue the physical copy of the EOI request. The physical copy issued by the EOI requester to investors shall not be considered as valid grounds for preparation and evaluation of applications for project execution.

2. Modification:

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b) Such modifications must be made within the time limit prescribed in clause 3 Article 39 of the Decree No. 23/2024/ND-CP, clause 3 Article 40 of the Decree No. 115/2024/ND-CP.

3. Clarification:

a) An investor requiring clarification of the EOI request shall send its request for clarification to the EOI requester via VNEPS at least 05 working days before the deadline for submission of applications for project execution;

b) The EOI requester shall publish its response to the investor’s request for clarification of EOI request on VNEPS at least 02 working days before the deadline for submission of applications for project execution;

c) Clarifications to the EOI request must not be contrary to the contents of the EOI request published on VNEPS. Should the clarifications to the EOI request result in changes to the EOI request, the modification of the EOI request shall be subject to provisions of clause 2 of this Article.

4. Extension of deadline for submission of applications for project execution:

If the deadline for submission of applications for project execution needs to be extended, the EOI requester shall publish the extension notice and decision on approval of such extension on VNEPS.  Reasons for extension and the new deadline must be clearly indicated in such extension notice.

Article 10. Shortlist for business investment projects applying limited bidding method

The procuring entity shall publish the approved shortlist and the decision on approval of such shortlist on VNEPS in conformity with the investor selection progress schedule.

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1. Invitation for bid:

a) For a project applying competitive negotiation, the letters of invitation for bid are sent to all shortlisted investors; such a letter of invitation for bid must clearly indicate the time and location for issuance of bidding documents, bid closing and bid opening time;

b) For a project applying competitive bidding, the procuring entity shall publish the invitation for bid on VNEPS as prescribed in point b clause 2 Article 3 of the Decree No. 243/2025/ND-CP;

c) For a project applying international investor selection, the procuring entity shall publish the invitation for bid in both English and Vietnamese on VNEPS as prescribed in point b clause 2 Article 3 of the Decree No. 243/2025/ND-CP and on the website of relevant Ministry, central-government authority, other authority, supervisory ministry, or provincial-level People’s Committee (if any) or on an English newspapers published in Vietnam.

2. Issuance of bidding documents:

a) For a project applying domestic competitive negotiation, bidding documents are issued free of charge to all shortlisted investors;

b) For a project applying domestic competitive bidding, all files of bidding documents are issued free of charge on VNEPS.

c) For a project applying international investor selection, bidding documents are issued on VNEPS. Each investor is required to pay an amount equaling the selling price of 01 set of electronic bidding documents when submitting its bid as prescribed in point c clause 2 Article 44 of the Decree No. 243/2025/ND-CP;

d) In respect of the bidding documents issued on VNEPS as prescribed in points b and c of this clause, the procuring entity shall not be allowed to issue physical copies of such bidding documents to investors. The physical copies issued by the procuring entity to investors shall not be considered as valid grounds for preparation and evaluation of bids.

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e) If there are discrepancies between the bidding documents published on VNEPS and the approved bidding documents, the latter shall be used as the basis for preparation and evaluation of bids.

3. Modification of bidding documents:

a) If modifications are made to the bidding documents after they are issued, the procuring entity shall send the modification decision, accompanied with the addenda to the bidding documents, to all shortlisted investors (in case of a project applying competitive negotiation) or publish them on VNEPS (in case of a project applying competitive bidding);

b) A decision on modification of bidding documents must be published at least 10 days (in case of domestic investor selection) or 15 days (in case of international investor selection) prior to the bid closing date. In case of failure to publish modifications within such prescribed time limit, the procuring entity shall extend as necessary the bid closing time.

4. Clarification of bidding documents:

a) For a project applying competitive negotiation, the investor requiring any clarification of the bidding documents shall send its request for clarification to the procuring entity at least 05 working days (in case of domestic investor selection) or 07 working days (in case of international investor selection) before the bid closing date in order to be considered as prescribed in point a clause 4 Article 44 of the Decree No. 243/2025/ND-CP. The procuring entity shall give its written response to the request for clarification to all shortlisted investors;

b) For a PPP project applying competitive bidding, the investor requiring any clarification of the bidding documents shall send its request for clarification directly to the procuring entity or via VNEPS at least 05 working days (in case of domestic investor selection) or 07 working days (in case of international investor selection) before the bid closing date as prescribed in point b clause 4 Article 44 of the Decree No. 243/2025/ND-CP. The procuring entity shall publish its response to the investor’s request for clarification of bidding documents on VNEPS at least 02 working days before the bid closing date;

c) Where necessary, the procuring entity may convene a pre-bid meeting to clarify the contents of bidding documents as requested by investors. The procuring entity shall make a record of clarification of bidding documents, indicating all contents discussed at the meeting, and send it to all shortlisted investors (for a project specified in point a of this clause) or publish it on VNEPS (for a project specified in point b of this clause) at least 02 working days before the bid closing date;

d) Clarifications to the bidding documents must not be contrary to the contents of the bidding documents approved and published on VNEPS. Should the clarifications to the bidding documents result in changes to the bidding documents, the modification of the bidding documents shall be subject to provisions of clause 3 of this Article.

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a) The procuring entity shall send a notice of extension, accompanied with the extension approval decision, to all shortlisted investors (for a project applying competitive negotiation) or publish them on VNEPS;

b) Reasons for extension and the new deadline must be clearly indicated in such notice of extension.

Article 12. Invitation for bid, issuance, modification and clarification of bidding documents; extension of bid closing time for business investment projects

1. Invitation for bid:

a) For a project applying limited bidding, the letters of invitation for bid are sent to all shortlisted investors;

b) For a project applying competitive bidding, the invitation for bid shall be published on VNEPS;

c) For a project applying international competitive bidding, the procuring entity shall publish the invitation for bid in both English and Vietnamese on VNEPS and on the website of relevant Ministry, central-government authority, other authority, supervisory ministry, or provincial-level People’s Committee (if any) or on an English newspapers published in Vietnam.

2. Issuance of bidding documents:

a) For a project applying domestic competitive bidding, all files of bidding documents are issued free of charge on VNEPS;

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c) For a project applying international bidding, bidding documents are issued on VNEPS. Each investor shall pay an amount equaling the selling price of 01 set of electronic bidding documents when submitting its bid as prescribed in point a clause 9 Article 6, point c clause 2 Article 16 of the Decree No. 23/2024/ND-CP (as amended in point a clause 11 Article 66 of the Decree No. 115/2024/ND-CP) and point a clause 9 Article 7, point c clause 2 Article 17 of the Decree No. 115/2024/ND-CP;

d) The procuring entity shall not be allowed to issue physical copies of such bidding documents to investors. The physical copies issued by the procuring entity to investors shall not be considered as valid grounds for preparation and evaluation of bids;

dd) The procuring entity must attach the decision on approval of bidding documents and the approved bidding documents to its published invitation for bid;

e) If there are discrepancies between the bidding documents published on VNEPS and the approved bidding documents, the latter shall be used as the basis for preparation and evaluation of bids.

3. Modification of bidding documents:

a) ) If modifications are made to the bidding documents after they are issued, the procuring entity shall publish the modification decision, accompanied with the addenda and modified bidding documents, on VNEPS.

b) A decision on modification of bidding documents must be published at least 15 days (in case of domestic bidding) or 25 days (in case of international bidding) prior to the bid closing date. In case of failure to publish modifications within such prescribed time limit, the procuring entity shall extend as necessary the bid closing time.

4. Clarification of bidding documents:

a) For a project applying domestic bidding, the investor requiring any clarification of the bidding documents shall send its request for clarification to the procuring entity via VNEPS at least 07 working days before the bid closing date;

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c) The procuring entity shall publish its response to the investor’s request for clarification of bidding documents on VNEPS at least 02 working days before the bid closing date;

d) Where necessary, the procuring entity may convene a pre-bid meeting to clarify the contents of bidding documents as requested by investors. The procuring entity shall make a record of clarification of bidding documents, indicating all contents it discussed with investors at the meeting, and publish it on VNEPS at least 02 working days before the bid closing date;

dd) Clarifications to the bidding documents must not be contrary to the contents of the bidding documents approved and published on VNEPS. Should the clarifications to the bidding documents result in changes to the bidding documents, the modification of the bidding documents shall be subject to provisions of clause 3 of this Article.

5. Extension of deadline for submission of bids:

a) The procuring entity shall publish a notice of extension, accompanied with the extension approval decision, on VNEPS;

b) Reasons for extension and the new deadline must be clearly indicated in such notice of extension.

Article 13. Cancellation, extension and modification of published information

Cancellation, extension and modification of published information shall be carried according to the User Manual.

Article 14. Publishing of investor selection result

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2. For a business investment project, the procuring entity shall publish the investor selection result, accompanied with the decision on approval thereof, on VNEPS within 05 working days from the day on which the investor selection result is approved.

Article 15. Other information published on VNEPS and procedures for publishing information on VNEPS

1. In addition to the information published on VNEPS as prescribed in Articles 7 through 14 of this Circular, other information shall also be published on VNEPS as follows:

a) A bid opening record shall be published within 24 hours from the bid opening time;

b) A bid cancellation decision shall be published within 05 working days from the day on which it is signed;

c) A petition settlement report of the procuring entity/competent person shall be published within 05 working days from the day on which it is made;

d) A list of technically responsive investors shall be published within 05 working days from the day on which it is approved.

2. Procedures for publishing the information prescribed in Articles 7 through 14, and clause 1 of this Article shall comply with the User Manual.

Article 16. Responsibilities of parties participating in VNEPS

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a) Discharge the responsibilities set out in Article 94 of the PPP Law and clause 1 Article 3  of the Decree No. 243/2025/ND-CP, for PPP projects;

b) Discharge the responsibilities set out in Article 77 and points a, b and e clause 2 Article 7 of the Law on Bidding, for business investment projects;

c) Assume legal responsibility for the accuracy and truthfulness of the information declared, provided or published on VNEPS using their participant accounts;

d) Check and verify their publishing of information on VNEPS;

dd) Monitor and update information published on VNEPS and responses from VNEPS;

e) Manage and assume responsibility for the use of digital certificates on VNEPS.

2. Responsibilities of the agencies, organizations and units mentioned in point b clause 4 Article 3 of this Circular:

a) Publish information on invitation for bid, and investor selection results as prescribed in point b clause 1 Article 9 of the PPP Law, for PPP projects;

b) Discharge the responsibilities set out in clause 2 Article 79 of the Law on Bidding, for business investment projects;

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d) Monitor and update information published on VNEPS and responses from VNEPS;

dd) Manage and assume responsibility for the use of digital certificates on VNEPS.

3. During their submission of EOI or bid, each investor shall:

a) Assume responsibility for the accuracy of all files attached to their submitted EOI or bid;

b) Access VNEPS to monitor or receive updated information on the projects in which it is interested or for which its bids are submitted. Where any errors which occur as a result of the investor's failure to monitor and receive the information updated on VNEPS cause the investor suffering disadvantageous conditions during its participation in EOI process or bidding, including: modification of EOI request or bidding documents, change in the deadline for submission of applications for project execution or bids, change in the time limit for clarification of EOI request or bidding documents, and other contents, the investor shall itself assume responsibility for such errors and suffer such disadvantageous conditions during its participation in EOI process or bidding;

c) In case the investor’s legal representative authorizes the director of a branch, financially dependent subsidiary or factory of the investor or the head of another financially dependent unit to perform certain tasks during the EOI process or bidding, such authorized tasks must be performed on VNEPS using the investor’s participant account instead of the participant account of that branch, subsidiary, factory or unit;

d) Discharge other responsibilities, including: register for participation in VNEPS to ensure its eligibility as prescribed in point d clause 1 Article 5 of the Law on Bidding; discharge the responsibilities prescribed in Article 82 of the Law on Bidding; manage its participant account and digital certificate used on VNEPS.

Chapter III

IMPLEMENTATION

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1. If, within the period from the effective dates of the Decree No. 180/2025/ND-CP, the Decree No. 225/2025/ND-CP, the Decree No. 243/2025/ND-CP, and the Decree No. 257/2025/ND-CP to before the effective date of this Circular, the EOI request, bidding documents, or request for proposal for PPP projects or business investment projects have been issued in accordance with provisions of the PPP Law or the Law on Bidding (as amended by the Law No. 57/2024/QH15, and the Law No. 90/2025/QH15) and Decrees elaborating these Laws, the investor selection shall continue to be carried out according to such issued EOI request, bidding documents, or request for proposal.

2. If the EOI request, bidding documents, or request for proposal for PPP projects or business investment projects have been approved but are yet to be issued by the effective date of this Circular, EOI requesters/procuring entities shall review, and make necessary modifications to such EOI request, bidding documents, or request for proposal, and submit them to competent persons/competent authorities to seek their approval in accordance with provisions of the PPP Law or the Law on Bidding (as amended by the Law No. 57/2024/QH15, and the Law No. 90/2025/QH15), Decrees elaborating these Laws and this Circular.

3. If the EOI request, bidding documents, or request for proposal for PPP projects or business investment projects are yet to be approved, the preparation of the EOI request, bidding documents, or request for proposal for such projects shall comply with provisions of the PPP Law or the Law on Bidding (as amended by the Law No. 57/2024/QH15, and the Law No. 90/2025/QH15), Decrees elaborating these Laws and this Circular.

Article 18. Effect

1. This Circular comes into force from the date on which it is signed.

2. From the effective date of this Circular, the Circular No. 15/2024/TT-BKHDT dated September 30, 2024 of the Minister of Planning and Investment of Vietnam shall cease to have effect.

3. Pending specific guidelines for application of criteria for evaluation of investment efficiency in sector/industry/local development and methods for determination thereof issued by supervisory ministries, bidding documents shall be prepared using such relevant forms in Appendixes V, VI, VII, VIII enclosed herewith in a manner that ensures their compliance with regulations of the Law on Bidding and specialized sector/industry laws, and the achievement of all objectives in bidding, including competitiveness, fairness, transparency, economic efficiency and accountability.

4. Difficulties that arise during the implementation of this Circular should be reported to the Ministry of Finance of Vietnam for consideration./.

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PP. MINISTER
DEPUTY MINISTER




Tran Quoc Phuong