What's the difference between bid evaluation fee and evaluation fee?

The difference between bid evaluation fee and evaluation fee lies in the definition, payment object, payment method and purpose.

1. Different definitions: the bid evaluation fee refers to the expenses paid by the bidder to the tenderer during the bidding process to reimburse the relevant expenses in bid evaluation, such as the travel expenses, meals and accommodation expenses of the bid evaluation experts. Evaluation fee refers to the fee paid by the tenderer for evaluating the bidding documents to compensate the working time and cost of the evaluation personnel.

2. Different payment objects: the bid evaluation fee is the fee paid by the bidder to the tenderer, while the evaluation fee is the fee paid by the tenderer to the reviewers.

3. Different payment methods: The payment methods of bid evaluation fee and evaluation fee are also different. The bid evaluation fee is generally paid when the bid documents are submitted, and the bid evaluation fee is paid by the tenderer to the reviewers after the bid evaluation is completed.

4. Different purposes: The purpose of bid evaluation fee is to reimburse the relevant expenses in bid evaluation, while the purpose of bid evaluation fee is to compensate the working time and cost of bid evaluation personnel and ensure the fairness and objectivity of bid evaluation.