Tender score locking before the envelope opens
Evaluation forms that stay editable after scores are submitted invite quiet revision. Application settings decide whether that door stays shut.
Public and private tenders in South Korea often use structured score sheets inside the same application that manages invitations. When those sheets remain editable after submission, a late adjustment can rewrite the apparent winner without leaving an obvious paper trail.
During a focused compliance review we ask three questions of the application:
- Does submit lock the score fields?
- Who can unlock them, and is that unlock logged?
- Can an evaluator see peers’ scores before submitting their own?
Answers differ by product and by how heavily the form was customised. The policy document rarely captures the customisation. The application does.
If you are preparing for a statutory or internal review, export one completed tender’s evaluation history and walk it with your legal counsel before outsiders arrive. Corrections made early are quieter than findings made public.