1. A Party may provide for its procuring entities to conduct negotiations with suppliers:

(a) if the entity has indicated its intent to conduct negotiations in the notice of intended procurement required under Article 19.6.3; or
(b) if it appears from the evaluation that no tender is obviously the most advantageous in terms of the specific evaluation criteria set out in the notice of intended procurement or tender documentation.

2. A procuring entity shall:

(a) ensure that any elimination of suppliers participating in negotiations is carried out in accordance with the evaluation criteria set out in the notice of intended procurement or tender documentation; and
(b) if negotiations are concluded, provide a common deadline for the remaining participating suppliers to submit any new or revised tenders.