It is impossible to prevent a participant from public procurement for a typo in the name of the country of origin of the goods
It is impossible to prevent a participant from public procurement for a typo in the name of the country of origin of the goods
The participant was not allowed to purchase because he incorrectly indicated the country of origin for several products:"People's Republic of China". There is no such name in the OKSM. In the documentation, it was required to give the country according to this classifier.
The supervisors considered the customer's refusal legitimate.
The courts supported the participant:
- when making an application, there was a typo in the name of the country. This spelling could not mislead the customer;
- a technical error is not included in the list of reasons for refusal of admission to the purchase under Law No. 44-FZ;
- the approach of the antimonopoly authority is formal.
Document: Resolution of the Administrative Court of the Volga-Vyatka District of 25.01.2021 in case N A43-51069/2019