The entity shall evaluate the bids presented (according to the criteria of selection procedures) and after this evaluation the entity shall determinate who is the winning bidder. The entity will publish the award and the parties are authorized to sign the contract. There are not specific rules on the award of contracts, because these rules are applied in the evaluation of the selection procedures.
Also, the LCE regulates another type of award, the simplified award, which is used for goods and services procurement, except for services rendered by individual consultants, as well as works which have a reference value, that is within the margins established by the budget law for public sector.
The RLCE establishes with respect to the contracting of consultancy, goods, and services in general that a bid should be reasonably doubted when the bid price is substantially lower than the estimated value, and after the revision of its constituent elements, however, it should be noted that some benefits are not planned or budgeted, for this reason there is a risk of breach of the bidder. In this situation, the bid shall be rejected.