'open tender' is a correct phrase that can be used in written English.
It is used to describe when a project or service is opened up to bidding from a variety of potential providers. For example: The construction project was opened up to an open tender, with bids being accepted from any qualified firm.
South Korea's Samsung won the open tender to buy the bank.
The research contract, procured by open tender, covers an eight-week period expiring this Sunday.
398 NHS community services all over England - worth over a quarter of a billion pounds – out to open tender.
But Mr Badawi is also taking serious steps to reduce corruption in the long term, such as awarding government contracts by open tender.
A representative for I.B.R.C. said there had been no open tender for enlisting the Russian bank, but said it had refused several other "unsolicited offers" before choosing A1.
After it threatened to veto a Cayman port project which had been awarded to a Chinese company without an open tender, bidding was restarted.
Mr Basescu attacked the government for giving a road contract to a French firm without an open tender, and wants it reviewed.
Mr Javid said the Government wanted to increase public procurement contents to British steelmakers but said this would have to be done through an open tender process.
There ought to be an open tender, so people will believe it is honest, and you can be clean as a politician,'" Mr. Jekshenkulov said.
The island was served by Post Office and then British Telecoms until the mid 1980s, when the Man government put the telecoms licence out to open tender.
Edwards subsequently told News Corp the prime minister rang him on Sunday "with this very good news" committing the government to a full and open tender.
