PART 6The principal stage

CHAPTER 2Assignment of standing high bid status

Process for assigning standing high bid status: ranking the bids35

1

For each lot type separately, OFCOM shall identify the relevant valid principal stage bids for each bidder included in the bidder ranking list.

2

The relevant valid principal stage bids are—

a

for category one bidders, all the valid principal stage bids for lots of that type made by the bidder in the latest round in which it submitted bids;

b

for category two and category three bidders, all the valid principal stage bids for lots of that type made by the bidder which were assigned standing high bid status after the end of the previous round.

3

For each lot type separately, OFCOM shall rank those bids on a list (“overall bid list”) so that all the relevant valid principal stage bids made by a bidder which is ranked higher on the bidder ranking list appear above the relevant valid principal stage bids made by a bidder which is ranked lower on the bidder ranking list.