Public Tender Glossary

Navigate the world of public procurement with our comprehensive glossary. From CPV codes to framework agreements, find clear definitions for all the terminology you need to know.

A

Abnormally Low Tender Above-Threshold Procurement Award Criteria Award Notice

B

Below-Threshold Procurement Best Value Bid Bond Bid Manager Bid/No-Bid Decision Bidder

C

Call for Tenders Call-Off Contract Candidate Central Purchasing Body (CPB)Concession Contract Conflict of Interest Competitive Dialogue Compliance Matrix Contract Award Contract Notice Contracting Authority CPV Codes

D

Defence Procurement Directive Design Contest Direct Award Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)

E

E-Procurement Electronic Auction Equal Treatment Economic Operator Electronic Submission ESPD (European Single Procurement Document)Exclusion Grounds

F

Framework Agreement

G

GPA (Government Procurement Agreement)Green Public Procurement (GPP)

I

Innovation Partnership Invitation to Tender (ITT)

J

Joint Procurement

L

Life Cycle Costing (LCC)Lots

M

MEAT (Most Economically Advantageous Tender)Market Consultation Mini-Competition Most Economically Advantageous Tender

N

Negotiated Procedure Non-Discrimination

O

P

Performance Bond PIN (Prior Information Notice)Pre-Qualification Procurement Procedure Proportionality Public Contract Public Procurement Public Service Contract Public Supply Contract

Q

Qualification Criteria Qualification System

R

Remedies Directive Restricted Procedure Review Procedure RFP (Request for Proposal)RFQ (Request for Quotation)

S

Selection Criteria Self-Cleaning SME (Small and Medium Enterprise)Social Procurement Standstill Period Subcontracting

T

Technical Specifications TED (Tenders Electronic Daily)Tender Tender Documents Tender Evaluation Tender Portal Threshold Values Transparency

U

Utilities Directive

V

Variant Bid VEAT Notice (Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency)

W

Weighting Win Theme Works Contract