Procurement Terms

From Open Risk Manual

Definition

Procurement Terms are the governing conditions or stipulations (terms) of a Procurement process.

The table organizes procurement terms according to conceptual model of the EProcurement Ontology.

Contract Specific Conditions and stipulations related to a contract in the post-award phase.
Contract Term Conditions and stipulations defining particularities of the post award phase.
Subcontract Term A concept to describe the main information regarding the share of parts of the contract to third parties.
Lot Specific Conditions and stipulations related to a lot.
Access Term Conditions and stipulations about where and how to access the procurement documents.
Design Contest Regime Term Conditions and stipulations defining particularities of a Design Contest.
Award Evaluation Term Conditions and stipulations defining particularities of the evaluation of award criteria.
Selection Evaluation Term Conditions and stipulations defining particularities of the evaluation of selection criteria.
Framework Agreement Term Conditions and stipulations defining particularities in a framework agreement.
Multiple Stage Procedure Term Conditions and stipulations defining particularities of procedures carried out in several steps. Generally this refers to procedures where selection is carried out to qualify tenderers who are then requested to submit the rest of their tender for evaluation is Restricted procedure.
Opening Term Conditions and stipulations defining particularities of the opening of tenders. The opening of tenders is the event when tenders are made accessible for evaluation, it is generally the same date and time for all tenders.
Participation Request Term Conditions and stipulations defining particularities of requesting participation in a procedure.
Review Term Conditions and stipulations defining particularities of the review.
Security Clearance Term Status requested to individuals allowing them access to classified information (state or organisational secrets) or to restricted areas, after completion of a thorough background check. This corresponds in eForms to BT-578, BT-78, BT-732 .
Submission Term Conditions and stipulations defining particularities of submitting documents to the buyer. These documents can be tenders, request to participate and expressions of interest.
Procedure Specific Conditions and stipulations related to a procedure.
Direct Award Term Conditions and stipulations defining particularities of the award of a contract without prior publication. Direct award may refer to a previous procedure and/or specific Lot(s). It may also refer to other justified situations whereby there is no previous procedure (See Directive 2014/24/EU Article 32.)
Procedure Term Conditions and stipulations defining particularities of the procedure.
Process Planning Conditions and stipulations defining particularities of the unfolding of the procurement process.

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