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Procurement Glossary
Key public procurement terms explained clearly
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Remedies
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EU Codes
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In-house
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Contract Types
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E
F
G
H
I
J
L
M
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P
R
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T
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84 terms
A
Acquisition of immovable property
Scope Exclusions
Activity criterion
In-house
Arbitration and conciliation services
Scope Exclusions
Audiovisual media services
Scope Exclusions
C
Call for tenders
Planning
Certain financial services
Scope Exclusions
Certain legal services
Scope Exclusions
Civil protection services
Scope Exclusions
Comparison of tenders
Evaluation
Competitive dialogue
Procedures
Competitive negotiated procedure
Procedures
Concession contract
Fundamentals
Concession-specific exclusions
Scope Exclusions
Contract award
Evaluation
Contract modifications
Contracting
Contract notice
EU Notices
Control (in-house control)
In-house
CPV (Common Procurement Vocabulary)
EU Codes
CPV 2008
EU Codes
CPV code
EU Codes
CPV main vocabulary
EU Codes
CPV supplementary vocabulary
EU Codes
Cross-border bid
Rights
D
Defence and security procurements
Scope Exclusions
Defining the procurement object
Planning
Design contest
Procedures
Direct award
Procedures
Dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
Procedures
E
eForms
EU Notices
eInvoicing
Contracting
Electronic auction
Procedures
Employment contracts
Scope Exclusions
Equal treatment
Principles
EU threshold value
Thresholds
European Single Procurement Document (ESPD)
EU Notices
Exclusion from scope
Scope
Exclusion grounds
Rights
F
Framework agreement
Procedures
G
GPA Agreement
Thresholds
H
Horizontal cooperation between contracting authorities
Cooperation
I
In-house entity
In-house
In-house procurement
In-house
In-house sisters arrangement
In-house
Innovation partnership
Procedures
International agreements
Scope Exclusions
J
Joint control
In-house
L
Local administrative units (LAU)
EU Codes
Low-value procurement (below thresholds)
Thresholds
M
Market dialogue
Planning
Mixed contract
Scope
Most economically advantageous tender (MEAT)
Evaluation
N
National threshold value
Thresholds
Natural procurement package
Planning
Non-discrimination
Principles
NUTS 1
EU Codes
NUTS 2
EU Codes
NUTS 3
EU Codes
NUTS classification
EU Codes
O
Objective separability
Scope
Open procedure
Procedures
Openness
Principles
P
Political campaign services
Scope Exclusions
Prior information notice
EU Notices
Procurement contract
Contracting
Procurement of air transport services
Scope Exclusions
Procurement of emission allowances
Scope Exclusions
Proportionality
Principles
Public procurement
Fundamentals
Public procurement principles
Principles
Public transport service procurements
Scope Exclusions
R
Radio broadcasting services
Scope Exclusions
Research and development services
Scope Exclusions
Restricted procedure
Procedures
Reverse in-house relationship
In-house
S
Scope of application
Fundamentals
Service contract
Contract Types
Standstill period
Remedies
Suitability of tenderers
Planning
Supply contract
Contract Types
T
TED (Tenders Electronic Daily)
EU Notices
Threshold values
Thresholds
Transparency notice
In-house
U
Utilities procurements
Scope Exclusions
W
Works contract
Contract Types