Award Notice
Advertisement published in the Supplement to the Official Journal (OJ S) of the European Union to inform interested parties that a contract has been awarded or is to be awarded
Buyer profile
Part of the web page of the contracting authority, where information concerning its procurement is published
Call for tenders
A public procurement procedure (regardless of the type of the procedure)
Candidate
Any economic operator who submits a request to participate in a two-step procedure
CoCo
This is an additional Coordinator Contact within an economic operator's organisation. This role is given per procedure. He is involved in the exchange of information between the Consortium or his organisation (as sole tenderer) and the contracting authority, for a particular submission or invitation related to a call for tenders. See details here.
Contract
Generic term that may refer to any type of contract and includes both public contract and concession contract
Contract Notice
Advertisement launching the procurement procedure published in the Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union
Contracting Authority
Public body launching a procurement procedure
Direct Contract
Contract containing all the details necessary to implement it (as opposed to Framework Contract)
Economic Operator
Any natural or legal person, including a public entity or group thereof, that offers supplies, services or works on the market
Framework Contract (FWC)
Invitation to tender
Letter giving the necessary details for tender submission. It is part of the procurement documents
Order Form
Simplified form of specific contract, used under a framework contract
PCoCo
Primary Coordinator Contact. The PCoCo is a user role within an economic operator's organisation who is nominated, for each procedure, as the main contact point between the Consortium or the organisation (as sole tenderer) and the contracting authority, for a particular submission or invitation related to a call for tenders. This is the person you define as Contact Person when drafting your submission. See details here.
Prior Information Notice
Optional advertisement in the Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, announcing the intention of launching the procurement procedure in the near future
Procurement documents
Set of documents presented by the contracting authority to economic operators, to enable them to submit tenders (includes notice, tender specifications, draft contract and invitation to tender)
Public contract
Type of contract used when purchasing services, supplies or works (as opposed to concession contract)
Purchase order
Simplified form of direct contract, used for simple purchases of low value
Request to participate
The first step in two-step procurement procedures
Specific Contract
Contract specifying details of a particular purchase, based on a framework contract
Submission Receipt
A digitally signed document, in PDF format, automatically generated by the system after the good reception of a tender. It lists all the documents received and the exact date and time of reception of the tender. It constitutes a legal proof of tender submission and reception. Both the Economic Operator submitting the tender and the Contracting Authority receiving it have access to this document.
Submission Report
A document in PDF format, automatically generated by the system, which lists all the documents that will be included in the Tender.
Technical specifications
Document describing the subject of the procurement (part of the tender specifications)
Tender
Offer, bid. Sometimes incorrectly used as public procurement procedure
Tender specifications
Document or set of documents giving full details of the subject matter, conditions and organisation of the procurement procedure (includes technical specifications and criteria)
Tenderer
An economic operator who has submitted a tender