Glossary

We understand that procurement can be confusing. Organisations often use different terms to describe the same thing. With that in mind, we designed this glossary to make buying with us and navigating our website easier. It is not designed to be an extensive list of all procurement terms.



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Award with competition

Once you have selected the CCS framework that works for you, you can ask the listed suppliers to bid. This competitive selection process is called ‘award with competition’. Generally in public procurement award with competition offers a flexible and fair way to procure goods and services.

Under the Procurement Act 2023 you can design your competition in several ways, from a one-stage process to a multi-stage process with several supplementary processes. Read the specific agreement’s buyer guide for more information.

Award with competition was referred to as further competition under PCR 2015.