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.



P

Preliminary Market Engagement

Engagement activities undertaken by contracting authorities (buyers) with suppliers before tender notices are published.

Under PCR15 regulations this was known as Pre-market engagement or early market engagement.