Glossary

The terms suppliers meet in Norwegian public tenders, explained in English.

41 terms

Access to tenders and the procurement recordAccess to tenders (innsyn i tilbud) means that you get to see the tenders other ...Award criteriaAward criteria (tildelingskriterier) are what the contracting authority uses to ...Award decisionAward decision (tildelingsbeslutning) is the word used in practice for the contr...Call-offA call-off (avrop) is the word used in practice for an order under a framework a...Cancellation of a competitionCancellation (avlysning) means that the contracting authority ends a competition...Central purchasing bodyA central purchasing body (innkjøpssentral) is a contracting authority that carr...Competitive dialogueCompetitive dialogue (konkurransepreget dialog) is a procurement procedure in wh...Competitive procedure with negotiationA competitive procedure with negotiation (konkurranse med forhandling) is a proc...Contract modificationContract modification (kontraktsendring) is a change to a contract that has alre...Contract noticeA contract notice (kunngjøring) is the public notice in which a contracting auth...Contracting authorityA contracting authority (oppdragsgiver) is the body that buys and must follow th...CPV codesCPV stands for Common Procurement Vocabulary, the EU's common classification for...Direct awardA direct award (direkte anskaffelse) is a purchase where the contracting authori...DoffinDoffin (database for offentlige innkjøp) is the official Norwegian database for ...Dynamic purchasing systemA dynamic purchasing system is a completely electronic system for purchases that...E-tendering system (KGV)A KGV (konkurransegjennomføringsverktøy) is the e-tendering system the contracti...EEA threshold valuesThe EEA thresholds (EØS-terskelverdier) are the amounts at which Norway, through...ESPD (European Single Procurement Document)ESPD stands for European Single Procurement Document (in Norwegian, det europeis...Framework agreementA framework agreement (rammeavtale) is an agreement between one or more contract...Fundamental principlesThe fundamental principles are five requirements for how the contracting authori...KOFA (Complaints Board for Public Procurement)KOFA (Klagenemnda for offentlige anskaffelser) is the Complaints Board for Publi...Labour standards requirements (seriøsitetskrav)Labour standards requirements (seriøsitetskrav, literally «seriousness requireme...LotsA lot (delkontrakt) is one part of a procurement that the contracting authority ...Market dialogueMarket dialogue (markedsdialog) is the contact between a contracting authority a...National tender competition (tilbudskonkurranse)A national tender competition (tilbudskonkurranse) is the procedure the contract...Open and restricted procedure (anbudskonkurranse)An open or restricted procedure (anbudskonkurranse) is a procedure for awarding ...OptionsAn option (opsjon) is a right for the contracting authority to buy more, expand ...Prior information noticeA prior information notice (veiledende kunngjøring) tells the market that a cont...Procurement recordA procurement record (anskaffelsesprotokoll, sometimes translated as procurement...Public Procurement Act (anskaffelsesloven)The Public Procurement Act (anskaffelsesloven, in full lov om offentlige anskaff...Public Procurement Regulations (anskaffelsesforskriften)The Public Procurement Regulations (anskaffelsesforskriften, in full forskrift o...Qualification requirementsQualification requirements (kvalifikasjonskrav) are minimum requirements the con...Rejection of tendersRejection (avvisning) means that the contracting authority keeps a supplier or a...Standstill periodThe standstill period (karensperiode) in public procurement is the time between ...TED (Tenders Electronic Daily)TED, Tenders Electronic Daily, is the official European database for public proc...Tender deadlineThe tender deadline (tilbudsfrist, in everyday speech also anbudsfrist), in the ...Tender documentsThe tender documents (konkurransegrunnlaget, in everyday speech also anbudsgrunn...Tender validity periodThe tender validity period (vedståelsesfrist) sets how long tenders are to be bi...Threshold valuesA threshold value (terskelverdi) is an amount that decides which rules a public ...Utilities Regulations (forsyningsforskriften)The Utilities Regulations (forsyningsforskriften), in full the Regulations on pr...Voluntary ex ante transparency noticeA voluntary ex ante transparency notice (intensjonskunngjøring), often called a ...