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MEILLEUR OFFRANT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Government Contracts
- Financial and Budgetary Management
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- lowest responsible bidder
1, record 1, English, lowest%20responsible%20bidder
correct, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- lowest responsible tenderer 2, record 1, English, lowest%20responsible%20tenderer
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A bidder on a public contract to be selected by the officers with the exercise of sound discretion, not necessarily the lowest bidder in dollars, but just as clearly not the highest bidder. 3, record 1, English, - lowest%20responsible%20bidder
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bid: term used in USA for tender. 4, record 1, English, - lowest%20responsible%20bidder
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Marchés publics
- Gestion budgétaire et financière
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mieux-disant
1, record 1, French, mieux%2Ddisant
correct, masculine noun, France
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- soumissionnaire le mieux disant 2, record 1, French, soumissionnaire%20le%20mieux%20disant
correct, masculine noun, France
- entrepreneur le mieux disant 2, record 1, French, entrepreneur%20le%20mieux%20disant
correct, masculine noun, France
- meilleur offrant 3, record 1, French, meilleur%20offrant
correct, masculine noun
- concurrent qui a fait les meilleures offres 4, record 1, French, concurrent%20qui%20a%20fait%20les%20meilleures%20offres
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] celui qui, dans un appel d'offres, présente une solution technique qui n'est pas nécessairement la moins chère, mais qui offre des avantages qualitatifs et un potentiel d'économies à terme. 5, record 1, French, - mieux%2Ddisant
Record 1, Key term(s)
- candidat le mieux disant
- concurrent le mieux disant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1994-04-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Government Contracts
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- best-value bidder contractor 1, record 2, English, best%2Dvalue%20bidder%20contractor
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Key term(s)
- best value bidder contractor
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Marchés publics
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- entrepreneur offrant le meilleur rapport qualité-prix
1, record 2, French, entrepreneur%20offrant%20le%20meilleur%20rapport%20qualit%C3%A9%2Dprix
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Key term(s)
- entrepreneur offrant le meilleur rapport qualité/prix
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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