Joint procurement definition

Joint procurement means a method of contracting in which two or more purchasers agree to use a single solicitation document and enter into a single contract with a vendor for delivery of property or services for a fixed quantity. The fixed quantity may be expressed as a total minimum and total maximum. Unlike a State, local, or Indian tribal purchasing schedule, a joint procurement is not drafted for the purpose of accommodating the needs of other parties that may later choose to participate in the benefits of that contract.
Joint procurement means combining the procurement actions of two or more contracting authorities. The key defining characteristic is that there should be only one tender published on behalf of all participating authorities.
Joint procurement means public procurement carried out on the basis of an agreement concluded by two or more contracting authorities or entities where one of the contracting authorities or entities participating in the joint procurement is authorised to carry out the public procurement for another or other contracting authorities or entities.

Examples of Joint procurement in a sentence

  • Joint procurement initiatives will be considered by the Board and/or its advisory groups where there is demonstrated support from two or more member councils.

  • Joint procurement opportunities will continue to be identified and developed with individual councils engaging under the opt-in principle established by the Board.

  • Joint procurement and business process re-engineering have also made a significant contribution to savings.

  • Joint procurement for common services was also typical at the local level for United Nations organizations located in the same building/compound.

  • Joint procurement initiatives continue to provide both tangible and intangible benefits to UNDP, UNFPA and UNOPS, and to other participating United Nations organizations.


More Definitions of Joint procurement

Joint procurement. (JP) means combining the procurement actions of two or more contracting authorities. The key defining characteristic is that there should be only one tender published on behalf of all participating authorities. Such JP activities are not new – in countries such as the UK and Sweden public authorities have been buying together for a number of years - though in many European countries, especially in the South, there is often very little or no experience in this area.
Joint procurement means combining the procurement actions of two or more contracting authorities into one procurement that is carried out jointly. The key defining characteristic for this action is that there should be only one tender published, and one entity awarding the resulting R&D service contracts for all PCP phases, on behalf of all participating contracting authorities.
Joint procurement means combining the procurement actions of two or more contracting authorities. The key defining characteristic is that there normally is only one tender published on behalf of all participating authorities. Joint procurement activities are not new in a number of Member States where the public authorities have been buying together for a number of years; but not all Member States have experience in this area.
Joint procurement means a procurement process undertaken by multiple public sector organizations, who in order to achieve efficiencies and economies of scale, leverage their joint purchasing requirements and activities.
Joint procurement means a public procurement organised jointly by at least two contracting authorities as a single public procurement;
Joint procurement means a procurement by a public body with one or more other public bodies, for the purpose of combining requirements for the purchase of like goods and/or services in order to increase efficiency and/or reduce administrative expenses. All authorized parties are involved in the procurement process and only those parties can participate in jointly purchasing form the contract. No other public bodies can purchase from the contracts as joint purchasers.
Joint procurement means a cooperative procurement procedure under an Implementing Arrangement among two or more Annex Participants.