12. Initiation of challenge

Terms defined in s 2

• applicant

  applicant

  Defined · s 2

  “applicant” has the meaning given by section 12(1);

  Open s 2
• contracting authority

  contracting authority

  Defined · s 2

  “contracting authority” means a ministry or department of the Government, an Organ of State or a statutory board declared, by order made under section 4(1), as a contracting authority for the purposes of this Act;

  Open s 2
• procurement

  procurement

  Defined · s 2

  “procurement” means procurement of goods or service or a combination of goods and service by any contractual means, such as purchase or lease, rental or hire‑purchase, with or without an option to buy the goods or service or combination of goods and service;

  Open s 2
• supplier

  supplier

  Defined · s 2

  “supplier” means a person who sought, or who seeks, or who would have wished, to be the person to whom a contract of procurement, being a procurement subject to the Act, is awarded;

  Open s 2
• Tribunal

  Tribunal

  Defined · s 2

  “Tribunal” means the Government Procurement Adjudication Tribunal established under section 8.

  Open s 2