Regulation 2

a relevant supplier;

a relevant Protocol supplier; or

a supplier, or a supplier belonging to a class of suppliers, set out in an order published in the Gazette under section 7(2)(b) of the Act;“applicable supplier established in Singapore” means an applicable supplier —

who is registered under the Business Registration Act 2014 and is habitually resident in Singapore; or

which is a company or association or body of persons, corporate or unincorporate, which is formed under the laws of Singapore and has its principal place of business in Singapore;“approved medium” means the Gazette or the Government Electronic Business (GeBIZ);“commercial goods or services” means goods or services of a type generally sold or offered for sale in the commercial marketplace to, and customarily purchased by, non‑governmental buyers for non‑governmental purposes;“electronic auction” means an iterative process that involves the use of electronic means for the presentation by suppliers of either new prices, or new values for quantifiable non‑price elements of a tender related to an evaluation criteria, or both, resulting in the ranking or re‑ranking of tenders;“in writing” or “written” means any worded or numbered expression that can be read, reproduced and later communicated and includes electronically transmitted and stored information;“limited tendering” means a procurement method whereby the contracting authority contacts a supplier or suppliers of its choice to submit a tender;“multi-use list” means a list of suppliers that a contracting authority has determined satisfy the conditions for participation in that list, and that the contracting authority intends to use more than once;“notice of intended procurement” means a notice published by a contracting authority inviting interested suppliers to submit a request for participation, a tender, or both;“notice of planned procurement”, in relation to a contracting authority, means a notice regarding the contracting authority’s future procurement plan;“open tendering” means a procurement method whereby all interested suppliers may submit a tender;“Order” means the Government Procurement (Application) Order 2002;“qualification procedure” means the procedure which a supplier has to undertake to be eligible to become a qualified supplier;“qualified supplier” means a supplier who has been shortlisted, pursuant to a qualification of suppliers, for a procurement;“recurring contract” means one of 2 or more contracts resulting from a single requirement for a procurement;“selective tendering” means a procurement method whereby only qualified suppliers are invited by a contracting authority to submit a tender;“standard” means a document approved by a recognised body that provides for common and repeated use, rules, guidelines or characteristics for goods or services, or related processes and production methods, with which compliance is not mandatory;“technical specification” means a tendering requirement that —

lays down the characteristics of goods or services to be procured, including quality, performance, safety and dimensions, or the processes and methods for their production or provision; or

addresses terminology, symbols, packaging, marking or labelling requirements, as they apply to goods or services;“tender documentation” means a document which sets out the invitation to tender for or to negotiate a procurement contract, the terms and conditions of the contract, the specifications or descriptions of the goods or services, or goods and services, to be procured under the contract, or a document supplementary to any of these documents.