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APMP Section 12
Procurement
Term | Definition |
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Contract | An agreement made between two or more parties that creates legally binding obligations between them. |
Law | The relevant legal duties, rights and processes that should be applied to projects, programmes and portfolios. |
Procurement | The process by which products and services are acquired from an external provider for incorporation into the project, programme or portfolio. |
Subcontract | A contractual document that legally transfers the responsibility and effort of providing goods, services, data or other hardware from one firm to another. |
Provider selection and management | The processes of identifying and selecting management providers through the P3 life cycle. |
Fixed price contracts | A generic category of contracts where the contractor is legally obligated to finish the job, no matter how much it costs to complete. |
Cost plus fixed fee contract | A type of contract where the buyer reimburses the seller for the seller's allowable costs plus a fixed fee. |
Cost plus incentive fee contract | A type of contract where the buyer reimburses the seller for the seller's allowable costs and the seller earns a profit if defined criteria are met. |
Partnering | An arrangement between two or more organisations to manage a contract between them cooperatively, as distinct from a legally established relationship. |
Alliancing | An arrangement whereby two or more organisations agree to manage a contract or range of contracts between them jointly. |
Prime contractor | A main supplier who has a contract for much or all of the work on a contract. |