Business-to-government (B2G)
Commercial activity in which a private company sells goods or services to public-sector organisations.
AXIGNAL · Authority
B2G and public procurement glossary
Canonical definitions for the public-procurement, tender, evidence and bid/no-bid terms used across AXIGNAL.
Operational problems
Operational problems
- Language and local terminology obscure relevant opportunities and obligations.
- Recommendations are difficult to audit, challenge or reproduce.
Expected outcomes
Expected outcomes
- A reproducible decision trail.
- Faster review without hiding unknowns or contradictions.
Evidence-governed workflow
Evidence-governed workflow
- 01Define the target market, buyer, category and decision criteria.
- 02Collect official notices, documents, versions and material updates.
- 03Separate facts, requirements, claims, contradictions and unknowns.
- 04Qualify strategic fit, eligibility, capacity, value and delivery risk.
- 05Attach evidence and record human review before admission.
- 06Monitor changes and preserve the final decision trail.
Questions to resolve
Questions to resolve
- Which data is live, admitted, candidate, synthetic or unavailable?
- Who owns the final bid/no-bid decision and each approval?
- Which requirements and claims have evidence, and which remain unresolved?
Public procurement
The rules and processes used by public authorities and bodies to purchase works, supplies and services.
Contracting authority
A public authority or body that conducts a procurement and awards the contract.
Economic operator
A person or organisation that offers works, supplies or services on the market and may participate in procurement.
Tenders Electronic Daily (TED)
The online version of the Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union dedicated to European public procurement notices.
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
The European classification system used to describe the subject of public procurement contracts.
eForms
The EU standard forms used to publish structured public procurement notices.
Framework agreement
An arrangement establishing terms for contracts that may be awarded during a defined period.
Contract award notice
A notice reporting the result of a procurement procedure, including the awarded contract where applicable.
Bid/no-bid decision
A governed decision on whether an organisation should invest resources in pursuing a specific opportunity.
Evidence object
A traceable source item used to support, contradict or qualify a claim in an investigation.
Material amendment
A change to a notice or document that can affect eligibility, scope, deadline, evaluation, risk or the current recommendation.
Who created this
AXIGNAL Research & Methodology maintains the canonical terminology, source boundaries and product claims used on this page.
How it was produced
The page combines official procurement references with an explicit AXIGNAL workflow model. Claims are separated from ambition, and source coverage is never inferred from the existence of a guide.
Why it exists
It exists to help B2G teams make a better decision, not to create a keyword-only doorway page.
Content quality
Last reviewed: 2026-08-09
Primary sources and references
Primary sources and references
FAQ
FAQ
Which data is live, admitted, candidate, synthetic or unavailable?
AXIGNAL distinguishes live, admitted, candidate, synthetic and unavailable data. Synthetic demonstrations must never be represented as live procurement or customer data.
Who owns the final bid/no-bid decision and each approval?
AXIGNAL supports qualification and evidence review, but the final bid/no-bid decision and every external action remain under authorised human control.
Which requirements and claims have evidence, and which remain unresolved?
Each admitted claim should point to a traceable source or document version; contradictions and unresolved gaps remain explicit rather than being silently completed.
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This page explains a workflow and market need. It does not claim that every referenced source is live in AXIGNAL. Source activation remains explicit, and humans retain final decision authority.