Procurement Intelligence Glossary

Why This Exists

This glossary defines Procurement Intelligence Practice terms with precise meanings.

Owner

The owner is the Chief Product Officer and Enterprise Architect.

Business Value

Shared language keeps tender discovery, matching, qualification, recommendations, and pursuit decisions consistent.

Terms

Term	Definition
Procurement Intelligence Practice	Practice responsible for operational tender intelligence, opportunity review, qualification, and pursuit decision support.
Nova	Digital Professional acting as Head of Procurement Intelligence.
Tender Discovery	Identification of public or private tender opportunities.
Tender Source	Platform, publication, buyer channel, or source where tender data originates.
Tender Indexing	Structuring tender metadata, categories, deadlines, documents, and briefing requirements.
Tender Matching	Comparing opportunity requirements to organization context and preferences.
Tender Qualification	Assessing whether an opportunity is suitable for further pursuit.
Tender Recommendation	Recommendation to save, watch, pursue, dismiss, or defer an opportunity.
Bid/No-Bid Support	Structured support for deciding whether to pursue an opportunity.
Win Probability Estimate	Analytical estimate of likely competitiveness, owned as reporting or recommendation context where applicable.
Tender Risk Assessment	Review of deadline, compliance, eligibility, capacity, pricing, and delivery risks.
Watchlist	Opportunity list monitored for future action.
Briefing Requirement	Tender requirement to attend or track a briefing session.
Opportunity Handoff	Transfer of qualified opportunity context to Bid Management.

Boundary Notes

Procurement Intelligence terms describe operational opportunity review and decision support. Opportunity facts remain owned by the Opportunity Domain. Bid preparation remains owned by the Bid Domain and Bid Management Practice.