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360's terms and definitions are found in the list below.

Definitions

	Term	Meaning

AliasesBuyer

1	Account

[Term being phased out - see Buyer]

An organisation’s grouping of Users - either in the Buyers' Portal or the Providers' Portal
2	ADCOM	An extension pack for licensed Buyers who want to advertise and communicate through 360 with additional outreach and communication options (both internal and external)
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Associated ...Associated Buyer. Associated Provider.

	Addendum	A message from the Request Manager to all Providers (or a sub-set) with additional information about a Request
4	Association	A relationship managed by a Buyer between

itself and a Provider
An active association allows the provider to browse the buyer's public Requests and the buyer to select the provider for invitation-only requests45

the Buyer’s Account a Provider’s Account
5	ATM	Approach To Market - see Request (e.g. for tender)

Request

6	Boss	A User with full access rights for a Buyers include manage the Buyer's security and configuration settings within 360

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7	Buyer	An organisation that publishes requests (e.g. for tender)

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8	Buyers' Portal	The website (https://360users.apetsoftware.com.au/) in which Requests are configured and Responses assessed

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9	Category	A classification that is used for subscription notices: Type of request (e.g. RFT) A price bracket for the likely contract (e.g. $0 to $150,000) A product or service (e.g. Software Development) A trade of skill (e.g. Carpenter) A location of region (e.g. Canberra)
10	Category-based Request	A Request that contains at least one Category Section that is evaluated separately from other Category Sections.
11	Category Section	A Section within a Category-based Request that is evaluated separately from other Category Sections. Category Sections are used to establish Panels of Associated Providers within Categories (e.g. a Panel of carpenters)
12	Clarification	A request for more information from an Evaluator to a Respondent
13	Consensus Evaluator	An Evaluator who can combine the assessments of all other evaluators into a final assessment

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14	CoP	Conditions of Participation

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15	Dependency Question	A Hidden Questionnaire Item that is made visible, based on the Response to

another

a Trigger Question

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16	Dependency Section	A Hidden Section that is made visible based on the Response to

another

a Trigger Question

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Email

Direct Message	A

method of exchanging messages ("mail") between people using electronic devices13

private message sent between the Request Manager and a Participant
18	Enqury	A message sent from a Provider to the Request Manager
19	Evaluator	A User who can

assess responses 15

evaluate Responses to a Request

14Expiry DateThe calendar day on which a project/role/Job, etc. ends

20	Hidden Question	A Question that is hidden to Providers but visible to Evaluators

Private Question

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Hidden Section	A Section that is hidden to Providers but visible to Evaluators

Private Section

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17Job

Hierarchical Request	A Request that has a Leading Part and at least one Subordinate Part

18IndustryA group that Providers can join to receive Adcom notifications19Job[Term being phased out - see Request]Request2021

Job Manager

A User who can create Requests and control all access rights within their Requests

Manager22Job

23	Award Approver	A User who can check that a Request is ready for release and grant the Job Manager the rights to publish the Request

Approver23

24	Release Approver	A User who can check that a Request is ready for release and grant the Job Manager the rights to publish the Request

Approver

25	Leading Part

A

The first Sections within a Category-based Request that

providers must respond to within a Hierarchical Request. The evaluation team's assessment of the Leading Part contributes to each Subordinate Part with a configurable percentage.

The Leading Part usually explains the main goals of the procurement activity and contains questions that allow Evaluators to make a high-level assessment prior to conducting a fine-grained review of the responses to Subordinate Parts.

Parent Request

24Non-PriceThe tallied score given by Evaluators for Providers Responses. It does not consider Price. See VFM below.25

are used to evaluate the criteria that apply to all Child Sections.
26	Leading Request	The first Request within a Hierarchical Request that is used to evaluate the criteria that apply to all Subordinate Request.
27	NPV	Net Present Value

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28	Opener	A User authorised to open a Request and release it for evaluation

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29	Panel	A group of Providers with similar qualifications

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30	Panel Manager	A User who can create Panel and controls all the access rights within their Panel

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Panel Name

Participant	A

unique name of the Panel30PasswordA string of characters that is use to verify the identity of a User during the authentication process31Phone NoString of specific numbers that a Phone User can dial to reach another mobile phone32

Provider that registered their interest in responding to a Request
32	Pre-submission Rule	A Condition of Participation that must be met and verified before a Provider can submit their Responses
33	Price	The net present value of the Provider's goods and/or services

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34	Provider	A provider of goods and/or services

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35	Provider Manager	A User who can create Associations between their Account and a Provider’s Account
36	Providers' Portal	The website (https://360providers.apetsoftware.com.au/) in which Requests are published and Responses submitted

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37	Question	A Questionnaire Item in a Request that usually needs a Response before a Provider can Submit their tender/quote/etc.

Questionnaire Item

38	Questionnaire	The collection of questions and instructions that Respondents use to prepare their Submission and Evaluators use to evaluate the Responses
39	Ranking	The comparison of one

Provider

Submission against others. For example, the

Provider 38

Submission with the lowest price is ranked first for price ranking, and the one with best value for money is ranked first for VFM ranking.

37RegionA location in Australia used for outreach and categorisation purposes

40	REOI	Request for Expressions Of Interest

Request39

41	Relative Weight	A value that ranks the importance of a Weighted Section or a Weighted Question against others

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42	Reporter	A User who can run evaluation reports

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43	Request	An approach to market (ATM) that can be in many specialised forms - Request for Tender (RFT), Request for Quote (RFQ), Request for Expression of Interest, Public Tender, Select Tender, etc.

Job

44	Request Manager	A User who can create Requests and control all access rights within their Requests
45	Response	A Provider's answer to a Question consisting of a compliance statement, response text, and/or response attachments

Answer43


46	Respondent	A Provider that responded to a Request
47	RFGP	Request For Grant Proposals

Request

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RFI	Request For Information

Request

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RFO	Request For Offers

Request46

50	RFP	Request For Proposal

Request47

51	RFQ	Request For Quote

Request48

52	RFS	Request For Service

Request

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RFT	Request For Tender

Request

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Score	An Evaluator's assessment of a Provider's Response

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55	Section	A group of Questions

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Single

Submission

Hierarchical Request

A Request that contains at least one Section that is evaluated separately as a Subordinate Part.

Differs from a Standard Hierarchical Request because each part is contained in a single Request. A standard Hierarchical Request's Subordinate Parts can contain multiple sections whereas, in a Single-Submission Hierarchical Request, each Subordinate Part is just one set of questions.

53Standard Hierarchical Request

A Request that contains at least one Request that is evaluated separately as a Subordinate Part.

Differs from a Single Submission Hierarchical Request because each Subordinate Part is configured as an entirely separate Request that can potentially have an entirely separate team of Evaluators.

Parent-Child Request

54Start DateThe calendar day on which a project/role/Job, etc. initiates55Subordinate Part

	The collection of all Responses submitted by a Respondent
57	Subordinate Request	A Request that providers can choose to (or not to) respond to within a Hierarchical Request. Each Subordinate

Part

Request can be assessed by a separate evaluation team

Child Request

Child Section

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Super User

A User

58	Technical Support	simplylogical.net staff who can assist Buyers and Providers with technical difficulties

. A Super User can log-in using as a User to help diagnose problems5759

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User

Someone who can sign in to 360 - either through:

The Buyers' Portal (https://360users.apetsoftware.com.au/); or
The Providers' Portal (https://360providers.apetsoftware.com.au/)

58User nameA unique sequence of characters used to identify a User and allow access to a 360 Portal

60	VFM	Value For Money

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61	Weighted Question	A Question that receives Evaluator's Scores and contributes to

Provider's Rankings61

Submission’s Ranking
62	Weighted Section	A Section that contributes to a

Provider's

Submission’s Ranking

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