What are the key terms in 360? (definitions/lexicon)

An organisation’s grouping of Users - either in the Internal Portal or the Public Portal

An extension pack for licensed Buyers who want to advertise and communicate through 360 with additional outreach and communication options (both internal and external)

A message from the Request Manager to all Providers (or a sub-set) with additional information about a Request

A relationship managed by a Buyer between the Buyer’s Account a Provider’s Account

Approach To Market - see Request (e.g. for tender)

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

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

A classification that is used for subscription notices:

1. Type of request (e.g. RFT)

2. A price bracket for the likely contract (e.g. $0 to $150,000)

3. A product or service (e.g. Software Development)

4. A trade of skill (e.g. Carpenter)

5. A location of region (e.g. Canberra)

A Request that contains at least one Category Section that is evaluated separately from other Category Sections.

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)

A request for more information from an Evaluator to a Respondent

An Evaluator who can combine the assessments of all other evaluators into a final assessment

Conditions of Participation

A User that can be selected by request managers to approve letters to unsuccessful respondents explaining why they were unsuccessful

A Hidden Questionnaire Item that is made visible, based on the Response to a Trigger Question

A Hidden Section that is made visible based on the Response to a Trigger Question

A private message sent between the Request Manager and a Participant

A message sent from a Provider to the Request Manager

A User who can evaluate Responses to a Request

A Question that is hidden to Providers but visible to Evaluators

A Section that is hidden to Providers but visible to Evaluators

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

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

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

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

The first Sections within a Category-based Request that are used to evaluate the criteria that apply to all Child Sections.

The first Request within a Hierarchical Request that is used to evaluate the criteria that apply to all Subordinate Request.

Net Present Value

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

A group of Providers with similar qualifications

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

A Provider that registered their interest in responding to a Request

A Condition of Participation that must be met and verified before a Provider can submit their Responses

The net present value of the Provider's goods and/or services

A provider of goods and/or services

A User who can create Associations between their Account and a Provider’s Account

The website (https://360providers.apetsoftware.com.au/) in which Requests are published and Responses submitted

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

The collection of questions and instructions that Respondents use to prepare their Submission and Evaluators use to evaluate the Responses

The comparison of one Submission against others.  For example, the 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.

Request for Expressions Of Interest

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

A User who can run evaluation reports

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.

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

A Provider's answer to a Question consisting of a compliance statement, response text, and/or response attachments

A Provider that responded to a Request

Request For Grant Proposals

Request For Information

Request For Offers

Request For Proposal

Request For Quote

Request For Service

Request For Tender

An Evaluator's assessment of a Provider's Response

A group of Questions

The collection of all Responses submitted by a Respondent

A Request that providers can choose to (or not to) respond to within a Hierarchical Request.  Each Subordinate Request can be assessed by a separate evaluation team

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

Someone who can sign in to 360 - either through:

• The Internal Portal (https://360users.apetsoftware.com.au/); or

• The Public Portal (https://360providers.apetsoftware.com.au/)

Value For Money

A Question that receives Evaluator's Scores and contributes to Submission’s Ranking

A Section that contributes to a Submission’s Ranking

Obligation/s that a contract manager will schedule to remind the contractor to do something i.e. update their certificates of currency.

Collection of clauses that can be included in a panel membership contract

An organisation (provider) that has a contract with your organisation (buyer)

A organisation responding to a Questionnaire (i.e. Request for Tender, Request for Quote, Award Application etc).

Memeber organisations has access to the shared panels and request templates created in this 360 environment.