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Eligibility

Plain-language definitions of every Eligibility term that shows up in government tender work.

EligibilityAVL

Approved Vendor List (AVL)

A register of suppliers that have passed a Gulf SOE's pre-qualification process and are therefore eligible to receive tender invitations through the buyer's closed procurement platform.

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Domestic Preference

A price adjustment that MDB procurement rules allow borrowing countries to apply in favour of locally produced goods or domestic contractors when evaluating bids alongside international competitors.

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EligibilityICV

In-Country Value (ICV)

The UAE's mandatory local content measurement programme, required of all suppliers to ADNOC and other Abu Dhabi entities, that scores how much economic value a company generates inside the country.

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EligibilityIKTVA

In-Kingdom Total Value Add (IKTVA)

Saudi Aramco's mandatory local content programme that measures how much value suppliers generate inside Saudi Arabia and creates a scored competitive advantage in all Aramco procurement.

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Juste Retour

The industrial return principle used by CERN and some space agencies that ties contract volumes awarded to a member state roughly to that state's share of the organisation's annual budget contribution.

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