invitation to tender

noun [C] (plural invitations to tender) (also invitation to bid) COMMERCE

Definition

› an occasion when companies are told they can compete for work by offering their best price: A formal invitation to tender for this work has now been issued.

(Definition of invitation to tender noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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