Notice Type
As Gaeilge: Cineál Fógra
Last reviewed April 2026
The category of procurement notice — PIN (advance), CN (tender call), CAN (award announcement).
The category of procurement notice. Key types: Prior Information Notice (PIN) — advance warning of planned procurement; Contract Notice (CN) — the formal invitation to tender; Contract Award Notice (CAN) — announcement of who won. Ireland uses TED notice types: cn-standard, cn-social, can-standard.
Related terms
Prior Information Notice (PIN)
An advance notice alerting the market to upcoming procurement — not a call to tender.
Contract Notice
The formal advertisement of a procurement opportunity — above-threshold notices go to eTenders and TED.
TED (Tenders Electronic Daily)
The online version of the EU's Official Journal for procurement, at ted.europa.eu — TenderWatch's data source.