Procurement
SO
Standing Offer
In plain English
A pre-arranged deal with suppliers letting you order goods or services without running a new process each time.
Where you’ll see it
Procurement. Ordering against one is called a call-up.
Example
“Is there an SO for this?”
Can we order it against an existing arrangement instead of buying it from scratch?
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