Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Wettbewerbsteilnehmer

English translation:

bidder

Added to glossary by Catherine Winzer
Jun 29, 2011 17:50
13 yrs ago
German term

Wettbewerbsteilnehmer

German to English Marketing Advertising / Public Relations trade fair stands
I'm looking for a translation of "Wettbewerbsteilnehmer" as in the following text:
http://www.famab.de/famab/press/pressreleases/detail.html?id...

Is it simply "competitor" or is there a more specific term?

The phrase I'm actually translating is
"Anzahl der Wettbewerbsteilnehmer"
as part of a checklist for a company preparing for a briefing with an exhibition contractor.

Thanks in advance.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +5 bidder
4 +2 tender participants
3 +1 contestant/contender/participant
4 number of competetors

Proposed translations

+5
10 mins
Selected

bidder

a bidder makes a bid for the contract

Number of bidders

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Note added at 17 mins (2011-06-29 18:08:16 GMT)
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340,000 examples of "number of bidders * contract" here:
http://tinyurl.com/6algoe6

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Note added at 20 mins (2011-06-29 18:11:33 GMT)
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Any formulation that uses the noun 'tender' as an adjective sounds awkward in English (tender participants, tender fee etc) and is best avoided, IMO.

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Note added at 6 hrs (2011-06-30 00:41:53 GMT)
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On the basis of the process as described in the FMA and FDA guidelines, two other option worth considering are 'applicants' and 'candidates'.

And with reference to your previous question, any (job) applicant/candidate is entitled to claim expenses for attending an interview with a prospective employer.
Peer comment(s):

agree Kim Metzger : Tender participant is also ambiguous, since it can include the client.
13 mins
agree philgoddard
14 mins
neutral Eleanore Strauss : in the advertising world it would be called pitch contenders or participants, just bidders seems a bit simplistic in this context
36 mins
agree Cilian O'Tuama : I don't see any reason to make it more complicated than this.
1 hr
agree Helen Shiner : Yes, one bids for a tender
1 hr
agree Nicole Schnell : Indeed: pitch. Usually three agencies are invited.
7 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "I guess there are a number of alternative translations here, but I chose "bidder" in the end. Thanks very much, Andrew."
+2
3 mins

tender participants

[PDF] Multidimensional Auctions for Infrastructure Concessions: Criteria ... File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Quick View
the bids of tender participants. It is important to note that this law allows ... the tender was organized, what was the number of tender participants, ...
www.reser.net/file/28481/
[PDF] NECMA DC REPORT FINAL VERSION File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Quick View
3.1.4.2 Comments from River Tender participants. During the course of the telephone conversations RT participants were asked one ...
www.necma.vic.gov.au/.../Comparative_Evaluation_of_the_Effe... _River_Tender.pdf
Peer comment(s):

agree Eleanore Strauss : may be a bit too "legal"
41 mins
agree Ingeborg Gowans (X)
1 hr
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+1
6 mins

contestant/contender/participant

I do believe
Peer comment(s):

agree Martina Fink : I would suggest participants
20 hrs
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16 hrs

number of competetors

Just another alternative
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