Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Bidding, estimating & procurement · Core

Single bid

Also called: sole bid

ELI5

A commercial production process involving one chosen bidder rather than several competitors.

Used in conversation

“The single bid needs to be explicit in the treatment, not left for production to guess.”

Definition

A commercial production process in which one director or production company is asked to price and pursue the job.

Here “Single bid” means: A commercial production process in which one director or production company is asked to price and pursue the job. Other meanings are stored as separate sense entries and must be chosen explicitly.

Pitch context

You may hear this during a commercial brief, treatment, bid, award or pre-production process.

Why it matters: Helps interpret the brief, director treatment, bid, award, production process and campaign deliverables.

Connected terms

  • Triple bidA single bid has one bidder; a triple bid is a three-way competition.
  • Single-source bidThe search label “Single bid” can route to both entries.
  • Multi-bidComputed from definition language and shared taxonomy. This indicates proximity, not synonymy.
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