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Bidding, estimating & procurement · Working

Backup bidder

Also called: backup

ELI5

A director or supplier retained as an alternative if the preferred award cannot proceed.

Used in conversation

“The backup bidder needs the latest materials before the next agency call.”

Pitch context

You may encounter “Backup bidder” in advertising & director treatments conversations or materials.

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Sources & evidence · 4

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.