“candidate” means an economic operator that has sought an invitation or has been invited to take part in a restricted procedure, a competitive procedure with negotiation, a competitive dialogue, an innovation partnership, a design contest or a negotiated procedure;
ciallaíonn ‘iarrthóir’ oibreoir eacnamaíoch a lorg cuireadh nó ar tugadh cuireadh dó chun páirt a ghlacadh i nós imeachta srianta, i nós imeachta iomaíoch lena ngabhann idirbheartaíocht, in idirphlé iomaíoch, i gcomhpháirtíocht nuála, i gcomórtas dearaí nó i nós imeachta idirbheartaithe;