In plain English
This means the contract has been sent to the organization's purchasing team for their assessment. That review has not happened yet, so it is still pending with procurement.
In context
Here, it communicates that the contract tied to the request has been sent to the organization's purchasing team for review and is still waiting for that review.
- Situation
- Running procurement, vendor review, purchase approval, and contract workflow
- What it communicates
- labels a request waiting for procurement assessment
Meaning limits
By itself, this status shows only that the review has not yet occurred, not what the review result will be.
Examples
“After the contract was sent to the purchasing team, it remained awaiting procurement review for two days.”
“Their request concerned a contract that was still awaiting procurement review.”