| Type | Name | Description | More | Company |
| Acronym | AB | As Built Drawings | As-built drawings are produced by the contractor and compared with the original design documents to identify any changes made during construction. | - All - |
| Abbreviation | AB_Issd | As Built Drawings Issued Date | The Date the Drawings were issued by the Design Office or Design Administration to the Distribution list defined with the design process | - All - |
| Acronym | ADC | Acquisition Design and Construction | The Process from Initial site search through Acquisition, Design, Planning and Construction. | - All - |
| Abbreviation | Apvd | Approved | | - All - |
| Acronym | ATI | Authority to Invoice (GRN) | A number or communication, usually from the client, to allow a company to proceed and raise an invoice on works identified on a previous Purchase Order | - All - |
| Acronym | ATLAS | Acquisition Telecoms Logistical Acquisition Solution | An in-house Project Management and Resource Planning system for all site instructions within the core operations - Acquisition, Planning, Design, Construction and Estate Management. Powered by Microsoft Jet Database Engine. | - All - |
| Acronym | BAU | Business As Usual | General Term for normal projects within Company | - All - |
| Acronym | BRN | Build Request Notice | | - All - |
| Acronym | CAD | Computer Aided Design | Computer-Aided Design (CAD) is the use of computer technology to aid in the design and particularly the drafting (technical drawing and engineering drawing) of a part or product, including entire buildings. | - All - |
| Acronym | CDM | Construction Design and Management | The CDM 2007 Regulations apply to most common building, civil engineering and engineering construction work. If required, the HSE should be notified in writing before construction work starts using an from F10. | - All - |
| Acronym | CM | Construction Manager | | - All - |
| Acronym | D&B | Design and Build | The Design and Build Process of a site that has previously been legally Acquired. | - All - |
| Acronym | DD | Detailed Design Drawings | | - All - |
| Abbreviation | DD_Issd | Detailed Design Issued Date | The Date the Drawings were issued by the Design Office or Design Administration to the Distribution list defined with the design process | - All - |
| Acronym | EAA | Early Access Agreement | | CAIP Ltd |
| Acronym | EAL | Early Access Letter | | - All - |
| Description | F10 | F10 Form | Form to notify the HSE of a proposed construction project | - All - |
| Abbreviation | Fcast | Forecast e.g. Fcast Access = Forecast Access | | - All - |
| Acronym | FEA | Final Engineering Approval | | - All - |
| Acronym | FP | Full Planning (Unlimited Time) | | - All - |
| Acronym | GA | General Arrangement (Drawing) | High Level Drawings showing the General layout of the site. | - All - |
| Acronym | GAA | General Arrangement Approval | Client Approval of the General Arrangement Drawings | - All - |
| Acronym | GDO or GPDO | General Permitted (Development) Order-56days | The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 is a Statutory Instrument which sets out what is Permitted Development. ie what can be built without obtaining planning permission. It was made under powers granted by the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and the Coal Industry Act 1994 and came into force on 3 June 1995. | - All - |
| Acronym | GF | Green Field | A piece of previously undeveloped land, in a city or rural area, either currently used for agriculture, landscape design, or just left to nature. | - All - |
| Acronym | GRN | Good Received Note | A record of goods at the point of receipt, or authorisation to invoice (ATI) | - All - |
| Acronym | H&S | Health and Safety | | - All - |
| Acronym | HSE | Health and Safety Executive | A Government Organisation who's job is to protect people against risks to health or safety arising out of work activities. Provides advice, guidance, regulations and inspections. | - All - |
| Acronym | IEA | Initial Engineers Approval | | - All - |
| Abbreviation | Issd | Issued | | - All - |
| Acronym | LBC | Listed Building Consent | Listed Building Consent is required in order to carry out any works to a Listed Building which will affect its special value for listing purposes. This will almost certainly be necessary for any major works, but may also be necessary for minor alterations and possibly even repairs and maintenance. | - All - |
| Acronym | LD | Legal Drawings / Lease Drawings | | - All - |
| Abbreviation | LD_Issd | Legal / Lease Drawings Issued Date | The Date the Drawings were issued by the Design Office or Design Administration to the Distribution list defined with the design process | - All - |
| Acronym | LL | Landlord | | - All - |
| Acronym | LN | Licensed Notification | Process to advise the LPA of permitted development under Class A Part 24 of the Town and County Planning Order 1985. | - All - |
| Acronym | LOV | List of Values | | - All - |
| Acronym | LPA | Local Planning Authority | The statutory authority (usually the local council) whose duty it is to carry out the planning function for its area. | - All - |
| Acronym | MIS | Management Information system | | - All - |
| Acronym | MRP | Material Requirements Planning | software based production planning and inventory control system used to manage manufacturing processes. | - All - |
| Acronym | MSV | Multi Skilled Visit | A site visit with a variety of personnel with a range of differing skills. | - All - |
| Acronym | OMV | Open Market Value | The best price which might reasonably be expected to be obtained at arms' length for an interest in a property. | - All - |
| Abbreviation | PANS | Panoramic Photography | Panoramic photography is a technique of photography, using specialised equipment or software, that captures images with elongated or 360 degree filed of view. | - All - |
| Acronym | PD | Planning Drawings | | - All - |
| Abbreviation | PD_Issd | Planning Drawings Issued Date | The Date the Drawings were issued by the Design Office or Design Administration to the Distribution list defined with the design process | - All - |
| Acronym | PGAD | Plant General Arrangement Drawings | High Level Drawings showing the General layout of the site. | - All - |
| Acronym | PIMS | Project Information Management System | An in-house Project Management and Resource Planning system for all site instructions within the core operations - Acquisition, Planning, Design, Construction and Estate Management. Powered by SQL Database. | - All - |
| Acronym | PM | Project Manager | | - All - |
| Acronym | PO | Purchase Order | A commercial document issued by a buyer to a seller, indicating types, quantities, and agreed prices for products or services the seller will provide to the buyer. | - All - |
| Acronym | POC | Proof of Contribution | Percentage Value/Profit margin where 100% would indicate no costs, and 0% would indicate no profit. 105 would be low profit, 90% would be high profit. | - All - |
| Acronym | QA | Quality Assurance / Quality Assured | A set of activities intended to ensure that products (goods and/or services) satisfy customer requirements in a systematic, reliable fashion. | - All - |
| Acronym | QM | Quality Manager | The person within a company who is ultimately responsible for the Quality Management System. | - All - |
| Acronym | QMS | Quality Management System | A set of processes that ensure a common sense approach to the management of a company or organisation | - All - |
| Acronym | REC | Regional Electrical Company (Superseded with DNO) | | - All - |
| Acronym | RFB | Ready For build | A State where all Acquisition, Design and Planning has been cleared and a site is ready for construction. | - All - |
| Acronym | RFI | Ready for Invoicing | A billing line or item that has been GRN'd or ATI has been received and is Ready for invoicing. | - All - |
| Acronym | RFQ | Request for Quote | | - All - |
| Acronym | RPI | Retail Price Index | Retail Price Index. An inflationary indicator that measures the change in the cost of a fixed basket of retail goods. | - All - |
| Acronym | RTB | Ready to Build | | - All - |
| Acronym | SHEQ | Safety, Health, Environment & Quality | | - All - |
| Acronym | SL | Site Layout | High Level Drawings showing the General layout of the site. | - All - |
| Acronym | SLA | Service Level Agreement | | - All - |
| Acronym | SME | Small and Medium Enterprises | | - All - |
| Acronym | SOR | Schedule of Rates | A series of prices contractually agreed for a range of services | - All - |
| Acronym | TLQ | Technical Liaison Query | | - All - |
| Acronym | TLR | Traffic Light Rating | The Traffic Light Model must be used to give an overall Rating for each proposed site. The Model combines elements of subjectivity and objectivity and is intended as a guide to the degree of consultation necessary. | - All - |
| Acronym | TQ | Technical Query | | - All - |
| Acronym | UKAS | United Kingdom Accreditation Service | The United Kingdom Accreditation Service is the sole national accreditation body recognised by government to assess, against internationally agreed standards, organisations that provide certification, testing, inspection and calibration services. | - All - |
| Acronym | WIP | Work In Progress | Work currently undertaken, and usually defined as not invoiced and completed. | - All - |