Definition
A local purchase request (LPR) is a quick internal request to buy something locally, usually small or urgent items, that goes straight to an order without full sourcing.
What is a local purchase request used for?
Companies use LPRs where collecting several formal quotes would cost more time than it saves, for example consumables or a part needed on site today. The LPR records what’s needed, where it should be delivered and any preferred supplier; the buyer then gets a price and converts it into a purchase order.
Example: a site team raises an LPR for 25 safety harnesses; the buyer phones two local suppliers and converts the LPR into an LPO for SAR 3,750.
The term is most common in the Gulf, and usage varies between companies, so define in your purchasing policy when an LPR is allowed instead of a full purchase requisition. See LPO, PO or LPR?