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- Step 1 - A strong lead
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Step 2 - A clear picture
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Procurement
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Procurement Cycle
- Procurement Cycle Graphic
- Requirement to purchase identified
- Plan the process
- Prepare the documentation
- Identify possible suppliers
- Issue & receipt of RFQ & RFT
- Evaluation of submissions
- Post tender negotiation
- Award & place the Contract
- Delivery
- Supplier is paid
- Manage & monitor performance
- Review the process
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Procurement Cycle
- Benchmarking
- Spend Analysis
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Procurement
- Step 3 - Structure
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Step 4 - Into action
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Procurement Procedures
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The processes
- Identify need for goods or services
- Competition
- The competitive process
- When to use Quotations & tenders
- Producing a specification
- Purchasing Consortia
- Identifying potential suppliers
- Commodity arrangements
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Tender documentation
- Advertising - contract notice
- Letter of acknowledgement
- Pre-Qualification Questionnaire
- Letter of Invitation
- Instructions to tenderers
- Conditions of tender submission
- Evaluation (award) criteria
- Form of tender
- Terms & Conditions of Contract
- Additional information required
- Alternative (Variant) proposals
- Qualification of the contract
- Bona Fide declarations
- Quotation documentation
- Service level agreements (SLA)
- Receipt of sealed bids
- Procurement cards
- International trade
- Control considerations
- Financial considerations
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The processes
- Useful Web Links
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Procurement Procedures
- Step 5 - Measuring reviewing & improving
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Models and Guides
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Legislation
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EU Public Procurement Legislation
- Types of Communication
- Contract Types - definitions
- Central Purchasing Bodies
- Valuation of a contract
- Award procedures
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Timescales
- PIN timescales
- Open procedure timescales
- Restricted procedure timescales
- Accelerated restricted timescales
- Competitive dialogue timescales
- Negotiated procedure timescales
- Accelerated negotiated timescales
- Contract award notice timescales
- Extreme urgency
- Non-mandatory notices
- Electronic issue of documents not available
- Summary of timescales
- Supplier selection criteria
- Award criteria
- Tender documentation
- Notification of contract award
- Remedies
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Law of Contract
- What is a contract?
- Elements of a contract
- Discharge of the contract
- Breach of contract
- Laws concerning contracts
- Terms & conditions of contract
- Payment terms
- Glossary of phrases in contract law
- Freedom of Information
- Health & Safety
- WEEE
- Equality & Race Relations
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EU Public Procurement Legislation
- IBIS
- Key Performance Indicators
- National Benchmarking Exercise
- Whole Life Costing
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Legislation
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Sample Documentation
- Strategies, Policies & Procedures
- Template Documentation
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Tender Specifications
- A - Audio Visual, Multimedia, Entertainment & the Arts
- B - Library & Periodicals
- C - Catering
- D - Medical, Surgical & Nursing
- E - Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry, Horticulture & Geology
- F - Furniture, Furnishings & Textiles
- H - Janitorial & Domestic
- J - Utilities
- K - Computing
- L - Laboratory
- M - Workshop & Maintenance (Labs & Estates)
- P - Printing & Reprographics
- Q - Telecommunications, Postal & Mailroom
- R - Professional Fees & Bought-in Services
- S - Stationery & Office Supplies
- T - Transport incl vehicle hire & subsistence
- U - Safety & Security
- V - Vehicles
- W - Estates, Buildings & Facilities Management
- X - Miscellaneous
- Estates / Construction Specifications
- Finance & Administration Specifications
- IT & Telecoms Specifications
- Terms & Conditions of Contract
- Other Guidance Material
- List of Contributors
- Submit sample documents
A procurement policy is a document that translates the institution's aims and objectives, as outlined in its procurement strategy, into programmes and courses of action. It states how the institution will obtain the various goods, services and works needed to operate successfully, defining practical approaches and the circumstances in which each will be applied. The day-to-day implementation of the strategy and policy will be contained within, for example, a procurement procedures manual.
Key areas to be addressed in a procurement policy document include:
- An Endorsement
- An Introduction
- Procurement Office - Aims & Vision
- Authority to commit funds on behalf of the institution
- Authority for Procurement
- Sourcing New Suppliers and required Quotations and Tenders
- Responsibility Statements
- Nominated Buyers
- Unauthorised Expenditure
- Separation of Duties
- Fraud
- Legislative considerations
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