Sourcing Strategy
Early involvement with all stakeholders including end users, specifiers and buyers is key to developing a proper risk based sourcing strategy. Procurement is about securing goods, works and services but it is also about managing risk. This can only be achieved by understand the market place, considering your position and potential supplier and contactors position in the market place and developing a risk / value based approach to ensure that you can deliver best value.
Pre Tender Stage
The Pre Tender Stage is vital to the successful outcome of your tender process.
Key issues to consider include,
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Prior Information Notice (PIN) and publication of Notices
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Engaging end users / specifiers and buyers
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User requirements
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Specifications
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Terms and conditions
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Selection of the most appropriate procedure Open, Restricted or Competitive Dialogue.
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Tender process timeline consider minimum elapsed timescales
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Review of market place and creating appropriate levels of competition.