Category: Procurement

Are you scratching your head to explain the difference between a Project V a Programme A programme usually requires strategic direction and a roadmap to navigate difficulties. A programme is a large change where the desired outcomes are known but some uncertainty about how results might be achieved. A roadmap will be a useful starting…

Guide to developing best practice procurement for a Greenfield site Write a standard operating procedure, this is useful to achieve a consistent and professional standard of service regardless of which person in the team you make contact with. This means as a minimum the end user will receive a standard level of service consistent with…

Sometimes you need to amend a contract after it’s awarded as a contract variation. How do you do this within the regulations? In the private sector, a contract variation can be made as long as they comply with the governance process or the procurement policy. Public sector buyers face a more stringent test as set…