Working in partnership with you, to determine and understand your forward plan (pipeline) of procurements, enabling a programmed support mechanism.
Our bespoke procurements are based around two options:
- Option 1 – Light Touch – A supportive/light touch role to assist you through the procurement process
- Option 2 – All Inclusive – Delivering the complete procurement process on your behalf
Option 1 – Light Touch
We’ll provide a supportive, critical friend role to assist you through the procurement process
Includes:
- Issue formal written advice on the specification and documentation
- Provide our standard Selection Questionnaire (SQ) and Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation templates and draft contract documents
- Advice on inclusion of social value in the tendering process
- Review and sign off completed documentation prior to issue
- Facilitate the exercise via our etender system (NEPO portal) as an administrative task
- Advertise via Find a Tender Service, if appropriate
- Advice on evaluation process
Out of scope:
- Development of questions and scoring methodology
- Letters and Post Contract Award Period
- Legal advice
- Regulation 84 Report/Outcome Report – details the procurement process, bidders, scores and reasons for scores.
- Contract management
Option 2 – All Inclusive
Full delivery and facilitation of the process from pre-work, through advertising, to selection and award
Includes:
- Issue formal written advice on the specification and documentation
- Our standard Selection Questionnaire (SQ) and Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation templates and draft contract documents and sign off completed documentation prior to issue
- Advice on inclusion of social value in the tendering process
- Advise and develop questions and scoring methodology
- Market consultation prior to document issue
- Draft and publish via Find a Tender Service, if appropriate
- Facilitate the exercise via our e-tender system (NEPO portal)
- Manage SQ and ITT stages including clarifications and communications via portal
- Manage evaluation process at all stages – including ‘front-end’ (pass/fail) checks, formation of evaluation panel, circulation of documents, moderation of evaluation
- Production of Outcome Report – details the procurement process, bidders, scores and reasons for scores
- Production and issue of award letters and feedback to bidders
- Management of ‘stand-still’ period and bidder queries/challenges
- Issue contract and arrange pre-meeting
- Arrange ‘sealing’ of signed contracts
- Publish Contract Award Notice
- Arrange formal contract handover
Out of scope:
- Legal advice
- Contract management
Please contact us for more information.