Procurement And Tendering Flashcards
What are the 4 main procurement routes
Design and build
Traditional
Construction Management
Management Contracting
Name 7 tender routes
Open
Selective
Staged (single and two)
Framework agreement
Negotiated
Serial
Public
What’s the difference between tendering and procurement
Procurement is the overall act of obtaining goods and services
Tendering is an important phase in the procurement strategy
What are the tender documents
Invitation to tender
Form of tender
Contract conditions
Instructions to tender
Project info
Design info
Pre- construction info
Tender query form
Pricing doc
Appendices
What is the form of tender
The form that the contractor signs and returns with their proposed tender, in terms of price and programme.
What’s the instructions to tenderers document
Sets out what is expected to be returned by the contractor and by what date.
Also sets out scoring mechanisms, questionnaires and who to direct queries to
What pricing doc is used for a design and build procurement route
Contract sum analysis
What are the two ways of issuing tenders
Traditional
E tendering
What are the pros of e tendering
Reduction of paper and printing costs
Can track the time of tender opening
Collates tender queries in one place
Should tender queries be answered back to all tendering contractors?
Yes
When is serial tendering used
Often on large projects with a number of phases
How does serial tendering work
The first phase is tendered on a competitive basis which serves as a framework to negotiate the following phases
What’s the advantage of serial tendering
The client knows the contractor was selected in a competitive environment for the first phase and so the follow on negotiated tender should be sound
What’s the negatives of serial tendering
As time goes on the basis of the original tender won’t be applicable and will need to be renegotiated anyway
How do firms apply to be on a framework
Open tenders are advertised for them to apply
Who can be selected once the framework list is agreed
Only companies on the framework approved list
What are the pros of frameworks/ approved supplier lists
Reduce procurement costs for large numbers of contracts for similar work
Confidence in all contractors on the list
What is open tendering
A tender process which allows anyone to express and interest to tender
What’s selective tendering
A shortlist drawn up by the project team/ client or drawn from a pre agreed framework/ approved suppliers list
What’s negotiated tender
A contractor is selected and then negotiating begins
What’s included in an invitation to tender
A formal invitation to tender
Project description
The return date
Contact detail for queries
What does PCSA stand for
Pre construction services agreement