Procurement and Tendering Level 1 Flashcards
What guidance is available relating to procurement and tendering?
What are the differences in procurement between JCT standard and JCT with contractor’s design
What do you understand by pre-qualification
What types of tendering are you aware of?
What do you understand by serial tendering
What do you understand by single stage tendering
What do you understand by two stage tendering
What are the main factors that govern procurement route selection
How do single and two stage tenders differ?
What do you understand by procurement?
What is the difference between procurement and tendering
What procurement options are you aware of?
What are some of the benefits and pitfalls of the procurement options identified?
Which procurement option carries the most client risk?
When is a contract formed during procurement and tendering?
Explain the Find a Tender (FTS) e-tendering platform
When do tenders need to be legally posted on FTS
What is your understanding of the traditional procurement route?
What are the strengths of the traditional procurement route?
What are the weaknesses of the traditional procurement route?
What is your understanding of the design and build procurement route?
What are the strengths of D&B procurement route?
What are the weaknesses of D&B procurement route?
What is your understanding of the construction management route?
What are the strengths of the construction management route?
What are the weaknesses of the construction management route?
What is your understanding of the management contracting route?
What are the strengths of the management contracting procurement route?
What are the weaknesses of the management contracting procurement route?
What is your understanding of the public private partnership (PPP) procurement route?
What are the strengths of the public private partnership (PPP) procurement route?
What are the weaknesses of the public private partnership (PPP) procurement route?
Name three of the criteria that need to be considered before selecting a procurement route
What robust tendering techniques do RICS say can help ensure a positive tender result?
Name 3 of the items that RICS say that a robust tendering technique provides?
Name 3 key steps to good procurement management?
What are the 5 major steps in a procurement plan?
Explain your understanding of the impact of contractual relationships on the procurement route
Explain the roles and relationships of the parties under the various procurement routes.
What forms of procurement route are available that allow an early start on site?
How does the procurement route chosen affect cost certainty?
What methods of procurement are available to reduce confrontation?
Explain your understanding of the following terms: time certainty
Explain your understanding of the following terms: quick start
earliest finish
Explain your understanding of the following terms: earliest finish
Explain your understanding of the following terms: cost certainty
Explain your understanding of the following terms: cost control
Explain your understanding of the following terms: competition
How can you demonstrate value for money?
How do you ensure diligent quality and change management is implemented?
How do you allocate risk?
How do you manage risk?
What do the following mean; single stage tendering
two stage tendering
What do the following mean; two stage tendering
What do the following mean; negotiated tenders?
When and why would you use:
- single stage tender
- two stage tender
- negotiated tender
Explain what tendering means.
What rules do you tender under?
What processes might this involved?
How do you compile a tender list?
How do you undertake pre-qualification?
Explain how you prepare tender documentation.
How do you deal with errors in tenders?
Why is there wording in the tender documents that says the client is not bound to accept the lowest tender?
How long would a typical tender period be and why is this the case?
Does a tender always represent actual cost?
How do you issue tender documents?
Explain your understanding of e-tendering.
What RICS guidance are you aware of relating to this?
Explain how you would manage the tender process.
Explain tender opening procedures you are aware of.
How would you evaluate a tender?
How would you deal with an error?
How do you deal with qualifications?
Explain what you would include when compiling a tender report.
What are the main methods of choosing a contractor?
What are the procedures for tendering?
On what grounds would you re-tender?
Explain the rules of tendering you are aware of.
e.g. codes of practice or procedures
What regulations govern the client during the tender process?
What public sector EU or international regulations relate to the tender process?
Explain your understanding of the Government Construction Playbook in relation to the procurement of public works projects.
What is PAS 91 used for?
What is electronic tendering?
Do you know of any e-tendering services?
What are the advantages of e-tendering?
What is online bidding?
What is the aim of procurement law (in relation to public sector procurement) ?
Explain the key provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 to me.
What legislation does the 2023 Act repeal?
What is the purpose of the 2023 Act?
What procurement activities does the 2023 Act cover?
What are the notice requirements under the 2023 Act?
How can a contract be modified under the 2023 Act?
What are the main forms of procurement in construction?
How is procurement impacted by public / private client requirements?
How do time, cost, quality and risk impact procurement route selection?
How do time, cost, quality and risk impact tender method selection?
What is a procurement strategy?
What is the difference between a procurement and contract strategy?
