We start at the beginning of the procurement lifecycle and cover pre-procurement market engagemen (AKA “soft market testing”).

This episode covers what contracting authorities need to know, required documents, key tips for valuing the contract, and future-proofing the procurement/contract.

In this episode Kay Day and Mary Mundy discuss the selection stage of the procurement procedure, including the purpose of selection questions, the importance of finance tests and the need for staff training and robust record keeping at this stage.

Kay Day and Mary Mundy discuss evaluation and moderation in procurement processes, including obligations, information that evaluators need to record, and what sort of information might be disclosable in a procurement challenge.