This will involve:
- identifying and agreeing feasible and realistic procurement objectives and options
- identifying and evaluating a range of procurement methods capable of meeting project key objectives against appropriate criteria
- selecting, recommending and agreeing the most effective procurement method with the client and other interested parties
- ensuring that the agreed procurement method meets client constraints and relevant legal and statutory requirements
- agreeing and confirming the procurement method selected and appropriate implementation procedures
Occupational Context
- Procurement methods:
- single tender or negotiation
- competitive tender
- two-stage tender
- Evaluation criteria:
- degree of risk
- relative cost
- timescales
- complexity
- quality
- Clients' constraints:
- Legal and statutory requirements:
- common law
- contract law
- regulations, codes of practice and procedure
Knowledge Requirements
You need to know and understand how to:
- Identify and agree procurement objectives and options
- Identify and evaluate a range of procurement methods
- Select the most effective procurement method
You need to know about:
Procurement options
- Normal types and methods of procurement
- How to evaluate what methods of procurement best suit different types of project, taking account of complexity, value and timescale for completion
- Client requirements and preferences for procurement routes
Procurement methods
- The costs, risks and benefits of alternative methods of procurement
- Standard procurement procedures applying to different methods of procurement
- Legal and regulatory requirements applying to particular categories of client and project type (including EU legislation)
- The archaeologist's duties and responsibilities as they apply to different forms of procurement
- Legal and ethical issues applying to the conduct of the procurement process
Required Skills
N/A
Evidence Required
You should provide evidence that you can agree a procurement procedure
The candidate should be questioned, based upon the documentation provided, to explore how they
- selected, recommended and agreed the most effective procurement method with the client
- identified and agreed procurement objectives and options
- identified and evaluated a range of procurement methods
- verified that the procurement method meets client constraints and relevant legal and statutory requirements
- agreed and confirmed the method selected and appropriate implementation procedures
Evidence Rules
- The candidate should have been involved in the procurement of works, good and services.
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