A Modern Approach to Procurement: A Strategic Perspective

17 May 10 - 28 May 10 - London Book this course 01 Nov 10 - 12 Nov 10 - Book this course
Duration: 2 weeks
Price:£3700
Course ref: 10PROC

Overview:

This programme is designed to help you adapt clear procurement strategies in order to transform the role of your procurement directorate and gain maximum value for money and commercial advantage for your organisation.

It is of particular benefit to those participants with some existing experience in procurement and wish to understand a more modern approach to enhancing the benefits that leading procurement thinking can bring. There will be an emphasis on world bank procurement, central government and private sector perspective which is enhanced through site visits and guest speakers with UK and international experience including the fast developing area of sustainable procurement.

Some aspects of the procurement cycle will be considered at a more advanced level including tender evaluation and contract management in order to minimise the financial and operational damage that is caused when a contractor fails in contractual obligations.
 



Learning objective
You will be able to:
  • The stimulation to sit back and reflect on how a different approach to procurement and developing strategies can bring enormous value for money benefits to organisations and governments
  • Understand the policies and procedures of World Bank procurement
  • Understand the opportunities arising in the international market place with the rapid expansion of business process outsourcing
  • Understand a range of options available to safeguards against non-performance of contracts

Course content
  • The latest developments in UK procurement policies
  • A process to develop national and local procurement strategies
  • Processes of the World Bank’s articles of agreement
  • How a successful association and a ‘win-win’ approach with providers maximises long term benefits
  • How to use tender evaluation methodology to a contractor’s proposal
  • Understanding the drivers and critical success factors for successful business process outsourcing (BPO)

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