The Procurement Journey
Develop
In this develop stage you will be:
- gaining a deep understanding of your users and the problems you’re trying to solve for them
- iteratively designing proportionate, outcome-based requirements and evaluation criteria
- engaging openly, honestly and constructively with the market
- increasing transparency, competition and innovation
This will help you maximise opportunities to deliver greater value in contributing to positive social, economic, environmental and cultural outcomes.
Route One
Procurements worth an estimated value under £25,000 including VAT, which are non-repetitive and considered low risk.
View Develop Route 1Route Two
Procurements with a total estimated value between £25,000 including VAT and the World Trade Organisation Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA) thresholds.
View Develop Route 2Route Three
Procurements with a total estimated value equal to or above the WTO GPA thresholds.
View Develop Route 3Tender
When you’ve completed the develop stage, it’s time to tell potential suppliers that you’re ready to receive bids. You will be letting potential suppliers know:
- the outcomes and impact you’re trying to achieve, and why
- how you’ll fairly evaluate their bids to make sure they’re being treated equally
- how they can ask questions about the procurement and the anticipated work
- your timetable for awarding the contract
Your user-centred, design-led and iterative approach at the develop stage, will increase quality at this tender stage.
Route One
Procurements worth an estimated value under £25,000 including VAT, which are non-repetitive and considered low risk.
View Tender Route 1Route Two
Procurements with a total estimated value between £25,000 including VAT and the World Trade Organisation Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA) thresholds.
View Tender Route 2Route Three
Procurements with a total estimated value equal to or above the WTO GPA thresholds.
View Tender Route 3Contract
You’re now ready to award the contract. You will be:
- telling the winning bidder of your intention to award a contract to them, and tell other bidders that they’ve not been successful.
- capturing lessons learned to continuously improve commercial approaches for future procurements.
- starting mobilisation and implementation to create a good contract and supplier relationship management, and a planned and managed exit at contract end.
Lessons learned throughout the contract stage should be used to inform the development stage of what’s planned to come next.
Route One
Procurements worth an estimated value under £25,000 including VAT, which are non-repetitive and considered low risk.
View Contract Route 1Route Two
Procurements with a total estimated value between £25,000 including VAT and the World Trade Organisation Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA) thresholds.
View Contract Route 2Route Three
Procurements with a total estimated value equal to or above the WTO GPA thresholds.
View Contract Route 3