This Advanced Bid Evaluation & Tendering Procedures training course looks at all of the factors that influence and are affected by the bidding process and bid evaluation. Understanding business requirements, market analysis, supply chain cost modeling, contract strategy, and contract-to-contract initiation are all important factors. Learn how to classify third-party products and services in your organization based on the delivery risk of their output values. The methodologies listed below can assist you in assigning the most appropriate market approach to a specific category or subcategory. All of this results in the best bidding process and bid evaluation. When should I play it safe by bidding only on experienced and proven providers? When and how should you look for a new supplier? What is the procedure for selecting the best supplier?
Determining the right market strategy
Developing the best-fit contracting methods
Planning and managing a tender procedure
How to optimize the interchange between Requesting Departments and Procurement groups?
How to prepare for and conduct professional negotiations with suppliers?
Categorize 3rd party goods and services established on supply risk and value of spend
Plan and manage a competitive tender process from A to Z
Determinate, evaluate, and construct proposals on how to manage procurement risks
Create an appropriate evaluation methodology to judge bids and tenders
Estimate vendor proposals from a technical and commercial perspective
Organize for and conduct professional negotiation with suppliers
Handle the outcomes from a competitive bid process
Leveraging the world's most suitable practices is proven in real business. This Advanced Tendering Procedures & Bid Evaluation training course will be delivered by a recognized Contracts & Procurement Professional who has been involved in delivering complex projects around the world. Exercises, role play built on carefully designed case studies will maximize hands-on practice.
Procurement evolves a competitive advantage for the company
More efficient and effective procurement practices
Better-fit approach to the supplier market
The decline in fallen procurements, where contractors and vendors refuse to participate in competitive procurements
Decrease in financial and other risks to the organization, by making more profitable contracts
Progress in the performance of contractor performance, by selecting more acceptable contractors, and using more suitable terms and conditions
Immediate new capability to articulate a structural contracting strategy
A greater sense of Professionalism
Updated with World-Class practices and trends
More exceptional ability to negotiate and manage contracts
Increased recognition by the organization because of a bigger impact
Visibly improved capability to seek buy-in from and impress senior stakeholders
Engineering Project Professionals
Contract Professionals and Administrators
Contract Analysts
Contract Engineers
Specifiers, Buyers and Purchasing Professionals
Procurement Officers
Anyone involved in the preparation, evaluation, and management of commercial invitations to tender, requests for bids and proposals and contracts for the purchase of services, materials or equipment
Classifying 3rd Party Spend into Categories
Market Approaches
Crafting the Contracting Strategy
Identifying and Mitigating Contracting Strategy Risks
Choosing the Best Contract Type, including
Lump-Sum Fixed Price Contracts
Unit Rate Contracts
Cost Plus Contracts
Day rate Contracts
Time and Materials Contracts
The Tendering Process
Seeking Expressions of Interest
Pre-qualification Methodologies
Basic Accounting and Economics
Total Cost of Ownership
How to Prepare Internal Cost Estimate
What is the role of negotiation?
Contents of the Tender Package
Ensuring a Robust Specification and Scope of Work
Defining the Response, You Require from Bidders
Essential Clauses in the Draft Terms and Conditions
Bid Security, Performance Security in Public Tenders
Anticipating and Reducing the Risk of Scope Change
Lowest Price or Best Value for Money
Stages of the Evaluation
Clarifying Bids to Assist the Evaluation
Choosing Evaluation and Award Criteria
Bid Evaluation Approaches (One-envelop, Two-envelop, Online Bidding)
Communicating the Results – Internally and Externally
Working with Tender Bonds and Performance Guarantees
Dealing with Disputed Contract Awards
Operating under Pre-contract Letters of Intent
Managing Pre-contract Scope Changes
Initiating Contract