Managing Public Procurement

What you will be able to do

By the end of this programme you will be able to:

• Operate within the public procurement framework, principles and governance
• Follow the methodology and process for public project tendering
• Draft public contracts and apply negotiation techniques
• Appraise supplier performance and rationalise the supplier base
• Detect procurement fraud and manage the associated risks

Programme outline

Public procurement is governed by a defined framework of principles and governance, and its tendering and contracting steps follow a set methodology. The programme covers that framework and the strategic alignment of public procurement policy, then moves through the methodology and process for public project tendering, contract drafting, negotiation techniques and the associated legal and ethical issues, supplier performance appraisal, supplier base rationalisation and delisting, and procurement fraud detection. On completion you will be able to apply the methodology and process for public project tendering, appraise and rationalise the supplier base, and apply fraud detection and risk management measures in public procurement.

1. Public Procurement Framework, Principles and Governance
2. Strategic Alignment and Public Procurement Policy
3. Category Management and Spend Analytics
4. Methodology and Process for Public Project Tendering
5. Contract Methodology and Drafting Public Contracts
6. Negotiation Techniques, Legal and Ethical Issues
7. Supplier Performance Appraisal and Evaluation
8. Supplier Base Rationalisation and Delisting
9. Procurement Fraud Detection and Risk Management
10. Key Success Factors of Managing Public Procurement
11. Practical Exercises on Managing Public Procurement

Who should attend

You buy with public money, inside a defined framework of principles and governance. The programme is intended for Procurement Executives, Contracts Officers, Tender Administrators and Procurement Managers in government agencies, statutory boards and public sector organisations. Category managers handling public spend, and those appraising suppliers or rationalising the supplier base, will find the later sessions particularly applicable.

Approving this for your team? The programme is suitable for staff development budgets, and SIPMM can invoice your organisation directly and arrange group registrations.

Your trainer

The facilitator has extensive experience holding leadership positions in public procurement, and the sessions are interactive, with practical exercises on managing public procurement across the two days.