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In public sector procurement, according to EU legislation, certain items must be procured via open-competition. What type of items are these?
Answer : B
The correct answer is 'items of high value'. This links into the EU procurement principle of 'Proportionality' meaning that the procurement process must be proportionate to the value of the contract. Therefore, high value contracts must be procured via competition. What is considered 'high value' is decided by 'thresholds'. These are amended every 2 years to account for inflation etc, but you don't need to know what the thresholds are for this exam. P.75
Which of the following documents would you expect a supplier to submit as part of a Request for Proposal? Select THREE
Answer : A, C, D
You would expect a supplier to submit full pricing information, risk assessments and method statements. However, depending on what you're procuring, you might not need to see risk assessments or method statements. Liquidity and Gearing may be looked at during the Pre-Qualification stage, but wouldn't form part of a RFP. See p.76
Which of the following is not a type of tender process used in the Public Sector?
Answer : D
Unrestricted is not a type of tender. The 5 types are; open, restricted, competitive with negotiation, competitive dialogue and innovative partnership (though this last one is very rare in the public sector). The five types are explained in detail on p.77
George is running a competition to find a supplier to install solar panels on the roof of his factory. The energy this produces will power some of the machines. Cost is an important factor, but there are also other considerations that are important such as how long the solar panels will last, and the maintenance costs if they ever break. What should George do?
Answer : A
George should use a weighted award criteria -- this will allow him to judge suppliers not only on cost, but also on the quality of their products and whether or not they can provide maintenance. For example George could weight the bids in this way; 40% cost, 30% durability of the panels and 30% maintenance costs. For more information on how weighted award criteria works see p.78
A competitive advantage can be gained by doing what?
Answer : C
The correct answer is 'Building better relationships with primary stakeholders'. This is a direct quote from the start of chapter 2.2: 'building better relationships with primary stakeholders such as employees, customers, suppliers and communities could lead to increased shareholder wealth by developing a competitive advantage'. The other three options wouldn't give you a competitive advantage; increasing prices would do the opposite, engaging in market research won't give you a competitive advantage unless you do something with that research such as implement a change to your business, and completing formal tenders for everything would be a waste of time and resources- there's no need to tender for low value, low risk items. See p.80
