Procurement

Good procurement results in successful projects and value for money. Poor procurement, particularly of Frameworks, can result in years of poor/mediocre project delivery, difficult relationships and wasted money – or even legal challenges from unsuccessful bidders. 

Stradia always ensures that the procurement process is robust, efficient and delivers each Client’s objectives in full. 

Stradia brings a potent mix of insight and practical experience when assisting Clients with their procurement process. We bring simplicity and clarity to a process that is often unnecessarily over-complicated, unclear and time consuming.

Whether your procurement strategy is already defined or whether you are at inception stage we can offer advice and ideas to ensure that your procurement process delivers the results you want.

With our focus very firmly on simple and efficient approaches that save time and money; we build clarity into the procurement process and help build capacity in your team through skills and knowledge transfer. 

How we can help
With a thorough understanding of the OJEU regulations and many years of experience in public sector construction procurement, Stradia consultants work closely with each Client to support them in the most relevant way – from offering strategic advice through to providing a full procurement service. Our procurement services include:

• Understanding the Client’s specific objectives
• Advising on procurement strategy
• Advising on the most appropriate form of contract and commercial arrangement
• Programming and managing the procurement period to achieve deadlines
• Preparing clear, concise tender documentation, including:
  - Compliance with current regulations
  - Clear instructions to bidders Relevant qualitative questions 
  - Robust cost models
• Designing a tender evaluation strategy to select contractors or consultants using robust processes and scoring systems, including:
  - Qualitative assessment 
  - Commercial assessment 
  - Scores summarised in a clear evaluation matrix with supporting documentation
  - Procurement Report on completion to provide a clear audit trail