Procurement Process
Overview
The Procurement Process workstream will be focussed on the initial five themes (below) extracted from the pre-kick off Survey feedback, as well as all live Q&A from the Pre-Market Engagement Kick-off Session, regarding Further Competition (FC) and Direct Award (DA) procurement routes. All discussions will be noted.
- Visibility of E-Marketplace (Direct Award)
- Uploading of Service Offers (DA)
- Inconsistent E-Tendering Platform (FC) used by Buyers
- Buyer’s responsibility in Further Competition
- CCS Guidance
The schedule of meetings for January 2022 will be as follows (MS Teams online):
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Fri 7th Jan 2022, 10am - 12pm Procurement Process 1st Session - Scoping
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Wed 12th Jan 2022, 1 - 3pm Procurement Process 2nd Session - Defining
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Wed 19th Jan 2022, 1 - 3pm Procurement Process 3rd Session - Refining/Submitting
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Fri 21st Jan 2022, 3 - 4pm Procurement Process - Connectivity in a Box Session
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Tue 25th Jan 2022, 2 - 4pm Procurement Process 4th Session - Feedback from Committee
(Please note, these meetings may change to suit availability of members but please make every effort to attend all sessions).
Announcements
| Title | Posted on |
|---|---|
| Connectivity in a Box - Definition Session | 2022-02-21 |
| Final Draft Proposals for Review | 2022-01-26 |
| Survey: Connectivity in a Box | 2022-01-23 |
| Reminder of Tracker Items, Proposals Submitted, and Session Later Today | 2022-01-21 |
| Feedback from Procurement Process Workshop 1 (7th January) | 2022-01-10 |
| Reminder of First Session on Fri 7th @ 10am | 2022-01-06 |
| NS3 Procurement Process Workstream Tracker | 2021-12-22 |
Events
Questions
Files
| Reference | Title | Version | Status | Cmts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPW-Intro Slides 03 | Introduction Slides from 3rd Session | 1 | Active | 0 |
| PPW-Minutes of Meeting 03 | Procurement Process_Minutes of Meeting_19012022 V1 Final | 1 | Active | 3 |
| PPW-CIAB Indicators & Q&A | Connectivity in a Box Draft Indicators for RFQ Template and Q&A | Not Applicable | 0 | |
| PPW-CIAB Minutes of Meeting 01 | Procurement Process_CiaB Minutes of Meeting_230222 V1 FINAL | 1 | Active | 0 |
| PPW-CIAB Minutes of Meeting 02 | Procurement Process_CiaB Minutes of Meeting_050422 V1 FINAL | 1 | Active | 0 |
| PPW-CIAB RFQ Template (FINAL) | CIAB Draft RFQ Template_FINAL | 2 | Accepted | 0 |
| PPW-CIAB Slides | Connectivity in a Box Slides Extract from Industry Day | 1 | Not Applicable | 0 |
| PPW-Intro Slides 01 | Introduction Slides from 1st Session | 1 | Not Applicable | 0 |
| PPW-Intro Slides 02 | Introduction Slides from 2nd Session | 1 | Active | 0 |
| PPW-Minutes of Meeting 01 | Procurement Process_Minutes of Meeting_07012022 V1 Final | 1 | Active | 0 |
| PPW-Minutes of Meeting 02 | Procurement Process_Minutes of Meeting_12012022 V1 Final | 1 | Active | 0 |
| PPW-Minutes of Meeting 04 | Procurement Process_Minutes of Meeting_21012022 V1 Final | 1 | Active | 0 |
| PPW-Minutes of Meeting 05 | Procurement Process_Minutes of Meeting_25012022 V1 Final | 1 | Active | 0 |
| PPW-Workstream Tracker | NS3 Procurement Process Workstream Tracker_V2 | 2 | Active | 0 |
Tracker
Outputs
Proposals
| Reference | Title | Cmts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PPW01 | Basware Portal Improvements | 2 | Accepted |
| PPW02 | Service Offer (SO) Approval Process Improvements | 1 | Accepted |
| PPW03 | Centralisation of E-tender Platforms, capture of opportunities, and clear naming of Buyer in notifications | 0 | Accepted |
| PPW04 | Buyer Tendering Guidance | 0 | Accepted |
| PPW05 | More Price Flexibility within Direct Award | 2 | Accepted |
| PPW06 | Clarity around Direct Award | 0 | Accepted |
| PPW07 | Additional CCS Guidance Improvements | 0 | Accepted |
| PPW08 | Connectivity in a Box Concept | 1 | Accepted |
| PPW09 | Social Value % and Evaluation | 0 | Accepted |