Competitive Dialogue is a procedure used by public-sector organisations to select contractors for complex, high-risk projects. Unlike other procedures, this one allows the buying authority to hold discussions with all the contenders throughout an extended bidding process, to help them refine their solutions. Competitive Dialogue is capable of creating a perfect match between contracts and contractors. But on the other hand, it can also lead to some intriguing game-playing… [...]
|
|||||
|
This article was first published in 2001 and is copyright © 2001, Richard Byford and Kevin Potts. All commercial rights reserved. Richard Byford and Kevin Potts assert and give notice of their rights under section 77 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 to be identified as the joint authors of this publication. [...] Richard Byford’s speaker’s notes from Project Challenge 2002 conference, Birmingham, England, 2nd May 2002. Just enough process The conventional wisdom about project assurance usually focuses on the processes, procedures and tools used. These include the use of planning and scheduling tools, requirements, configuration, resource and change management – and procedures to guarantee safety, accountability [...] I spent a very frustrating day trying to explain the difference between ‘MEAT’ and ‘the cheapest bid’ to a very nervous civil servant. MEAT, if you haven’t come across it, means Most Economically Advantageous Tender. I had been called in by a senior responsible officer (SRO) who was growing increasingly concerned the team running [...] |
|||||
|
Copyright © 2012 Stablebridge Limited - All Rights Reserved |
|||||