This overview is intended to help an in-house lawyer to implement, support or review an organisation’s procurement processes and procedures. It is not intended to be an in-depth guide to all aspects of procurement.
All organisations need to buy ‘stuff’. Office supplies, raw materials, key IT infrastructure, business consultancy services, external legal support—the list is endless.
Your role as in-house lawyer is to:
ensure the procurement process is fair, transparent and legally compliant
test the procurement documentation before it is issued to ensure that it has the mechanics to ask the right questions to secure the right product/service, for the right price, at the right time, to the right standards and with the right supplier
ensure the process teases out the risks, bespoke clauses and other matters to be dealt with in the contract and that the final contract sets out the...
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