Electro Systems PLC is a public sector manufacturer of highly technical solutions for the telecommunications industry. The market in which it operates is fast-paced and ever-changing because of the latest inventions and developments. The products it procures are high-cost and can be subject to lengthy lead times. Michael Jones, the procurement director, believes that establishing framework agreements would be beneficial to the tendering process. How could this assist them?
While it is recognised that longer-term contracts have the potential to drive significant benefits for the organisation, a number of situations are more suited to making one-off purchases. Which of the below situations is likely to be more suited to a one-off purchase?
Company A based in Canada signed a commercial contract with Company B in Egypt. Both countries are Contracting States to Vienna Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. The contract states that "The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of Canada". Which of the following set of rules will be applied if dispute between contracting parties occurs?
CMS Corp goes into a gainshare agreement with the contractor, EIP Ltd. Both parties agree that the final fee will be calculated on target cost - target fee basis. Which of the following will affect the final fee payable in this gainshare agreement? Select TWO that apply:
Nestle gave away records of “Rockin’ Shoes†or a voucher to people who sent in three wrappers from Nestle’s 6d. milk chocolate bars as well as 1s 6d. Which of the following were the consideration of Nestle’s customer? Select TWO that apply
In order to reduce the internal cost of administration from the raising of high-volume, low-value orders such as office stationery, a procurement manager implements the use of call-off orders for such circumstances. Is this an acceptable thing to do?
When writing an implementation section for an IT requirements specification, which factors would be appropriate for inclusion? Select TWO that apply.
In order to monitor supplier’s performance, an organization decides to draft performance management frameworks. Which of the following are the components of a performance management framework? Select THREE that apply: