Short course - Introduction to Commercial, Contracts and Supply
This two-day course provides participants with an overview of the key elements of a commercial procurement process, covering procurement decisions and strategies and working collaboratively with contractors and other stakeholder organisations. It also provides an overview of contracts, their purpose, their main features and how they are used.
Course Overview
The Introduction to Commercial, Contracts and Supply course provides participants with an overview of commercial activities within a project and programme environment from acquisition strategies and the tender process, to supply chain development and management.
Participants will explore the key principles underpinning procurement and contracting, and the implications this has on cost and pricing.
The course is available to all professionals working in a project or programme environment although will be especially useful to participants who contribute to the commercial aspects of a project.
On this course you will...
- Define commercial activity and the procurement process
- Understand where procurement fits within the project lifecycle
- Understand contracts, contract management and the contract process
- Understand the tender process, works information and associated documents
- Understand collaborative working and supply chain development
What our course participants have to say
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Fantastic tutor and I would thoroughly recommend her to colleagues and friends. She answered each and every question, and provided a wide variety of example scenarios to help further the opportunity of learning.
Feedback from participants on Introduction to Commercial, Contracts and Supply, March 2021
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Very interesting course and will be used in my work in the future.
Feedback from participants on Introduction to Commercial, Contracts and Supply, December 2020
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"Excellent tutor, very engaging and knowledgeable"
Feedback from participants on Introduction to Commercial, Contracts and Supply, July 2021
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