Procurement Advice & Sourcing Services

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 Our procurement service approach is consistent with Commonwealth and State government best practice procurement policies, involves five broad stages: (1) Procurement planning), (2) Preparing to approach the market, (3) Approaching the market, (4) Evaluating submissions, and (5) Concluding the procurement and contract management.

Procurement delivery models are structured frameworks that sets out how a procurement (acquisition project or sustainment support) are implemented - assessing how the project will be delivered from a procurement and commercial perspective, which depends on the nature, scope and characteristics of the project/program. Selection of the most appropriate procurement delivery models can have a significant impact on the value-for-money outcomes for business, and consider:

• scope - what is the nature and scope of the work being contracted and whether the business requirements are sufficiently certain and capable of clear definition?
• cost - who bears the risk of contract over-runs?
• time - who bears schedule risk?
• design - who bears design risk?
• certification - who bears technical and/or operational certification risk?
• equipment performance and availability - who bears total system performance and availability risk?
• governance - does the business have sufficient and capacity and capability to effectively conduct the procurement process for the delivery model and effectively manage the contract?

Spacek Advisory recognises that for complex procurements, collaborative relationships in the procurement lifecycle better enhance value-for-money outcomes - where business relationships are formed so parties work together achieve common outcomes, recognising each party will have different business outcomes, but where firm will do business together in ways that go beyond normal company-to-company dealing but fall short of a merger or a full partnership.

This often takes the from of a process, rather that a specific form of contract, and recognises features of a relationship, such as:

• mutual goals
• joint maximisation of benefits
• long-term agreements
• parties working in good faith
• transparency
• fair and timely dispute resolution
• prudent risk taking
• fairness and common sense