1. Critically evaluate client objectives and determine the appropriate selection of procurement systems for design and construction services.

Module title Procurement

You should prepare a report for the Mayor of Greater Manchester that –

 A. describes and critically reviews the current approaches to procurement in the construction sector.

B. includes an outline Procurement Strategy for a public or a private sector client (or another key stakeholder) in the region of concern to the mayor; this is a draft but should identify and describe the necessary key elements to drive social, environmental as well as economic outcomes.

Scenario Details

You are employed by the PLACE Group – whose core services in consultancy are project and programme management; and procurement and cost consultancy. PLACE have secured a prestigious appointment to provide advice to the Mayor of the Greater Manchester City Region who is seeking to develop a deal with the construction sector in the GM City Region as part of his re-election campaign for 2020.

The new Mayoral mission is pinning its hopes on encouraging public and private sector clients to use their procurement leverage to “procure for value”. The ambition is to embed a more strategic approach to procurement amongst both public and private sectors.

The belief is that the construction and infrastructure sectors can help “to drive improved (social as well as economic) value, improved productivity, more job creation and economic growth in the region; in turn this would support the building of sustainable supply chains and open opportunities for local firms. Such a sector would demonstrate circular economy principles and procurement and contractual models would be versatile enough to accommodate preconstruction, modularisation, offsite manufacturing, BIM and other evolutionary changes within the sector”.

Module Aims

 1. Explore the role of various procurement systems in various types of construction projects.

2. Critically examine strategic procurement approaches for effective and efficient design and construction solutions.

Knowledge and understanding

 Upon successful completion of the module, you will be able to:

1. Critically evaluate client objectives and determine the appropriate selection of procurement systems for design and construction services.

2. Critically evaluate supply chain relationships and partnering schemes and develop strategies for various stakeholders in the construction industry.

3. Advise the client on the selection of the appropriate procurement routes.

4. Advise relevant parties on the rationale regarding early strategic procurement decisions.

5. Determine the appropriate procurement system based on client objectives.

6. Develop communication skills to plan the management of supply chains.

7. Provide advice on developing strategies for partnering.