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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Establish goods and services to be procured
   • Determine and agree organisation need for goods and/ or services to be procured
   • Obtain specifications for goods and services to be procured from relevant personnel and clarify as required
   • Research and identify supply market for goods and/ or services to be procured
   • Select procurement methods most appropriate to particular goods and services to be procured
   • Communicate with stakeholders to approve goods and/ or services to be procured
2. Evaluate specifications of procurement
   • Assess the scope and function of goods and/or services to be procured, identifying outcomes, objectives and logistics
   • Establish procurement timeframe and develop a schedule for tender of goods and/ or services
   • Create measurable outputs for desired contractual outcomes
   • Specify resource requirements and stakeholders responsible for key procurement activities
3. Identify suppliers
   • Conduct market analysis to identify suppliers
   • Develop request for quotation documentation and invite suppliers to bid
   • Review suppliers against procurement requirements and organisational protocols
   • Make recommendations about preferred offers, seek and obtain approval from relevant personnel
4. Manage procurement plan
   • Establish a strategy for managing the outputs from the supplier
   • Develop key performance indicators to monitor performance and ensure outcomes are achieved
   • Create a management strategy for transition in/out issues
   • Consult with stakeholders to confirm procurement plan
   • Consult with stakeholders through all stages of the development of the procurement plan