Procurement Manager

You need to declare this on the personal interest form and must ensure that the University is notified of this whenever any business dealings may be impacted by this relationship.

Please review the supplier process.

This needs to be discussed with the Procurement Service who will be able to advice on the best course of action. It may be necessary to re-issue the tender, or in the case of an EU tender, re-advertise.

This needs to be discussed with the Procurement Service who will be able to advice on the best course of action. It may be necessary to re-issue the tender, or in the case of an EU tender, re-advertise.

You will need to complete the appropriate Sold Note or Gifts of Second Hand Goods and Materials form in compliance with the appropriate procedure.

This will depend on the complexity of the requirement, but all requisitions will be reviewed, though not necessarily auctioned, within 3 working days, as it will depend upon the level of purchase required.

The issue of whether a University remains a contracting authority for the purposes of EU procurement law depends on the precise source of funding and this would need to be reviewed by an independent legal expert to determine.

This is classed as fraud and must not be done under any circumstance. It is the cardholder’s responsibility to use the card in accordance with the training and policy.

When it comes down to it, you can look at just two aspects of spend to determine whether a category is ripe for producing cost savings in a short time frame: effort and impact. You can create a quadrant representing the four combinations of these two factors. All categories of spend identified in your spend analysis should be assigned to one of these quadrants. The categories of spend with low effort and high impact should be the first ones considered if you had to produce cost savings in a short time frame.

If you operate in the United States and purchase goods from US suppliers, you should be familiar with the UCC. It is the body of law that covers the purchase and sale of goods within the US above a certain monetary threshold.

As the limit is so close to the threshold set in the legislation, it would be appropriate to treat this as an EU tender. Failure to do so may result in the tender having to be aborted if costs escalated over the EU threshold.

Unless the supplier is legitimate single source, there should be no stipulation in advance of a tender of who the stakeholder or approver wishes to use. A full tender exercise will be completed that will determine the supplier best placed to fulfill the requirement.

Only where there is a specific need to link in to other equipment for compatibility reasons cans a brand be specified. If there is no issue with compatibility, a particular brand cannot be specified. The Procurement Service will be able to provide advice.

Much like the question about accomplishments, this deceptively simple query can reveal how a candidate will tackle the challenges that crop up on their new job. Experience brings insight, and with it the potential for paradigm shifts that can benefit your organization with the right hire.

This should be notified to the approver and where the value is over £30 the gifts and hospitality form should be completed and sent to the Procurement Service. The gift should then be raffled within the Department with the proceeds being donated to charity.

Whether or not records are kept of supplies depends on a number of factors such as the cost of supplies, use of supplies (for consumption versus for use in manufacturing or billable services), the cost of poor supply record keeping versus the cost of keeping records and so forth. However, for higher value, higher volume supplies that are considered direct costs, a computerized inventory management system should be used to track supplies. This is important for a number of reasons including accounting accuracy, replenishment efficiency, and others.

UNICEF is dedicated to protecting children’s and women’s rights through helping them meet their basic needs and expanding their opportunities. Making essential supplies available, accessible and affordable is core to this commitment. Procurement Services enables UNICEF to support Governments, NGOs, UN Agencies and other development partners in fulfilling children’s right to survival and development and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. The primary purpose is to ensure that Governments and other development partners can access UNICEF’s supply networks, experience and expertise to procure strategic, essential commodities for children.

Price comparison is easy when you are buying a standard product that is offered by multiple suppliers. You have easy access to price data points for comparison. But, when you are purchasing a customized product from a single source, you do not have the luxury of multiple price data points. Therefore, you need to use other techniques. One of those other techniques is using a “should cost model.”