procurement process dispute
the challenge:
A public sector organisation faced a dispute as to whether
the award of a contract had been made under a flawed procurement
process. Our instructions were to review the procedure and
advise on any potential liability. This needed to be done
without de-railing the contract award procedure, which would have
potentially delayed the project.
our approach:
We undertook a complete review of the procurement process to
identify the potential risks for the client. This identified
actions that should be taken to enable our client to respond
proactively to the challenge it was facing, ensuring that steps
could be taken to prevent further disputes arising from the
review. The suggested actions also allowed the process to
continue with minimum disruption, which was an important objective
for our client.
the result:
The client completed the actions we identified as part of our
review and was able to proceed to contract award with minimal delay
in the procedure. An effective handover of services was also
secured, thus achieving their aims for the project.