Guidance Note (Sourcing Playbook)

Competitive dialogue and competitive procedure with negotiation

In: Define > Sourcing strategy

Overview

This Guidance Note provides high-level guidance for departments on the competitive dialogue and competitive procedure with negotiation procurement procedures building on the requirement set out in Chapter 6 of the Sourcing Playbook.

Make sure you:

• read the Guidance Note and relevant Commercial Playbook
• seek legal and commercial advice in the context of specific procurements.

Additional support and guidance

Relevant areas of the Guidance Note at this commercial stage:

• Section 1: Context
• Section 2: What are competitive dialogue and competitive procedure with negotiation
• Section 3: When to use competitive dialogue or competitive procedure with negotiation
• Section 4: Why use competitive dialogue or competitive procedure with negotiation
• Section 5: Key stages in competitive dialogue or competitive procedure with negotiation
• Section 6, Stage 1: Planning and pre-market engagement
• Section 8.1: Deploying a robust dialogue / negotiation strategy
• Section 13, Appendix II: Role of the Senior Responsible Industry Executive

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This applies to

• Define > Business need
• Define > Market consultation and engagement
• Define > Sourcing strategy
• Procure > Finalise and publish procurement pack
• Procure > Selection stage
• Procure > Evaluation stage
• Procure > Contract award and implementation