This one-day seminar is designed for public sector practitioners to help improve their understanding of the importance of the specification as a key document in any procurement exercise.

The final specification, issued at the tender stage, is a key document in the procurement process, and it is important that those undertaking it have the necessary knowledge, authority and experience.

Aimed at stakeholders, specifiers, procurement officers and contract managers who wish to gain a clearer understanding of the importance of drafting a compliant tender specification, the seminar will provide attendees with information on a variety of areas important to the creation of a final specification.

The correct tender specification can make a valuable contribution to ensuring the delivery of high-quality public services.

Building Your Tender Specification is designed to show you how to get the best from your procurement exercises.

With an increased focus on procurement through the drive for greater efficiencies and the liabilities that organisations face under the Remedies Directive if they get the process wrong, the importance of getting the specification right has never been greater.

The role of the specification writer now involves the need to ensure that the contractual documents and tender exercise are wholly based on competition issues and transparency.

The main purpose of the specification is to provide tenderers with a clear and accurate description of the contract deliverables, thereby enabling them to offer a solution.

This seminar will examine the many factors which need to be considered when building your tender specification.