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The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included. |
Legislative and policy requirements may include: | commonwealth or state and territory legislation council rules and by-laws equal employment opportunity and anti-discrimination law free trade and other international agreements commonwealth, and state or territory government procurement guidelines environmental and sustainable procurement OHS legislation and policies corporate social responsibility policies organisational policies and practices. |
Organisational objectives may be contained in: | political directives commonwealth, and state or territory government needs responses to government strategic papers, such as White Papers, for example on long-term capability of the public sector to deliver government policy objectives organisational strategic and business plans. |
Probity principles: | may include: accountability transparency confidentiality management of conflict of interests impartiality are maintained to: ensure conformity to processes facilitate accountability ensure proponents are treated in a fair and equitable manner encourage commercial completion preserve public and private sector confidence in government processes. |
Factors may include: | where and why the need arises and for which unit or location degree of dependency of organisation on the procurement identification of business success factors value of business complexity of marketplace capacity of market supply chain political influence political imperatives budgetary constraints collaborative arrangements Australian industry involvement requirements environmental issues extent of competition value for money considerations level of risk, complexity and sensitivity of the procurement new capability or replacement/enhancement of existing resources intellectual property ownership policy requirements or changes, e.g. ethical and social. |
Stakeholders may include: | end users, customers or clients, and sponsors potential providers or suppliers current providers or suppliers technical or functional experts or advisers commonwealth, state or territory, and local government international governments buying organisation other public sector organisations employees, unions and staff associations industry bodies local communities lobby groups and special user groups. |
Procurement methods may include: | open tender or proposal select tender restricted tender direct sourcing sole sourcing staged procurement. |
Risks may include: | risk identified during market research criticality of the procurement to the organisation supplier-related risk product-related risk organisation-related risk market-related risk national security risk political risk corruption risk probity risk. |
Approvals may require: | delegate authorisation ministerial authorisation compliance with instructions or finance circulars expert advice other internal approval processes. |
Contractual arrangements may include: | whole of government arrangements existing agency or departmental agreements leasing arrangements alliance and partnership arrangements memoranda of understanding and memoranda of agreement contracts standing offers deeds of agreement inter and intra-government agreements outsourcing arrangements in-house agreements. |
Supplier capability may include: | financial viability/capacity, including insurances past performance skills and expertise of key personnel quality accreditations adequacy of proposed methodology and approach technical merit of the proposed good or service industrial relations record technical and contractual compliance observance and promotion of OHS requirements compliance with commonwealth, state and territory policies regarding discrimination, workplace relations, environmental, sustainability and social responsibility compliance with codes of conduct, codes of practice and expected standards of behaviour. |
Supply chain management may include: | interconnected businesses product and service packages consumption of raw materials movement and storage of raw materials work-in-process management manufacturing flow point of origin to point of consumption channel partners events that may disrupt supply performance measurement logistics and transport warehousing. |
Value for money may include: | benefits versus cost fitness for purpose whole-of-life costs, including maintenance, warranty and operating costs market considerations government policy objectives, e.g. industry development and employment creation strategic partnerships quality risks supplier capacity climate change, environmental considerations and energy conservation disposal value. |
Tender evaluation panel may include: | tender evaluation working groups selection panels expert advisory sub-panels subject and technical experts users past and present contract managers probity experts. |
Issues may include: | differences of opinion between panel members about: processes or technical content business needs or intentions of their organisation attempted influence by suppliers scope creep by clients lack of familiarity with software or other tools. |
Plans and sub-plans may include: | procurement plan bid evaluation plan contract negotiation plan contract management plan risk management plan contingency plan probity plan communication and public relations plan human resource management plan disposal plan contract review plan environmental sustainability plan industry policy plan business continuity plan. |
Procurement reporting requirements may include: | public notification of: business opportunities contracts and other agreements to supply (e.g. AusTender or similar system) annual or other forward procurement plans annual reports senate/parliament reports internal reports. |
Records may include entries into: | financial management systems reporting systems database systems central registers and repositories. |