50400252 Tendering and procurement

Assignment 1 : Tender preparation and requirements for design project

Unit Learning Outcomes

LO1 Define what constitutes a tender and the information required for this process.

LO2 Explain the procedures and contractual arrangements for tendering.
LO3 Analyse the factors that affect the selection of construction procurement methods.
LO4 Calculate an estimate for a work activity.

The Scenario of Assignment I part I


You have been appointed as an Assistant tender’s department manager for a consultation
development firm. The company has recently taken a different project with different orientations. As
part of the first meeting with the new client, you have been asked to select one of these project
providing a presentation , the first presentation to cover all points related to required documents for
preparing a tender documents for different types of projects and procurement method which will be
followed by the client and contractor with all related items from BoQ and Specifications.
The second part of the presentation to cover the Construction procurement methods and preparing
the tender documents for their design project.
In the presentation you should
● Explain the information to be produced prior to tendering, and illustrate the documentation required
to formulate a tender for a major project and Analyse the potential of Building Information Modelling
to support the tender and procurement process, providing an example of tendering for a major
project to enhance your explanation of the required information and documentation.

● Through comparing the use of specifications and bills of quantities as tendering method, used for
privately funded project

  • To help the client to understand the stages of the tender, you have to Explain the the stages of a
    tender process and the criteria used in selecting tenders, taking into consideration to Discuss the
    advantages and disadvantages of different types of tenders for a given project.
  • By discussing the contract types vs to tender types , then we can provide the client with a
    comparison between the different types of tendering available for a design and build project, and
    to Justify the selection of a contract type for a given form of tender.
    ● Given the companies’ emphasis on the building information modelling, and you should analyse the
    potential benefits of building information modelling BIM in the tender process, and to compare
    ● To help the client to understand procurement, you should explain the project factors that inform the
    selection of a procurement route. and to Explore the professional, legal and industry issues that
    influence procurement.
    Accordingly you can analyze to the client the different influences on procurement between public and
    private projects.
  • Further, providing a brief about your project will help the client to understand and Compile project
    parameters, to inform tender documentation, for a given project, and to Produce tender
    documentation (based on drawings and specifications provided by others) for a given project.
    Accordingly you can Justify the approach to tender documentation in relation to the client’s agreed
    procurement strategy.
    At the end of the presentation you can , evaluate the relationship between procurement route,
    contract type and tender process in limiting risk for client and contractor.