The Procurement Journey is for members in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Members can access the Procurement Journey for Scotland here.
The Procurement Journey is intended to support all levels of procurement activities and to help manage the expectations of stakeholders, customers and suppliers alike. It facilitates best practice and consistency across the sector.
The processes, templates and guides allow procurement professionals to concentrate on the higher value, higher risk areas in which they can add value.
The Procurement Journey also provides simplified processes, templates and guidance to support individuals with authority to procure lower value, lower risk goods and services
The Procurement Journey is primarily aimed at developing and implementing procurement strategies for goods and services. In any procurement process, the key roles of budget holder and procurement officer should not be performed by the same individual.
This Procurement Journey is for guidance purposes only. Please see our terms of use for further information. This guidance is designed for use by professional procurement staff or staff who are authorised by their organisation's procurement team and/or formally authorised by the organisation to conduct procurement activities. Users should ensure, when working with this guidance, that they identify and comply with any relevant internal guidelines, policies or procedures. This guidance is not a substitute for legal and professional advice. You must consult with relevant procurement, legal and technical staff wherever appropriate.
The Procurement Journey is aimed primarily at those who are Contracting Authorities – you can find out more about this topic on the BUFDG website here, and if you are unsure as to the status of your university, then please do contact your internal procurement team.
Decisions of courts provide interpretation of the requirements of procurement law and can establish precedents which must be observed. Caselaw, by its nature, is constantly evolving and can have significant effects. The legal framework is not static: it evolves through new and amended legislation and through court judgements. Every institution should therefore ensure that it has appropriate arrangements in place to ensure that staff involved in procurement activity are kept up to date with developments in the legal framework and are equipped to meet their legal obligations. You can find out more about the Procurement Act 2023 on the BUFDG website here.
The first step of the Procurement Journey is the Decision Matrix which you should now use to help ensure that you select the most appropriate route for your procurement exercise.
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The Procurement Journey is designed to be used in conjunction with guidance on current procurement legislation and with support from the appropriate procurement and legal teams within your organisation.
