Contracting with OCCAR
The OCCAR Management Procedure No. 5 (OMP5) is the internal governance for contract placement and lays down a robust and systematic approach for the following elements of the procurement process:
- Methods of Procurement : detailing both competitive and non-competitive approaches and the associated considerations of risks, costs, timescales, sub-contractor competition, IPR etc,
- Advertising : requirements in respect of operational contracts (see Business Opportunities below),
- Supplier Selection : covering the use of pre-qualification questionnaires, pre-selection/qualification criteria
- Tender Procedure : considerations in respect of commercial confidentiality, preparation of documentation in accordance with appropriate governance, issue of ITTs/RFPs etc,
- Contract Award : addressing compliancy and non-compliancy, negotiations, ineffective competition, debriefing etc,
- Complaints Procedure: complaints from suppliers during the tender period or in respect of contract award, redress for complaints upheld.
The main principles employed throughout these procedures and which are fundamental to the conclusion of all contracts are:
- to exercise impartiality (both with Customers and Suppliers),
- to respect confidentiality (both commercial and national),
- to maintain integrity of the procurement processes, and
- to realise best value for money.
- to exercise impartiality (both with Customers and Suppliers),
- to respect confidentiality (both commercial and national),
- to maintain integrity of the procurement processes, and
- to realise best value for money.
In line with one of its founding principles, OCCAR aims to sustain a “competitive industrial base” and therefore competition is fundamental to the OCCAR Management Procedure for Contract Placement.
