Negotiate and award a contract
When you negotiate and award a contract there are certain rules you must follow.
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What you need to know
- When you award a contract, use an existing template where one exists.
- If there's no template, or an existing template needs to be modified, you may need to draft new contract terms.
- To do this, you may have to meet certain requirements.
- Certain categories of procurement also have special requirements, such as professional services and ICT.
- You may also have the option of using a multi-agency access arrangement, which lets you piggyback off another agency’s existing contract.
- Learn how to plan, conduct and analyse the outcomes of commercial negotiations to achieve business objectives.