Procurement strategy

ProcurEU definition

The design of the procurement strategy is the deliberate use of different elements in the procurement lifecycle to reflect and exploit the conditions of the subject matter of the procurement and define the most appropriate and impactful process in order to reach the organisation’s objectives and ensure genuine competition. It includes the identification of the most appropriate option between:

• Types of procurement procedures;
• Standalone or joint procurement;
• Features of the procedure, such as scope, duration, and division into lots;
• Techniques and instruments for electronic submission (electronic auctions and catalogues, and dynamic purchasing systems);
• Types of contract (e.g. direct or framework agreement) and contract performance clauses.

Interview emphasis / definitons

Sustainable development should be in the core strategy of the organization.

Merged definitions

Procurement strategy refers to the organization’s plan of action in terms of the procurement process. It includes all the details related to the types of procurement procedures, features and techniques for E-procurements with the focus on sustainable development at every stage of the process.

Discussion

We have nothing in E-procurement but we think we don’t need the category of E-procurement as the procurement strategy defines it already in the point “Techniques and instruments for electronic submission”.