The following ranges apply:
Learning Outcomes 1 and 2
• Tenderers:
- contractors
- sub/works/trade contractors
- suppliers
- consultants
• Evidence:
- documentary
- references
- interview
• Selection criteria:
- quality and delivery record
- competitiveness
- perceived added value (including reputation of potential contractors)
- acceptability of known sub-contracting arrangements acceptability to client
- financial resources
- references from previous clients and bankers health and safety
- competence of people
- resources (human, materials, facilities)
- insurance
- environmental policy and management
- innovation
- local economic benefit
Learning Outcomes 3 and 4
• Tender:
- open competitive
- two stage
- selected list
- negotiated
• Documents:
- invitation to tender
- form of tender
- returns procedure
- surveys
- specifications
- drawings
- schedules
- bills of quantities
- health, safety and welfare requirements
- scope of services
- terms and conditions
- schedules of rates
- evaluation criteria and procedures
- environmental requirements
- procedures for submitting tenders
• Formats:
- paper
- electronic
• Client requirements:
- preferred suppliers
- confidentiality
- publicity restrictions
- local and economic benefits
- industry accreditation
- workforce accreditation
- agreed conservation value
• Changes:
- price
- quantity
- quality
- standards
- carriage and delivery
- completion
- maintenance
- after sales service
- method of payment
- terms of payment
- contract conditions
- survey information
- timescales
- client amendment
• Tenderers:
- contractors
- sub/works/trade contractors
- suppliers
- consultants
Learning Outcomes 5 and 6
• Tenderers:
- contractors
- sub/works/trade contractors
- suppliers
- consultants
• Criteria:
- tender compliance
- quality
- technical viability
- timescale
- cost (budgets, rates)
- loading and cash flow
- policies which offer added value
- any variations, adjustments and corrections
This unit must be assessed in a work environment, in accordance with the ConstructionSkills‘ Consolidated Assessment Strategy for Construction and the Built Environment.
Assessors for this unit must have verifiable, current industry experience and a sufficient depth of relevant occupational expertise and knowledge, and must use a combination of assessment methods as defined in the Consolidated Assessment Strategy.
Workplace evidence of skills cannot be simulated.