SCHOOL PROCUREMENT SUPPY SUPPORT

School Procurement provides additional guidance to support schools to undertake their procurement activities in line with the requirements of the School Procurement Policy, and in particular, the procurement principles of Value for Money, Probity, Accountability, and Capability.

Procurement is a term used to describe the collective group of activities undertaken to obtain goods and/or services from third parties. The end to end procurement cycle extends from identifying the need for the goods and/or services through to contract management.

The Schools Procurement Procedure Document provides practical guidance, step-by-step instructions and supporting examples to illustrate on how schools should complete the required Source-to-contract and Contract Management activities.

• Source-to-Contract refers to the process of choosing and engaging a suppier,and invoves determining procurement requirements,approaching the market,selecting a suppier and entering into a contract (when required).