GPC has the capability to take procurement plans through to contract execution. We perform two distinct roles in this area; project management and commercial advisory. We have developed a practice that is able to quickly evaluate the issues and objectives, translate them into project plans and then actually deliver the plan.
Ourproject management process (based on PMBOK or Prince2) is adapted for each client organisation to provide practical and affordable project solutions. We have delivered project management through strategic procurement to contract award phases, managing the business of Steering Committees and Project Boards and all the underlying processes of risk and communications management, budget control and contractor activities.
We prideourselveson careful resource management and skilled project supplier management to achieve greater efficiency in delivery. Global Pacific aims to fully engage client personnel in project roles, to improve business knowledge and embed project management processes. Our project managers are highly skilled communicators, managing stakeholders with information to mobilise and sustain effort, to mitigate risk and resolve issues. We can either apply the client process or create a formal, predictable process for the procurement need.
Global Pacific has developed a range of tools to manage each process within the procurement cycle and possesses the skills to implement specific tools to satisfy any project team requirement.
In commercial advisory roles we typically combine the experience of the client with our commercial insight to develop business and scenario modelling that refines the scope of demand, cost and risk. These analyses will present some immediate decisions related to contract scope and others may flow into negotiation opportunities. The definition of service scope will have a major bearing on the success of the contract as a whole. Establishing the appropriate scope, with absolute clarity as to obligations and goals of the contract, ensures that lower level detail will be appropriately defined.
In the next step we view our role as bringing a market perspective to the important issues; how to attract the market and develop a draft specification and contract which will both encourage participation and maintain competition. The development of the tender overview narrative is a selling point where the client can emphasise the opportunity for providers as well as articulating the vision of the outcome.
Our experience informs us of the need for an early determination of evaluation criteria. These can be drawn from business requirements articulated in the procurement plan. Importantly, evaluation criteria should address the issue of capability with a clear understanding of the difference between the capabilities of an incumbent contractor versus the risk of transition to new operators. Developing a probity plan that balances the judgment of new entrants against the advantage of the incumbent is essential.
We have produced work packages and engaged with other consultants to deliver a wide range of products including market soundings, expressions of interest, tender documents and tender evaluation designs. We have developed and managed the negotiation process through to contract award. Our skilled negotiators understand the balance between the elements of value in contracts and have delivered cost-effective and operationally sustainable outcomes across a range of contract types.
We deliver our services across a broad range of sectors and projects, including Information Technology and Communications, Service and Asset Procurements, Contract Reviews and Change Management projects. Our growing client base reflects our ability to provide valuable procurement project management services through dedicated people with the experience and skills to communicate and effectively deliver every project phase on time, within budget and to client requirements.
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