To provide delegates with the skills to produce commercial specifications which minimise risk recognising the need to achieve effective competition.
Day One
What is a specification?
Its purpose and aim
How specification drives cost time and quality
Understanding the different types of specifications
Performance and conformance specifications explained
When to use each type of specification
Selecting the appropriate form of specification to transfer commercial and technical risk
Maximising competition and innovation
The use of national and international standards
General principles to be applied when developing specifications
Determining which type of specification to choose
Specifying on a total life cost of ownership basis
Structure and style
Defining Key performance indicators and setting service levels
Day Two
Preparing the contract
Selecting the right form of contract to allocate commercial risk
Using buyer and supplier knowledge to allocate risk
The use of Standard forms of contract for large contracts and projects
NEC, MF1, ICE, JCT etc
Structuring the contract on a total life basis
The buy contract
Installation and commissioning activities
The maintenance contract
The break fix contract
Setting appropriate service levels
Exit and transfer
The legal framework
Legal aspects of differing specifications
Risk and Liability in contract performance
Contractual Performance Measures
Tendering
The course will be run in the form of a series of workshops addressing each element of specification writing process to produce sound operating principles to minimise risk exposure to the organisation.
