CILT Endorsed Procurement Planning and Bid Management

Program Overview

Late, rushed or poorly packaged tenders are a common root cause of overpricing and disputes. «CILT Endorsed Procurement Planning and Bid Management» covers the planning and control of the bidding process from the buyer's side: building an annual procurement plan from budgets and demand, aggregating requirements, defining packaging and procurement routes, preparing bid documents, managing bidder communications and clarifications, bid submission and opening controls, evaluation workflow, award and debriefing, with attention to transparency rules in GCC public procurement and e-tendering platforms.

Learning Outcomes

• ✓Build an annual procurement plan linked to approved budgets, project schedules and demand forecasts.
• ✓Define procurement packages and routes that balance competition, value and risk.
• ✓Prepare a bid timeline with milestones for documents, clarifications, submission and evaluation.
• ✓Manage bidder clarifications and addenda in a fair and traceable manner.
• ✓Apply controls for bid submission, opening and confidentiality on e-tendering platforms.
• ✓Coordinate evaluation, award approval and bidder debriefing within the planned schedule.

Target Audience

• Procurement planners and tender officers
• Bid and tender committee secretaries and members
• Procurement managers in government and energy companies
• Project procurement coordinators

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