Scenario:

GLP a newly established procurement firm, has approached an UK based prominent consultancy firm DTS to assist in managing the challenges the organisation faces in the next five years due to changes in the political, social and economic factors in the UK. You work as a Senior Analyst in the firm. Your line manager has allocated this firm to your workload and asked you to produce a detailed report that should resolve GLP's queries.

Task 1 of 1 Management Report , Your report should consist of two sections containing the following:

Section A

1. Define procurement and contract management and assist GLP on how do go about procurement and contract management.

2. Help GLP by examining the principles of procurement and contract management as applied to a large multinational organisation.

3. Evaluate the importance of sustainable procurement, How should GLP go about sustainable procurement what should they look out for?

4. Assess the impact of legislative frameworks on procurement in the impact public and private sector, discuss what how GLP should be navigating the legislative framework, discuss what the the legislative frame work will require from GLP and your company DTS.

5. Critically assess the role of European Union in procurement. How should GLP navigate this, what is critical to GLP to know and what must they do?

6. Evaluate the importance of establishing 'Contract Procedure Rules' and applying financial regulations. Detail How should GLP navigate this, what is critical to GLP to know and what must they do?

Section B

1. Discuss the key principles and application of category management. Detail How should GLP navigate this, what is critical to GLP to know and what must they do?

2. Critically assess the impact of technology on procurement operations. Detail How should GLP navigate this, what is critical to GLP to know and what must they do ?

3. Examine the use of electronic promotion of contract opportunities and electronic tendering. Detail according to project management knowledge, How should GLP navigate this, what is critical to GLP to know and what must they do?

4. Explain the various risks associated with e-tendering. Advise DTS and GLP, How should GLP navigate this, what is critical to GLP to know and what must they do?

5. Evaluate the risk management factors that impact on procurement and contract management. How should GLP navigate this, what is critical to GLP to know and what must they do?

6. Evaluate frameworks of risk assessment in relation to procurement. How should GLP navigate this, what is critical to GLP to know and what must they do?