Getting Procurement Criteria Right in the Public Sector

Commerce Decisions’ Structured Criteria Definition (SCD) methodology enables the creation of robust, fit for purpose, defensible award criteria for use on procurement projects of any size, complexity and for any recognised procurement process.

SCD is primarily focused on the definition of goals, the analysis of dependencies and the identification of assurance criteria. In addition to these three objectives, it enables the involvement of all key project stakeholders. This method has been developed in response to award criteria coming under increasing scrutiny, both from a legal perspective and from their obvious relationship to the success of a project.

The use of SCD will substantially reduce the risk of successful legal challenge and reduce the risk of failure to deliver the required project outcomes following contract award.