Capability
Solute acts on behalf of the purchaser of a product or service to ensure the client achieves value for money and understands the full lifecycle costs of the planned procurement. Solute's procurement services include:
- Identification of requirements
- Development of procurement strategies:
- Options analysis
- Procurement planning
- Tender Development and Management:
- Tender documentation
- Management of tender process
- Vendor management
- Tender evaluation
- Fit for purpose assessments
- Total Cost of Ownership assessments
- Vendor financial viability assessments
- Affordability considerations and options analysis
- Contract development
- Contract documentation
- Contract negotiation
Tools and Methodologies
Solute Procurement exercises utilise the following complementary guidelines and frameworks:
- Queensland Treasury's - Project Assurance Framework (PAF)
- Queensland Purchasing's - State Purchasing Policy
Proven Experience
Solute Procurement exercises have supported projects ranging in value form $100k to over $1 billion and include:
- Delivery options analysis for built infrastructure, including:
- Residential land and building development
- Road
- Rail
- Car-Parks
- Delivery options and value for money analysis for some of Queensland's largest IT investments
- Tender and Contract development and management for IT projects including:
- Hardware and Software evaluations
- Outsourcing arrangements
- Consulting and implementation services
- Procurement Planning, including:
- Annual Corporate Procurement Plans (IT and Transport organisations)
- Significant Procurement Plans (procurement approach for large IT investments)
- Data analysis for whole of Queensland Government annual procurement expenditure
