Advanced Contract Management and Tendering Training Course

Course Category : Supply Chain & Logistics Management

This course focuses on enabling participants to apply advanced best practices in contract management and tendering, enhancing commercial value, reducing contractual risks, and ensuring effective tender evaluation and professional contract administration.
Duration: 5 Days – Level: Advanced

Introduction

Contract and tender management play a critical role in achieving high organisational performance and optimal resource utilisation. As contracts and projects become increasingly complex, traditional approaches are no longer sufficient to manage risks and maximise value.
This course provides a structured and practical framework covering the entire contract and tender lifecycle, from planning and contracting strategy selection, through tender preparation and bid evaluation, to contract administration, performance management, and dispute resolution, aligned with international best practices..

Targeted Audience

Project Management Professionals
Contracts, Purchasing, and Procurement Personnel
Engineering, Operations, and Maintenance Staff
Tender Evaluation and Vendor Management Teams
Professionals involved in planning, preparing, and managing tenders and contracts

Targeted Skills

Tender planning and management
Contract preparation
Bid evaluation
Contract type selection
Contract performance management
Contractual risk management

Expected Outcomes

Explain the elements of an effective procurement process.
Prepare tender documents in line with best practices.
Apply technical and commercial bid evaluation methods.
Select appropriate contract types based on project needs.
Analyse critical contract clauses and their legal impact.
Manage contract changes and performance effectively.
Reduce disputes and enhance contractor relationships.

Training Topics Index

Contract management competency requirements
Good procurement and bidding practices
Ethical standards
Contracting strategies
Types of statements of work
Basic contract types
Project delivery methods

Contract objectives
Tender and contract checklists
Integration clauses
Inspection and acceptance
Defects clauses
Performance-based service contracts
Liquidated damages

Economic price adjustment
Force majeure
Contract change clauses
Payment methods
Progress payments
Letters of intent and awards

Bidder selection
Beyond lowest price evaluation
Price benchmarking
Price indexes
Electronic evaluations
Cost breakdown analysis

Contract administration importance
Contract changes
Status monitoring
Contractor payments
Contract close-out
Breach remedies and guarantees
Negotiation techniques

Course Features

Updated and Interactive Content
Hypothetical Examples and Case Studies
Pre- and Post-assessments to Measure Impact
Verified Certificate with a QR Verification Code