Tender evaluation

Designing evaluation criteria and weightings, and running fair and well-recorded evaluation of quality, price, and social value.

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Levels

1. Awareness: You can:

explain why evaluation must follow the published criteria
declare conflicts of interest before taking part in an evaluation
2. Working: You can:

check bids for compliance and completeness
support evaluators and record scores and moderation notes
prepare price evaluation models under guidance
3. Practitioner: You can:

design evaluation criteria, weightings, and scoring guidance
lead moderation and write award reports and feedback to bidders
plan demonstrations and clinical or user scenario testing for system tenders
4. Expert: You can:

set the organisation's evaluation standards and approach to price and quality
defend evaluation decisions when they are challenged
review evaluations on high-risk procurements

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Role level	Role	Band	Expected level
Head of procurement	Head of procurement	8c	Expert
Procurement officer	Procurement officer	5	Working
Senior procurement officer	Procurement officer	6	Practitioner