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University of Newcastle
Procurement training
This training is for:
- Anyone who is involved in committing the University’s budgets and/or funding to goods and services.
- Anyone who is listed as having delegation to authorise to place/approve purchase orders and invoices.
- Anyone who is involved in purchasing, quoting, and tendering requirements for goods/services.
- Anyone responsible for staff who undertake the above roles.
Items covered in this training:
- Policy, statutory and legislative requirements
- Non-compliance consequences
- Procurement decision matrix – identifying the procurement route (procurement thresholds)
- Preparing request for quotation/tender document
- Specification
- Contract
- WHS considerations
- Environmental considerations
- Evaluation criteria
- Issue and receipt of requests for quotation
- Evaluation
- Clarification
- Negotiation
- Award of contract
- Records management
- Purchasing ethics and code of conduct
To register, log onto Discover - staff learning and development portal.
The University of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands within our footprint areas: Awabakal, Darkinjung, Biripai, Worimi, Wonnarua, and Eora Nations. We also pay respect to the wisdom of our Elders past and present.