ABSTRACT
This chapter describes procurement steps and options for an individual project or programme that delivers a new or enhanced asset for a client organisation. In the first instance, understanding the designation of a client organisation that is funding a project can dictate the array of controls associated with a procurement process, resources and structure of the client organisation. A client organisations’ opportunity to select an effective procurement strategy that best fits with its own capabilities and has the highest probability of delivering successful outcomes is greatest at the outset of a project ie the appraisal stage. When procuring projects, there are certain principles that combine to underpin best practice and these are broadly transferable across all projects. A public sector body is free to choose a competitive selection procedure for projects that are under specified value thresholds for works, services and goods.
