CIPS M4L8 (Procurement and Supply) CHAPTER 2 STUDY GUIDE.
It is best practice for the procurement professional to accept the offer in
writing. However, it is possible to accept in any of the following ways
âœâ€Ã¢Å“â€- A telephone call
- An email
- A letter
- A face-to-face conversation
- A handshake
It is important that the terms of the contract are
âœâ€Ã¢Å“â€finalized before the contract is agreed. If this does not happen, a
procurement professional could find themselves in a 'battle of the forms'
situation
A battle of the forms happens when
âœâ€Ã¢Å“â€a buying and a supplying organisation are negotiating contr
terms and each organisations response is based on its own terms
On agreement, the contract becomes legally binding and the two parties
can start work on contract
âœâ€Ã¢Å“â€mobilisation
Contract mobilisation
âœâ€Ã¢Å“â€when a contract shifts from one supplier to another