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Click for slide: Is early market engagement the right approach? Click for slide: Ensure the key issues have been addressed Click for slide: Carry out discussions with suppliers Click for slide: About market sounding Click for slide: Skills required Click for slide: Shaping the requirement Click for slide: Questions to consider Click for slide: PINs Click for slide: Talking to suppliers Click for slide: Using consultants Click for slide: Contexts
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What you need to do

Market sounding should not be an isolated or project-specific activity. There are important contexts to consider.

Points to consider

Public sector contexts include:

  • strategic engagement with markets: market sounding links in with the general move towards a more proactive approach to markets in the public sector
  • organisational procurement strategies: these are bound to have an impact
  • existing framework agreements: the possibility that the requirement could be obtained through existing agreements
  • other projects: there may be other similar projects elsewhere from which useful lessons can be learned
  • joining up: it may be necessary to align the project with another department's approach
  • collaboration: the possibilities for collaborating with other customer organisations for mutual benefit
  • organisational learning: the wider benefits of documenting, sharing and embedding the knowledge gained from market sounding

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