Question 1

Transit New Zealand, a public railway authority in New Zealand, opens an ITT for a contract to realign the railroads at Vinegar Hill. The agency has a statutory obligation to employ a fair and transparent tendering process. Which of the following is one of the actions that the agency must perform to ensure their compliance with the law?

Options :

A : Deploying open tendering process in all projects

B : Deploying request for quotation in all projects

C : Using category management approaches to aggregate spend

D : Publicising the evaluation criteria

Answer: D

Question 2

Which of the following is the term that describes an item bought for a single and non-recurring use or purpose?

Options :

A : Stock purchase

B : Call-off purchase

C : Ad-hoc purchase

D : Operational purchase

Answer: C

Question 3

Crown Commercial Service signed a four-year framework agreement with three suppliers on providing street lightning services. When the services are needed, the agency holds a mini competition. Eventually, the deal was awarded to Amey Public Services (APS) which was not listed as a supplier on the framework. Is this action compliant with legal requirement?

Options :

A : Yes, because APS tender matched all Crown Commercial Service’s requirement

B : No, because APS tender had not been evaluated before contract award

C : No, because once the framework agreement is set up, no additional suppliers can be added to it

D : Yes, because the intention had been to award the contract to APS in line with the framework agreement

Answer: C

Question 4

Sharaton Foods Holding is looking for a vegetable harvesting and packaging system. They use the performance specification in the tendering process. What are the benefits of using this type of specification?

1. Provide opportunities for innovation
2. Potentially limit the competition among the suppliers
3. Require less effort to produce a specification
4. Allow the end user to provide details on technical aspects

Options :

A : 1 and 4 only

B : 1 and 3 only

C : 1 and 2 only

D : 2 and 3 only

Answer: B

Question 5

Which of the following is likely to reduce risks of different rules regarding when offers and acceptance become effective between legal systems?

Options :

A : Time lapse

B : Letter of intent

C : Withdrawal protocol

D : Deemed receipt protocol

Answer: D

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