
Strategic procurements involve multiple stakeholders and significant budgets and have a big impact on business performance. They may represent only 5% of transactions, but often account for 50% of annual spend and 90% of procurement risk.

Making effective use of the Competitive Dialogue process to select a preferred bidder (179 KB)
I would recommend AWARD software. Its advantages over a paper-based system are numerous. Not only did it help us produce a better outcome but it also significantly reduced the procurement cycle time and made the whole process far more efficient.
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Colin Browne, Deputy Framework Manager Research Framework, Department for Work and Pensions