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Level 7 Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Commercial Contracting Frameworks

LSC703 · Procurement and Supply Management — Week 6 of 16

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Week6 of 16
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This week’s topics

Commercial Contracting Frameworks

  1. Fixed-price and incentive-based contracts
  2. Framework agreements and call-offs
  3. Service level agreements (SLAs)
  4. Liability and risk allocation clauses
  5. #33 Types of Supply Contracts | Part 1 | Strategic Sourcing
  6. 17 Limitations of liability and exclusion clauses
  7. 29 Service level agreements
  8. TU Delft – The Contracts
  9. TU Delft – Contracting Strategy

What you will be able to do

  • 3.1 Explain the main types of contractual agreements between customers and suppliers.

Activity

Start with this week’s 5 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain the main types of contractual agreements between customers and suppliers.

Study materials

Videos

  • 17 Limitations of liability and exclusion clauses · YouTube · Neil Brown · 26 min · for registered students
  • 29 Service level agreements · YouTube · Neil Brown · 4 min · for registered students
  • TU Delft – The Contracts · YouTube · TU Delft · 7 min · for registered students
  • TU Delft – Contracting Strategy · YouTube · TU Delft · 9 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Risk Allocation and Pricing Approaches guidance note (UK Government Commercial Function) · PDF · GOV.UK, guidance; 55 pages · for registered students
  • Procurement Act 2023 guidance: Frameworks · PDF · GOV.UK, guidance; 18 pages · for registered students
  • Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 · Reading · legislation.gov.uk, legislation · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Strategic Procurement and Organizational Design
  • Week 2: Procurement Governance and Strategic Sourcing
  • Week 3: Cost and Price Estimation Techniques
  • Week 4: Tendering Processes and Supplier Evaluation
  • Week 5: Procurement Technology and Digital Enablers
  • Week 6: Commercial Contracting Frameworks
  • Week 7: Commercial Negotiation Strategies
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Supply Portfolio Analysis and Segmentation
  • Week 10: Supplier Relationship Management and Performance
  • Week 11: Contract Governance and Commercial Conflict Resolution
  • Week 12: Applying Procurement and Supply Management in practice: cas…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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