CIPS L4M4 Questions Answers

Explanation

One of the biggest advantages to making an item over buying it is 'improved quality control'.

When you make the product yourself, you can set the quality parameters you require and aren't re-stricted to, or dependant on, what the supplier does. The other options are incorrect- making stuff inhouse would mean you hold more inventory. If the supplier has a higher skillset than you, you would outsource. Threat of substitutions wouldn't impact this decision.

For a list of pros and cons relating to the 'make or buy' decision see p.5. This is a hot topic for the exam.

Explanation

You should investigate automatically low tenders by clarifying the bid with the supplier. It could be they have misunderstood the requirement. Or the bid could be genuine and they can really provide best value for money. But without enquiring, you just don't know.

Explanation

Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT) is the Public Sector's go to evaluation criteria.

NOTE that this is changing from October 2023. Public Sector Procurement is currently based on legislation called PCR 2015 which itself is based on EU Procurement Directives. Now the UK has officially Brexited, we're making our own laws and the new Procurement Bill will be coming into effect in November 2024. One of the major changes is that MEAT is changing to MAT (most ad-vantageous tender - without the economical bit).

If you're sitting this exam until July 2024- you're fine- learn what the study guide says. If you're taking the exam from November 2024 I'm not sure what students are expected to do. The entire section on public sector procurement is incorrect for you. My best guess is CIPS may remove questions this section as the study guide will be wrong, but I really don't know how they plan to handle this.

The new Procurement Bill - MEAT to MAT - Hempsons - Hempsons