Existing Contractual Agreements, Commitments and Current State

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Existing Contractual Agreements, Commitments and
Current State

• Commodity Definition
• For example, Uniforms garments that are worn to
  with the function of letting people know who is
  present e.g. a nurses uniform is not considered
  Personal Protective Equipment.
• Contract Information
• Current contract(s) status
• Uptake of contract(s)
• Contract(s) expiry
• Spend covered by contract(s)
• Product specification
• Internal customers
• Any agreements to hold prices for a certain
  amount of time (e.g. 6/12 months) and how price
  increases are negotiated (e.g. index linked to
  RPI or National Statistics)
• History of price increases
• Contract change notices (CCNs) etc., which can
  be incorporated into the analysis of key
  commodity characteristics (as described in the
  next section of the toolkit).
• Policy/Procedure
• Consistency/inconsistency of policy across the
  organisation/sector
• Current purchasing procedures
• Supplier management
• Service levels and KPIs