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Procurement Law & Contracting

A practical professional programme focused on procurement law & contracting, designed to strengthen governance, control, risk awareness and organisational decision-making.

Type
Specialist
Level
Advanced
Duration
5 days
Delivery
In person, Live online, In-house
Languages
English, Arabic

Procurement Law & Contracting develops practical understanding of the legal and contractual principles that shape procurement decisions and supplier relationships.

The programme examines procurement authority, tender obligations, contract formation, key contractual terms, legal risk, remedies, variations and dispute considerations.

Participants learn how legal principles interact with procurement practice and how disciplined documentation and contracting can reduce avoidable legal exposure.

Objectives

  • Understand core legal principles relevant to procurement.

  • Recognise legal risks across the procurement lifecycle.

  • Understand the formation and enforceability of procurement contracts.

  • Evaluate important contractual terms and remedies.

  • Strengthen legally sound procurement documentation and decision-making.

Learning outcomes

  • Identify key legal issues in procurement processes.

  • Explain the principal elements of contract formation.

  • Assess contractual clauses from a procurement-risk perspective.

  • Recognise legal implications of variations and supplier non-performance.

  • Apply disciplined documentation to procurement decisions.

Who it is for

  • Procurement professionals.

  • Contract managers.

  • Commercial managers.

  • Legal professionals supporting procurement.

  • Managers involved in supplier contracting decisions.

Programme modules

1. Legal Foundations of Procurement
  • Procurement authority

  • Legal obligations

  • Fairness and process integrity

  • Legal risk

2. Tendering and Legal Obligations
  • Tender rules

  • Bidder treatment

  • Confidentiality

  • Records and decisions

3. Contract Formation
  • Offer and acceptance

  • Authority

  • Contract terms

  • Execution and enforceability

4. Key Contractual Provisions
  • Scope and obligations

  • Payment

  • Liability

  • Warranties and indemnities

5. Contract Change and Remedies
  • Variations

  • Breach

  • Termination

  • Remedies

6. Legal Risk and Disputes
  • Dispute prevention

  • Evidence

  • Negotiation

  • Formal dispute mechanisms

Methodology

The programme combines procurement-law principles, tender scenarios, contract-clause analysis and practical legal-risk cases. Participants apply legal concepts to procurement and contracting situations.

Assessment

Assessment includes procurement-law scenarios and a final applied task requiring participants to identify legal and contractual risks and recommend appropriate actions.

Certificate

Certificate of Completion

For your organisation

This programme can be delivered for a single organisation, team or institution, and adapted to your context, participants and objectives.

Organisational delivery is scoped and priced individually, and is not booked from this page.

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