Procurement

Multiple components typically need to be integrated using a combination of internal and external resources. Choices need to be made and you need to be sure that each component has the desired functionality and is amenable to integration with your product set, meets service objectives and can be managed by appropriate support systems. Notwithstanding that the price has to be right!

MorganDoyle can point to extensive experience gained by assisting a leading multinational network infrastructure provider in selecting a complete product suite for ASP delivery. MorganDoyle wrote Invitations to Tender (ITT) and ran the tender process interacting with multinational suppliers in the construction and engineering sectors to procure core network infrastructure. MorganDoyle also evaluated products to be used and evaluated Network Operator partnership opportunities.

The process starts with a document that establishes the functional and non-functional requirements of the new product or service. Depending on the circumstances this may be a Statement of Requirements, ITT or a Statement of Principles. It may even be a scorecard that enables explicit priorities to be defined and ranked. A framework agreement setting out commercial preferences is also required.

This is followed by discussions, demonstrations, testbed evaluations, etc, as appropriate. As well as the functional audit MorganDoyle undertakes supplier due diligence, including financial strength, market share, customer references, code QA, contingency in the event of company failure, ability to deliver and install within timeframe, R&D effort and roadmap, product provenance, scalability, etc.