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The Ministry of SaskBuilds and Procurement believes that education and awareness are vital elements in raising the level of ability and performance in procurement.
The ministry has developed an inventory of courses and instruction that provide a very good starting point in any practitioners’ procurement education. These courses provide a mix of theory and practical examples in applying a best value approach to procurement.
If you have questions about courses please email: saskbuilds.prioritysk@gov.sk.ca
SaskBuilds and Procurement Education - for Suppliers and Vendors
If you are a supplier or vendor and want to understand government procurement process and increase your success at competitions, there is a course available for you – Supplier Development and Proposal Writing Tips. Suppliers or vendors are welcome to take any course listed.
This one-hour course is an introduction to government procurement. It will highlight authorities for procurement, trade agreements, delegations, standing offers, steps of competition, purchasing tips, evaluation and debriefs. This introductory class is suitable for government employees new to government procurement processes.
Location: Microsoft Teams
Registration: Email saskbuilds.prioritysk@gov.sk.ca .to inquire about dates for this course.
Cost: FREE
Pre-requisite: Procurement 101
This is a half-day course. The public service makes thousands of purchases every year. The Ministry of SaskBuilds and Procurement has an action plan to modernize how we make these purchases. It's a best-practice approach to ensuring Saskatchewan businesses are treated fairly. It also gives us tools to decide which offer promises the best value rather than simply the lowest initial price. This session has casework and group discussion.
Location: Regina or via Microsoft Teams
Registration: Email saskbuilds.prioritysk@gov.sk.ca to inquire about dates for this course
Cost: FREE
Pre-requisite: Procurement 101 & Best Value Procurement.
This is a two-hour course that builds on Best Value Procurement and provides procurement professionals with additional tools, techniques and resources to ensure best value procurement. Key takeaways: How to apply best value procurement methods to large and complex procurements; the importance of procurement pre-planning; planning, choosing and creating procurement competition documents.
Location: Regina or Microsoft Teams
Registration: Email saskbuilds.prioritysk@gov.sk.ca to inquire about dates for this course.
Cost: FREE
The Trade Agreements course is a two-hour session and provides procurement professionals with an overview of Trade Agreement obligations, timelines for posting competitions, posting award information and general obligations.
Location: Regina or Microsoft Teams
Registration: Email saskbuilds.prioritysk@gov.sk.ca to inquire about dates for this course.
Cost: FREE
The Template course is a two-hour session and will provide users with an understanding on how to develop and conduct a procurement competition, including procurement template selection and how to use each template.
Location: Regina or Microsoft Teams
Registration: Email saskbuilds.prioritysk@gov.sk.ca to inquire about dates for this course
Cost: FREE
The Vendor Debrief course is a two-hour session will provide the user with details on how to conduct a proper debrief that complies with government policy. You will learn the ins and outs of what to say and what not to say in a debrief. This is a very valuable process for both the vendor and government when done properly.
Location: Regina or Microsoft Teams
Registration: Email saskbuilds.prioritysk@gov.sk.ca to inquire about dates for this course
Cost: FREE
The Vendor Performance Framework is a two-hour session and is designed to ensure ministry and Crown organizations maximize value, competition and fairness, and achieve the best possible balance of benefits to ministry and Crown stakeholders, customers and vendor community.
More information on vendor performance and its role in effective public sector procurement is available in the Vendor Performance Manual.
Location: Regina or Microsoft Teams
Registration: Email saskbuilds.prioritysk@gov.sk.ca to inquire about dates for this course
Cost: FREE
The Best and Final Offer (BAFO) course is a two-hour session and is designed to instruct users on how to employ BAFO within the competitive process and to increase understanding for both parties which results in better proposals with reduced risk. BAFO objectives are to understand needs, enhance competition, encourage innovation/creativity, identify risk or problems and allow adjustment for new technology and market conditions. BAFO is just another stage in the evaluation process.
Location: Regina or Microsoft Teams
Registration: Email saskbuilds.prioritysk@gov.sk.ca to inquire about dates for this course
Cost: FREE
This course is one hour and is an introduction to competitive bidding. It highlights government obligations, SaskTenders, stages of procurement and why suppliers are not successful and how to become successful. It will cover procurement principles, process, how bids are evaluated, responses, best and final offer, scoring and best practices.
Location: Microsoft Teams
Registration: Email saskbuilds.prioritysk@gov.sk.ca to inquire about taking this course
Cost: FREE
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