Start a tender process for BCM

Process overview

1. Develop project brief, specifications, documentation

2. Select contract and conditions

3. Issue tender and invite offers

4. Evaluate and award contract

5. Manage contract

Steps for buying

When planning your building construction and maintenance (BCM) procurement, you should:

• search standing offer arrangements (SOAs) for existing contracts you could benefit from
• use the online project search to find similar work by other agencies in your region
• talk to your agency contact to see if similar tender processes are underway
• consider using the general tendering process below if either
  • there is no suitable SOA or other arrangement in place
  • there are no existing agency procedure to follow.

Tendering considerations

When tendering in the BCM category, you must:

• choose the right contract and conditions of tender
• comply with BCM frameworks and policies for your project and take steps to maximise local supplier involvement
• plan your open, select list or sole supply tender
• consider non-price and price evaluation criteria
• manage your contract.

Helpful resources

• Select a contract for building construction
• Procurement templates
• Procurement guides