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Answer : B

Pregnant women and children are considered 'disadvantaged' by the UN. The other groups the UN call disadvantaged include; the elderly, the immunocompromised, those with disabilities and those living in poverty. This is the list given in the study guide.

A company could help disadvantaged groups in several ways. Firstly by offering employment (obviously not to the children). It could also include helping these groups as part of a Social Value out-come or community benefit scheme.

Answer : D

96 is the correct answer- weighted point systems should add up to 100 (as in 100%)

Answer : D

Damian works in the Public Sector- it is against the law for the public sector to conduct 'post tender negotiation' after a contract has been awarded. This is because it's not transparent and equal opportunities, which are founding principles of public sector procurement.

Private sector can do whatever they want. They can do post-tender negotiations.

NOTE: this is currently the rules as per Public Contract Regulations 2015. These are being superseded in October by new legislation. The study guide doesn't mention this, but it's happening. At the time of writing (January 2023) we don't have the full details about what the new rules are but I doubt they will change on this particular topic. You can find out more about the changes to Public Sector Procurement here: Transforming Public Procurement - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Answer : C

Eamon should use a cross-functional team (this rules out two of the options). The purpose of using a cross-functional team is to use the knowledge of people from other departments as they may better understand the service required and help assess any technical questions. Therefore a cross-functional team of procurement personnel, isn't cross-functional (they're all the same function). Yoyos is a bit of a silly example, the exam questions are a little more serious- but the learning outcome is the same; use a cross-functional team to evaluate bids.

Answer : D

you would use a restricted approach when interest is likely to be high. The buyer needs a method of de-selecting unsuitable bidders and creating a shortlist of acceptable organisations.

For complex requirements you could use both an open or restrictive tender- the difference between the approaches is about how many bids you're likely to get rather than the complexity of it.