Prior to circulating the service specification to a tendering supplier, it is good practice for the purchasing organisation to request completion of a non-disclosure agreement. Is this statement correct?

According to CIPS, which of the following are not included in the five ‘rights’ of procurement and supply?

Which two of the following actions are most likely to be carried out by the buying organisation?

CIPS believes that it is good practice for different staff members to be responsible for three key ac-tivities in procurement (specifying / requisitioning; sourcing / contracting; authorising payment), in order to reduce the likelihood of malpractice, and to do what is in the best interests of the organisa-tion. Select two of the following terms which this principle is known by.

Goals should be either / or (choose two):

Which of the following approaches could a purchasing organisation use to reduce the level of detail in a specification, without increasing the risk of an unsuccessful procurement process?

Increase the use of acronyms and abbreviations

Cross-refer to recognised industry standards

Require tendering suppliers to propose specifications

Provide samples to demonstrate the requirements

Because services are intangible, the key performance indicators for services are likely to be qualitative in all circumstances. Is this statement correct?

‘Using expensive equipment for a task when the same task could be done more simply and cheaper another way. Sometimes called “using a sledgehammer to crack a nut” ’. Which one of the ‘wastes’ is being described here?

According to CIPS / Profex, which of the following are not external stakeholders? Select two.

Daryl was expecting some spare parts to arrive from abroad by air freight. He hears on the news that flights have been delayed due to an ash cloud from a volcano that has erupted. Which contract provision is likely to deal with this scenario?