Procurement route Single-stage Two-stage Negotiated

Advantage Disadvantage Advantage Disadvantage Advantage Disadvantage

Most Contractor Increased Lack of Most contractor Lack of competitiveness.

competitiv not fully contractor competivene involvement in
e price. understandin involvement in ss during design process. May not be suitable for public
g project may design. second procurement contracts.
lead to a stage. No programme
higher risk Some degree implication of
allowance. of competition. Programme tendering.
implication to
Programme Ability to include a
overlap design
Design and build

implication to tender period

include and tendering. (although this
tender can be
period. overlapped
with design).

Advantage Disadvantage Advantage Disadvantage Advantage Disadvantage

Most No contractor Contractor No incentive Contractor No competition may result in

Competitiv involvement. involvement for contractor involvement high contract offers.
e price. May lead to may reduce to mitigate throughout
high levels of outstanding risk as a process will May not be suitable for public
The most provisional design/constru traditional enable more procurement contracts.
linear form sums and ction risk. contract will effective
of risk items on leave most of mitigation of risk
tendering. the client Ability to the risk on throughout the
side. overlap client side. design process
tendering and by the
Traditional

Programme design. Programme contractor.

implication to may have to
include accommodat No tendering
 tender e a tendering period required
period. period (if on programme.
design and
tendering
cannot be
overlapped).

Advantage Disadvantage Advantage Disadvantage Advantage Disadvantage

N/A N/A Some degree Increase to No tendering No competition at all on

of programme period required preliminaries and OH&P and
competitivenes to in programme programme.
s for accommodat
Management route

preliminaries e tender
and OH&P period
compared to
negotiated
tender.