Common use of Procurement systems Clause in Contracts

Procurement systems. H1.1 Procurement in the Prison Service is underpinned by the Oracle E-Business Suite (release 11.5.10i) and in particular the iProcurement procurement module which is a self-service requisitioning application (similar to online shopping). In most cases, staff can select the items they want from electronic catalogues, filling up “virtual” shopping carts as they go. It has a virtual checkout where they confirm their order. They can also create shopping lists for things they get regularly. The following diagram illustrates the four acquisition methods now available in the Prison Service. H1.2 Essentially, there are the following ways for staff to obtain the things they need: 2.1 from stores 2.2 using iProcurement to either: order it from an online catalogue; or ask a buyer to get it using a non-catalogue request

Procurement systems. H1.1 Procurement in the Prison Service is underpinned by the Oracle E-Business Suite (release 11.5.10i) and in particular the iProcurement procurement module which is a self-service requisitioning application (similar to online shopping). In most cases, staff can select the items they want from electronic catalogues, filling up “virtual” shopping carts as they go. It has a virtual checkout where they confirm their order. They can also create shopping lists for things they get regularly. The following diagram illustrates the four acquisition methods now available in the Prison Service. H1.2 Essentially, there are the following ways for staff to obtain the things they need: 2.1 from stores 2.2 using iProcurement to either: · order it from an online catalogue; or · ask a buyer to get it using a non-catalogue request