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Contract Administration

Module
Duration
40hrs
Level
03
Language
english
Reference
L3M3
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Course Overview

The legal and commercial mechanics of contracts at the operational level. Covers spot purchases, term contracts, frameworks, call-offs, and the documentation that supports each. Learn to negotiate competitive prices, run effective tenders, and measure contract performance with the right KPIs and risk register.

What you'll learn

  • Choose the right contract type — spot, term, framework, call-off — for a given requirement
  • Negotiate competitive prices using cost, margin, and mark-up analysis
  • Run a tender process end-to-end, including pre-qualification and tender evaluation
  • Set SMART KPIs that drive supplier performance and feed into the contract risk register

Syllabus & course details

Core module · 6 credits · Objective Response (OR) exam · 2-hour duration. The hands-on contracting module. You'll cover the administrative tasks behind every commercial contract — quotations, tenders, orders, delivery notes, invoices, contract registers — plus how to negotiate competitive pricing, run effective tendering processes from market research through award, and measure contract performance using KPIs, SMART targets, and risk registers.

Upcoming batches1

This module is delivered as part of the CIPS Level 3 Advanced Certificate in Procurement and Supply Operations program — the dates below are the program's cohorts.

E3-CIPS L3-Aug-2026

Upcoming
August 2, 2026 – January 5, 2027
Classroom 2
Seats available

Course Fees

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Starts Aug 2

Last updated June 27, 2026

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This course is a module in our full qualifications