This session covers the main aspects of public procurement and focuses on contracts concluded by public authorities and governments for the purpose of purchasing goods. The course covers several topics such as best practices during the procurement process, implementation of the general procurement process, and selection of viable dispute resolution methods in public procurement contracts. A full understanding of the general purchase contracts and success of the purchase process will be achieved through a theoretical and practical study of the order through the course.

The British Academy for Training and Development presents this training course in (Basics of General Procurement Concepts and Agreements) to all legal professionals wishing to gain advanced experience in the legal rules and regulations governing tenders, auctions, and bidding procedures.

There is no doubt that the preliminary study of law, legal procedures, and contracting & bidding conditions, is substantial for modern students of law, since legal studies, are like other sciences, since they all have their own specific technical terms. With the progress of business nature & implications, and the vast development thereof, the emergence of official legal authorities, and the change occurred on the organizational concepts at the level of countries and institutions, in addition to the ongoing changes in the volume of business and the ongoing changes, there emerged the urgent need to have the regulation over the first business engine of any economy around the world, which is  procurement and bidding process, in order to ensure that neither party –employer or contractor- is in breach of the agreed terms & conditions. Hence, a wide variety of legislations and laws have been put in place to regulate the business process in terms of contractual and bidding duties and rights, to keep interests of both parties. Contracting Agreements passes through various stages, including the pilot phase through which ensure abilities possessed by contractors, as well as to ensure integrity of the work environment, and the second stage is the stage of confirmation.

The British Academy for Training and Development offers this course to the following categories:

• Managers and Directors of Companies and Enterprises.
• Personnel in charge of Law Departments in business and commercial firms.
• Directors of Legal Departments and Legal Affairs in various companies and enterprises.
• Law Officers.
• Managers of companies and enterprises.
• Businessmen wishing to develop their legal skills.
• Employees in the field of legal Management.
• Students and graduates of faculties of law at various universities.
• Trainee lawyers.

After completing the program, trainees will be able to master the following topics:

• Provide legal opinions on legal matters and affairs referred to them.
• Studying various types of cases and memoranda of legal nature.
• Characteristics and Concepts of Laws and Regulations.
• Types and Divisions of Laws, and the subjected persons under each law.
• Types and Classifications of legislation.
• Preparation and Drafting of Legal Memos and Statements.
• Formulation of Administrative Resolutions and Memoranda.
• Acquisition of advanced experience in writing and preparation of contracts.
• The ability to conclude contracts and write legal notes.

• The Concepts of Legal Management.
• Legal Provisions: Definition, Interpretation, and Importance thereof.
• Origins of Legal Interpretation.
• Writing contract   specifications   and   procurement   processes   and analyzing the same.
• The legal importance of contractual specifications, and their relation to the process "Invitation to tender".
• The doubtful and deficient descriptive specifications.
• Different types of specifications and the related risks.
• The impact of language on the meanings of contractual articles and legal conditions.
• Applications and Examples in Writing Legal Memos.
• Skills and Methods of Lawsuit Legal Drafting for legal purposes.
• Stages and Mechanisms for preparation of Legal Advice.
• Extensive study of legal sciences.
• Contract preparation and conclusion skills.
• Negotiation and Dispute Resolution skills.
• Persuasion & Negotiation skills.
• Formulation of Documents, Memos, Statements, and Legal Memoranda of various types.