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Want to know more about Purchasing planning?

Purchasing Planning facilitates a structured and considered approach to the management of purchasing activities. Planning must be undertaken at the following levels:

  • Corporate
  • Significant individual projects or purchases
  • Aggregated categories of expenditure

CQUniversity's Supply Department can assist you with all aspects of purchasing planning in any of the above areas.

Purchasing processes can take some time to complete. Sufficient time needs to be allowed for our internal processes as well as allowing our suppliers an appropriate amount of time to respond to our request.

Depending upon the proposed purchase, the process might include verbal quotations, written quotations, formal quotations, tender processes or an alternative process approved by the Manager Accounts Payable & Supply. For purchases which are high value and/or high risk, please liaise with the CQUniversity Supply Department well in advance of the purchase. For planning purposes, formal purchasing processes generally take approximately three months to complete and therefore it is essential to plan for all purchases well in advance.