1. Current Status of Commodity/Service Contracts
1 – Commodity/Service Definition
Commodity/Service Name
Definition
Source
Things to remember are:
Reference: PCD23-A Released: 09/10/2014

2. Current Status of Commodity/Contracts
2 – Current Contracts
Contract Detail
Contract Scope
Expiry Date
Current Pricing
Things to remember are:
Current contract(s) status
Uptake of contract(s)
Contract(s) expiry
Spend covered by contract(s)
Product specification
Internal customers
Any agreements to hold prices for a certain amount of time (e.g. 6/12 months) and how price increases are negotiated (e.g. index linked to RPI or National Statistics);
History of price increases
Contract change notices (CCN’s) etc., which can be incorporated into the analysis of key commodity characteristics (as described in the next section of the toolkit).

3. Current Status of Commodity/Contracts
3 – Relevant Policies/Processes
Policy detail
Reason of impact
Source
Things to remember are:
Consistency/Inconsistency of policy across the organisation or sector
Current Purchasing Procedures
Supplier Management
Service Levels and KPIs