CIPS L4M6 Exam - Topic 7 Question 11 Discussion

Actual exam question for CIPS's L4M6 exam

Question #: 11
Topic #: 7

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Robbie is a procurement manager at a public sector organisation. He is running a tender which is worth 2m and so will advertise this on OJEU. His manager has reminded Robbie to include CPV codes on the tender. What purpose would this serve?

ATo ensure suppliers know the deadline for tender submission

BTo ensure suppliers can find the opportunity

CTo ensure more suppliers bid for the tender

DTo ensure only qualified suppliers bid for the tender

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Suggested Answer: B

CPV codes help suppliers find opportunities they can bid for. CPV codes are a numerical classification for products e.g. Strawberry Jam is 15332296 and when they are included on a Tender, any supplier who is registered with that same CPV code will get a notification that the tender is live. CPV codes are discussed on p.72 but not in much detail- so don't worry if you don't know much about them. So long as you know the above, you'll be fine.

by Felix at Oct 15, 2022, 03:52 AM

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Shenika

4 months ago

More suppliers means better competition, so yes!

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Graham

4 months ago

Wait, are CPV codes really that important? Seems a bit extra.

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Beth

4 months ago

I think it also helps in categorizing the tenders, right?

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Rana

4 months ago

Totally agree, it's all about visibility.

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Annmarie

4 months ago

CPV codes help suppliers find the right opportunities!

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Arlene

5 months ago

I thought CPV codes were more about ensuring qualified suppliers, but now I'm not so sure. I guess it could be option D too?

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Vallie

5 months ago

I practiced a similar question where CPV codes were mentioned, and I believe they primarily serve to categorize the tender for easier access, which aligns with option B.

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Maryrose

5 months ago

I'm a bit unsure, but I think CPV codes might also help in attracting more suppliers, like option C suggests.

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Natalie

5 months ago

I remember CPV codes are meant to help suppliers find relevant tenders, so I think option B makes the most sense.

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Lashawnda

5 months ago

I'm a bit confused by the terminology here. What exactly is a "label stack" and how does that relate to the backup path? I'll need to review my notes on segment routing before attempting this.

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Roxane

5 months ago

I'm a bit unsure about this one. The question mentions the Search Job Inspector, but I'm not sure exactly how it can help validate the customer's concerns. I'll need to review the capabilities of the Search Job Inspector more closely.

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Ocie

5 months ago

I think I practiced a question about multicast before, and PIM sparse mode sounds familiar for a similar scenario, but I doubt that's what we need here.

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Ettie

5 months ago

Okay, let me think this through step-by-step. We need to extract the first and fourth columns from the /etc/passwd file, and Option B using `cut` seems to do that. I'll double-check the other options, but I think B is the way to go.

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