CIPS L4M3 Exam Questions

When parties do not negotiate face-to-face, a key Question: becomes when

things like acceptances, rejections and revocations take effect. The general rule is that acceptances are effective on dispatch (when they are mailed). Everything else becomes effective when the offeror actually receives them. This idea is codified by the ''mailbox rule'' which states that acceptance is effective on dispatch, even before the offeror has received it. (The one minor exception to this rule involves option contracts for which acceptances are not effective until they are received by the offeror.)

- The Mailbox Rule

- CIPS study guide page 34

Advantages of using fixed pricing arrangement are as below:

- Budget/income certainty - prices are fixed up front and should not change

- The impact of changes to the supplier's cost base is not fed through to the purchaser. If costs diminish, the supplier will benefit from this, and if costs rise, the purchaser will benefit

LO 3, AC 3.3

When parties do not negotiate face-to-face, a key Question: becomes when

things like acceptances, rejections and revocations take effect. The general rule is that acceptances are effective on dispatch (when they are mailed). Everything else becomes effective when the offeror actually receives them. This idea is codified by the ''mailbox rule'' which states that acceptance is effective on dispatch, even before the offeror has received it. (The one minor exception to this rule involves option contracts for which acceptances are not effective until they are received by the offeror.)

- The Mailbox Rule

- CIPS study guide page 34

Advantages of using fixed pricing arrangement are as below:

- Budget/income certainty - prices are fixed up front and should not change

- The impact of changes to the supplier's cost base is not fed through to the purchaser. If costs diminish, the supplier will benefit from this, and if costs rise, the purchaser will benefit

LO 3, AC 3.3

IMechE/IET: Institution of Mechanical Engineers/Institution of Engineering and Technology - two separate institutes that issue jointly agreed model forms covering the design, supply and installation of electrical, electronic and mechanical plant including special conditions for the ancillary development of software. Car lifts are mechanical products, so IMechE/IET is the most suitable model contract for this type of product.

FIDIC is a French language acronym for Fdration Internationale Des Ingnieurs-Conseils, which means the international federation of consulting engineers. It was started in 1913 by the trio of France, Belgium and Switzerland. The United Kingdom joined the Federation in 1949. FIDIC is headquartered in Switzerland and now boasts of membership from over 60 different countries. FIDIC published its first contract, titled The Form of contract for works of Civil Engineering construction, in 1957. As the title indicated, this first contract was aimed at the Civil Engineering sector and it soon became known for the colour of its cover, and thus, The Red Book. It has become the tradition that FIDIC contracts are known in popular parlance by the colour of their cover. This first contract by FIDIC was undertaken jointly with the International federation of Building and Public works. FIDIC's concerted effort at achieving broad consultation and acceptance of its contract forms has seen subsequent editions of its contracts being ratified by the International Federation of Asian and Western Pacific Contractors Association, Associated General Contractors of America and the Inter-American Federation of the Construction Industry, Multilateral Development Banks among others. Because of the broad support it enjoys, FIDIC contracts are the foremost contracts in international construction.

The Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) has some model contracts for IT functions including: supply and installation of computer equipment, support and maintenance of bespoke software, servicing of computer equipment,...

The International Trade Centre (ITC) produces contracts specifically designed for small companies doing international business, covering the sale of goods, distribution, services and joint ventures.

LO 3, AC 3.1