tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477405546047983615.post4950040786093413209..comments2024-03-20T08:07:14.897+00:00Comments on Tony Smith,that Housing IT Guy https://uk.linkedin.com/in/tonysmiththathousingitguy @HousingITguy: Saved By ZeroTony Smith, that housing IT Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03758797121844324508noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477405546047983615.post-39820896017116662472017-04-17T12:03:10.259+01:002017-04-17T12:03:10.259+01:00Yes, so true!
I was scoring a recent tender submi...Yes, so true!<br /><br />I was scoring a recent tender submission that came through a portal opportunity. The supplier was scoring 5's & 6's out of 10, until pretty much the last paragraph, where they admitted, they had no experience of doing this work ever before. That went against one of the early questions, that stated a 'product' was needed. <br />At least they were honest I guess! Tony Smith, that housing IT Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03758797121844324508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477405546047983615.post-44718866610784272662017-04-13T21:38:35.817+01:002017-04-13T21:38:35.817+01:00Before retiring I did many, many procurement exerc...Before retiring I did many, many procurement exercises for clients. <br /><br />I had one in particular where the client has one major requirement, which we required to have confirmed in writing was meet by systems as a prerequisite. Four suppliers committed that they could do this. <br /><br />We set up a demo of the systems, and one supplier, on being asked to show this feature, said "oh it can't do that" .<br /><br />The Chief Executive said "what? " and had it repeated. He got up and walked out, almost immediately followed by the Director of Finance. <br /><br />Sometimes suppliers do appear to have a tenuous grasp on veracity. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01262133298287406380noreply@blogger.com