Sabic is a petrochemical manufacturer. It wants to digitalise its operation and is looking for new IT system. The procurement manager approaches this…

Specifications for through-life contracts must be clear. They should use precise technical language

and avoid any ambiguity as much as possible. In most cases, 'good quality' is ambiguous. The con-

tractor doesn't know exactly which product the buying organisation needs and how to supply that

product.

Other notices for description of requirement are:

- Short and simply description

- Clear definitions at the beginning of the documents

- Clarify abbreviations (if any), but abbreviations should be avoided as much as possible

- Avoid any 'slang'

- Use imperative forms of language whenever possible.

LO 3, AC 3.2