Procurement manual: protocols

Protocols and guidelines to support government’s procurement process.

This document provides detailed guidance on procurement processes that Government of Nova Scotia needs to follow.

Information includes:

• procurement project planning
• format selection
• document drafting
• invitational competition
• open competition
• alternative procurement practices
• bidder debriefing
• procurement complaints
• standing offer

This document supports the procedures for buying goods, services and construction outlined in the Public Procurement Policy (Policy 3.1).