Political Risk and Issue Management. 178. The Contractor shall be required to provide the Framework Public Body with contingency and risk planning both on a proactive and reactive basis. The Contractor must demonstrate evidence within their proposal of a robust process for the management of crisis situations which shall include an ability to react quickly & efficiently to a range of crises across the Framework whether it is a situation of their own making (e.g. failed delivery; technological failure; sub-contractor failure; unacceptable print; etc.) or a Framework Public Body issue (e.g. ministerial requirement; last minute text changes; etc.). eCommerce 179. The effective use of technology is at the heart of procurement reform and Scottish Procurement is leading a number of core initiatives to ensure that public procurement delivers value for money and contributes to the Scottish economy. 180. The Scottish Government’s eCommerce Shared Service brings together all the steps involved in doing business with the public sector in Scotland. It is a collaborative electronic environment that promotes improved capability across public procurement in Scotland. As well as enabling business to be conducted more simply, consistently and effectively, it plays a key strategic role in delivering and sustaining procurement benefits and best practices. The use of technology presents greater opportunities for procurement managers to influence business by streamlining and standardising procurement process, delivering more effective contracts, monitoring procurement activity and collaborating more effectively. 181. The eCommerce Shared Service delivers Purchase-to-Pay (P2P) capability through the following systems:
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