RICS HK Training – Procurement and Tendering: From Process to Strategy

Practical, APC-focused, and tailored for Hong Kong surveyors RICS Hong Kong Face-to-Face Training Workshop – Procurement and Tendering: From Process to Strategy Date: 24 November & 1 December 2026 Time: 18:30 - 21:30 HKT CPD Hours: 6 (Formal) Upgrade your procurement and tendering competency through an interactive Training Workshop designed to help candidates, surveyors, and industry professionals move from procedural knowledge to confident strategic advice. Overview Procurement and tendering are among the most important commercial competencies for surveyors. This Face-to-Face Training Workshop is designed to close that gap by focusing on the practical decisions, commercial judgement, and risk considerations that underpin successful procurement outcomes. The course is particularly relevant for RICS APC candidates and practising surveyors who need to demonstrate sound procurement knowledge, explain tendering processes clearly, and advise clients on appropriate procurement routes. Delegates will gain practical insight into how procurement strategy affects cost certainty, programme risk, quality outcomes, tender competition, and client decision-making. Delivered face-to-face over two focused evening sessions, the programme combines structured teaching, Hong Kong market context, APC-style discussion, and practical examples. Delegates will receive electronic course materials to support learning during and after the sessions. Why attend this paid CPD? · Build confidence in one of the key RICS competencies commonly tested in APC interviews. · Understand how to move beyond definitions and explain procurement choices using commercial logic. · Learn how procurement strategy affects risk allocation, cost certainty, tender competition, and project outcomes. · Gain practical examples and discussion points that can be applied in professional assessments and day-to-day project work. Who should attend? · Surveyors and construction professionals seeking structured, formal CPD in procurement and tendering · RICS APC candidates who want to strengthen their Procurement and Tendering competency before final assessment · Referred candidates who need clearer explanations, stronger examples, and more confident professional advice What makes this course different? Rather than simply listing procurement routes, this course explains how to select, justify, and communicate procurement strategies in a professional context. The emphasis is on practical application, APC readiness, and the ability to provide reasoned advice to clients and project teams. Learning outcomes At the end of the course, delegates should be able to: · Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the main types of procurement · Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the tendering and negotiation processes involved in procurement · Apply your knowledge to implement the procurement routes selected for your projects and to carry out tendering and negotiation processes relevant to them · Advise on the appropriateness of various procurement routes This module supports the RICS Procurement and Tendering competencies by developing knowledge of procurement routes and tendering processes, practical understanding of tender documentation and evaluation, and the ability to give reasoned procurement advice Key Contents 1. Procurement and strategy 2. The Client’s objective 3. Relationship between time, cost and performance 4. Procurement Route 5. Partnering 6. Selecting a procurement strategy 7. Practical considerations-risks 8. Transfer of Risks 9. Selection of tenderers 10. Assessing a suitable tender period 11. Different types of contracts 12. Producing / compiling the tender documents 13. Post-tender interviews SME: Mr. Douglas AU MRICS Douglas is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor and innovative researcher with 10+ years of experience in planning, coordinating, and managing all the quantity surveying works and contract management in different types of projects in Hong Kong. His experience involves providing full quantity surveying services, cost controlling, coordinating with the design and construction team, managing the contractors from civil infrastructure, commercial, recreational, hotel, hospital, industrial developments and A&A works. He also holds Lecturer positions at Universities and Higher Education Institutions, such as HKU, PolyU, THEi and IVE.