Procurement assurance | TacminMadini

Procurement failures rarely stem from a lack of market interest, but from weak enquiry definition, inconsistent tender discipline or misaligned commercial structures. TacminMadini provides independent procurement and contracting assurance alongside owner procurement teams, ensuring enquiries, tender processes and commercial positions are coherent, evidence-based and board-defensible. Execution remains with the owner, with assurance and escalation applied where needed to ensure decisions perform through delivery rather than transfer unmanaged risk.

Why it matters	Poorly defined enquiries and tender documents create ambiguity, distort pricing and prevent meaningful comparison. This allows hidden risk, scope gaps and unrealistic assumptions to pass into contract award, weakening decision defensibility.
Our focus	We provide governance assurance over the development of enquiry and tender documentation, applying independent challenge to scope definition, pricing mechanisms, interfaces and performance requirements. This confirms documentation is coherent, complete and aligned with approved intent before release to market, supporting genuine competition and transparent evaluation across contractors and OEMs.
Outcome	Market-ready procurement processes that enable defensible comparison, reduce downstream ambiguity and protect owners from avoidable claims, disputes and rework.

Procurement & contracting assurance

Assuring procurement and commercial decision-making on behalf of asset owners

OUR FOCUS AREAS

Tender and enquiry development

Market engagement & tender management

Adjudication & board recommendations

Commercial agreement drafting & negotiation

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Why it matters	Unstructured tender engagement undermines probity and consistency. Incomplete information flow and unmanaged bidder interaction weaken confidence in outcomes and increase commercial and delivery risk.
Our focus	We provide governance assurance over tender engagement frameworks, bidder interaction protocols and information management arrangements to confirm probity, consistency and transparency throughout the tender period. Engagement remains controlled by the owner’s procurement team, with assurance applied to test capability, pricing realism and delivery understanding.
Outcome	Well-governed tender processes that provide clear visibility of cost, capability and risk, supporting confident and defensible appointment decisions.

Why it matters	Tender decisions based on headline price or incomplete evaluation expose owners to cost overruns, disputes and delivery failure. Weak adjudication undermines board confidence and accountability.
Our focus	We provide governance assurance over structured adjudication frameworks across price, capability, risk and delivery alignment. Submissions are independently tested, assumptions and qualifications are challenged, and outcomes are translated into clear, board-ready decision material with transparent risk visibility.
Outcome	Defensible contractor and OEM appointments that withstand scrutiny and protect decision-makers, capital and delivery outcomes.

Why it matters	Agreements that are legally complete but disconnected from execution reality create misaligned incentives, unclear accountability and dispute risk once delivery begins.
Our focus	We provide governance assurance over commercial agreement structures, risk allocation principles and incentive mechanisms across EPCM, EPC, LSTK, ATC, cost-reimbursable and hybrid models. Drafting and negotiation remain with appointed commercial and legal teams, with assurance applied to confirm approved intent and accountability are preserved.
Outcome	Commercial arrangements that are defensible, aligned with delivery reality and positioned to perform through execution and close-out.