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== Contracting for Professional Services ==

== Contracting for Professional Services ==

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|''Directive on the Management of Procurement''  

|[https://www.tbs-sct.canada.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=32692&section=procedure&p=C Directive on the Management of Procurement]

|The procurement of professional services is governed by the ''Directive on the Management of Procurement'' and supported by the ''Managers Guide: Key Considerations when Procuring Professional Services'' (“guide”).

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|''[https://www.tbs-sct.canada.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=32775 Managers Guide: Key Considerations when Procuring Professional Services]''

|[https://www.tbs-sct.canada.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=32775 Managers Guide: Key Considerations when Procuring Professional Services]

|The guide includes key factors for business owners to consider when deciding to procure professional services, and best practices to structure and manage these contracts in accordance with policy requirements.

|The guide includes key factors for business owners to consider when deciding to procure professional services, and best practices to structure and manage these contracts in accordance with policy requirements.

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== Former Public Servant ==

== Former Public Servant ==

Contracts with former public servants bear the closest public scrutiny and must reflect fairness in the spending of public funds.  As such, additional oversight is necessary to prevent favouritism, preferential treatment, and/or the perception of either.

Contracts with former public servants bear the closest public scrutiny and must reflect fairness in the spending of public funds.  As such, additional oversight is necessary to prevent favouritism, preferential treatment, and/or the perception of either.