Skip main navigation

New offer! Get 30% off one whole year of Unlimited learning. Subscribe for just £249.99 £174.99. New subscribers only. T&Cs apply

Find out more

Understanding your suppliers

Darren Sivapalan of Crown Commercial Services talks about the importance of managing relationships with government strategic suppliers.

In this short video interview, Darren Sivapalan, former Senior Commercial Manager, Crown Commercial Services, Commercial Intelligence Team from the UK Government, talks about how the Civil Service aspires to manage relationships with government strategic suppliers.

He also discusses the importance of understanding what suppliers are capable of doing and what are they not capable of doing.

Having listened to Darren’s interview, what are your thoughts now?

Share your response in the comments area. Have a look at other learners’ comments. If you can relate to a comment someone else has made, why not ‘Like’ it or leave a reply?

You can filter comments by ‘Following’, ‘Most liked’ and ‘My comments’.

This article is from the free online

Contract Management: Building Relationships in Business

Created by
FutureLearn - Learning For Life

Reach your personal and professional goals

Unlock access to hundreds of expert online courses and degrees from top universities and educators to gain accredited qualifications and professional CV-building certificates.

Join over 18 million learners to launch, switch or build upon your career, all at your own pace, across a wide range of topic areas.

Start Learning now