To me it reveals that, at the start, everyone should be taking a step back before they enter into a procurement process. You need to figure out if you are trying to fill a skills gap that doesn't exist in the public service, whether you need additional resources, or if you're just trying to get plurality of thought in trying to get something outside the public service to compare to.
Once you've justified that, you make an estimate for what you think you're willing to spend for that. Those are all requirements that are in the procurement policies that exist now. Then you go out and get a contract. I would expect that the default would be competitive unless there's a justification for its being non-competitive.