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In terms of the division of roles and responsibilities, it's important to keep in mind that the client will define their official requirements. They define their budgets. Basically, they're going to contact the procurement authority with the goods or services they want to procure in mind, and it's up to PSPC to provide advice on the process best suited for the procurement depending on the nature of the services, whether there is a supply arrangement in place or there is a standing offer, to make sure that if this is beyond their client's delegation authority, they can leverage our tools. It allows for a process that is usually competitive. It's streamlined, and we can also benefit from supply arrangements that exist.
In terms of our role, we are the contracting authority, so we're going to make sure, for example, that things are within budget. We take care of the financial evaluation of the bids received. In terms of the technical evaluation, that is up to the client. There are clearly roles and responsibilities spread between the client department and the contracting authority, and oftentimes PSPC plays a role.