There may be a number of stakeholders, or stakeholder groups, that have a role to play in the contract development. External stakeholders may include other levels of government, industry bodies, grant recipient organisations, clients who will receive services through the contract and relevant Ministers. Internal stakeholders are likely to include end-users of the goods or services to be provided by the contractor, senior management, and the contract manager or team.35

Stakeholders may need to be consulted about the specification of deliverables and other matters as the contract is being drafted. To ensure that the specification of deliverables and related performance measures meet stakeholder needs, it is better practice to obtain agreement to the deliverables in the final contract from those stakeholders, particularly end-users. Stakeholder input should be documented and reflected in the final contract where appropriate.

There may be a number of stakeholders, or stakeholder groups, that have a role to play in contract development.