3.30 Authorities who have engaged in sufficient pre-procurement preparation will enter Dialogue with many aspects of their project defined, and therefore with no need for discussion. Where contracts are standardised, for example, projects may wish to safeguard this from discussion.
3.31 Dialogue which majors on the 'known unknowns' (Section 2.43) will reduce the burden on the public and private sectors and increase the likelihood of timetables being achieved.
3.32 There is clearly a question over authorities having sufficient confidence to proceed with targeted dialogue. However, considering the benefits of such behaviour, it is recommended that contracting authorities should strongly consider their options around not dialoguing every aspect of the contract.