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Falconbury
Interactive specification drafting workshop: practical exercises, real-life case studies and expert guidance to eliminate ambiguity, manage risks proactively, achieve optimal value and optimise contracting relationships.
17 March 2026
+ 17 September 2026 »
from £499
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Mastering the drafting of specifications and scopes of supply is a crucial skill in today’s high-stakes commercial landscape. These are far more than just technical documents – they are a critical legal and strategic tool. Poorly written specifications can result in delays, disputes and project failures. Well-crafted ones build clarity, manage risk and enable project completion - on time, meeting quality standards required and on budget.
This must-attend one-day course has been expertly designed to equip commercial and contract professionals with the knowledge and practical skills to engage with and support technical and operational colleagues in the drafting, evaluation and management of specifications.
Whether you’re developing a scope of supply to incorporate into a RFQ, or responding to a buyer’s request, you’ll gain confidence in your ability to ensure aspirations are converted into legal obligations, ambiguity into clarity and alignment of terminology, obligations and liabilities amongst all legal documents making up the entire agreement. This will protect your organisation and enhance harmonious relationships between contracting parties by providing a consensus of understanding and certainty.
You’ll explore:
Led by an expert in commercial contracts, this course provides practical tools, proven techniques, and real-world examples. You’ll learn how to ask the right questions, communicate and work effectively in a cross-functional team, and ensure your contracts support - not undermine - your project delivery.
This course is part of our Commercial Management training courses series which aims to help individuals gain confidence in a range of areas surrounding contract law, and broader business management knowledge.
By attending this course, you will:
This course has been specifically designed for:
Catherine Hurst BSc(Hons), CIMDip, PgDL, is an independent consultant in the contract and commercial fields. She was formerly a Commercial Manager at BAe Systems, following previous contract/commercial roles with GEC and Siemens. She has extensive practical experience of bid management, contract drafting and negotiation, contract and subcontract management as well as commercial risk management, both with UK and overseas customers and suppliers, in the private and public sectors.
She is a highly experienced trainer, having a style which brings a subject to life, creating interest and stimulating the enthusiasm of delegates. She combines academic best practice with real world experience.
She lecturers Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) diploma, levels 4, 5 & 6 at Chichester college. As well as being a member of CIPS, Catherine has a degree in Management Studies, a Chartered Institute of Marketing diploma and more recently achieved a distinction in her Common Professional Examination (CPE)/Post-grad diploma in law, winning the prize for the highest achieving student in the contract law module.
Catherine has successfully provided training to organisations across a wide variety of industries, including:
Transport / utilities / energy / construction / engineering / IT / telecons: Network Rail, ScotRail, Balfour Beatty, London Underground, Westinghouse Springfields Fuels, General Dynamics, Siemens, Metronet, Thales, ABB, Hitachi, Jungheinrich, Honeywell, PALL Europe, Senior Aerospace BWT, RES (Renewable Energy Systems), AGI, Silvertown, QinetiQ, Clyde Pumps / Weir Pumps, Scottish Power, NCOC (North Caspian Operating Company), Computacentre, CISCO, BT, United Utilities
Health / pharmaceutical / education: Nuffield Health, Surrey PCT, Bristol Myers-Squibb, Newcastle University, Exeter University
Public: Forensic Science Services, Office for National Statistics, DARA (Defence Aviation Repair Agency), Metropolitan Police
Charity: Phoenix Futures, Homegroup
Retail: Co-op
NEW higher discounts for multiple bookings - bring your colleagues to make your training budget go further:
Please contact us for pricing if you are interested in booking 5 or more delegates
17 March 2026
Live online
09:30-17:00 UK (London) (UTC+00)
10:30-18:00 Paris (UTC+01)
05:30-13:00 New York (UTC-04)
Course code 16040
Until 10 Feb
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for 7 days, no obligation
17 September 2026
Live online
09:30-17:00 UK (London) (UTC+01)
10:30-18:00 Paris (UTC+02)
04:30-12:00 New York (UTC-04)
Course code 16298
Until 13 Aug
Not ready to book yet?
for 7 days, no obligation
* Early booking discounts may not be combined with other discounts or offers. As such, the discounts for 2nd/3rd/4th delegates are based on the full price; and apply only when booking multiple delegates on the same date.
United Kingdom
1 day
Typical duration
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We can customise this course to your requirements and deliver it on an in-house basis for any number of your staff or colleagues.
Contact our in-house training experts Aleksandra Beer and Yesim Nurko to discuss your requirements:
Multiple colleagues? See above for details of our discounts for 2, 3, or 4 delegates. For more, talk to one of our training experts to discuss how to: