{"id":7817,"date":"2023-07-31T15:30:33","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T19:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/facts\/?page_id=7817"},"modified":"2024-01-12T14:15:21","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T19:15:21","slug":"consulting-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/facts\/glossary\/c\/consulting-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Consulting Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>What is it?<\/h3>\n<p>Under the Broader Public Sector Accountability Act (BPSA), Consulting Services means the provision of <strong>expertise<\/strong> or <strong>strategic advice <\/strong>that is presented for consideration and decision-making. This is different from the definition for professional services, which means the engagement of a person or entity retained under a fee-for-service arrangement to perform specific tasks under a client\u2019s direction for a limited period. \u00a0Examples of Consulting Services include management consultants and policy consultants.<\/p>\n<h3>Why is it important?<\/h3>\n<p>Carleton is legally obligated to remain compliant with the BPSA. Depending on whether a service is defined as consulting or professional, the BPSA outlines different sets of rules.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/procurement\/how-to-buy\/#sect4\">Consulting Services always requires 2 quotes<\/a>, at a minimum for anything under $121,200. All <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/procurement\/limited-tendering-exceptions\/\">non-competitive purchases<\/a> for the supply of Consulting Services require the approval of the President or his\/her delegated authority.\u00a0 For non-competitive Consulting Services Contracts valued greater than $1,000,000, the approval of the Board of Governors is also required.<\/p>\n<h3>Where do I find more information?<\/h3>\n<p>For more information, visit Procurement Services\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/procurement\/how-to-buy\/\">How to Buy<\/a> site, or email <a href=\"&#x6d;&#x61;&#x69;&#x6c;&#x74;&#x6f;&#x3a;&#x50;&#x72;&#x6f;&#x63;&#x75;&#x72;&#x65;&#109;&#101;&#110;&#116;&#83;&#101;&#114;&#118;&#105;&#99;&#101;&#64;carleto&#x6e;&#x2e;&#x63;&#x61;\">&#80;&#x72;o&#x63;&#x75;&#114;&#x65;m&#101;&#x6e;&#116;&#x53;e&#114;&#x76;i&#x63;e&#115;&#x40;c&#x61;&#x72;&#108;&#x65;t&#111;&#x6e;&#46;&#x63;a<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is it? 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