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title: Procurement and contract strategies
date: 2016-05-24T17:55:17Z
modified: 2024-09-17T21:08:09Z
permalink: "https://gmhplanning.co.uk/nec-downloads/procurement-and-contract-strategies/"
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status: publish
excerpt: A useful free guide from the NEC to help choose which NEC3 contract you should be using in a given situation.
wpid: 858
nec_contract_type:
  - NEC3
nec_contract_version:
  - NEC Engineering & Construction Contract (ECC)
  - NEC Engineering & Construction Subcontract (ECS)
  - NEC Engineering and Construction Short Contract (ECSC)
  - NEC Professional Services Contract (PSC)
  - NEC Supply Contract (SC)
  - NEC4 Term Service Contract (TSC)
download_category:
  - Overview and introduction
featured_image: "https://gmhplanning.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/NEC3-and-NEC4-Downloads.png"
featured_image_alt: ECSS
author: Glenn Hide
timestamp: 2024-09-17T21:08:09Z
tags:
  - NEC3
  - NEC Engineering & Construction Contract (ECC)
  - NEC Engineering & Construction Subcontract (ECS)
  - NEC Engineering and Construction Short Contract (ECSC)
  - NEC Professional Services Contract (PSC)
  - NEC Supply Contract (SC)
  - NEC4 Term Service Contract (TSC)
  - Overview and introduction
---

**Update:** Don’t forget to check out our new [NEC4 training courses](/nec-training-courses/).

This free NEC Procurement and Contract Strategies download from NEC is a very useful guide to help decide which contract/option to use within the [NEC3](https://gmhplanning.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/taxonomy/nec_contract_type/nec3.md) family for any given project.

This NEC Procurement and Contract Strategies document provides guidance for users of NEC in determining the procurement and contract strategies to achieve planned outcomes and in the
application of contracts from the NEC3 family in meeting these strategies

[**Download**: Procurement-and-Contract-Strategies-2013](https://gmhplanning.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Procurement-and-Contract-Strategies-2013.pdf)

## Topics

**NEC Contract Editions:** [NEC3](https://gmhplanning.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/taxonomy/nec_contract_type/nec3.md)

**NEC Contract Versions:** [NEC Engineering & Construction Contract (ECC)](https://gmhplanning.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/taxonomy/nec_contract_version/nec-engineering-construction-contract-ecc.md), [NEC Engineering & Construction Subcontract (ECS)](https://gmhplanning.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/taxonomy/nec_contract_version/nec-engineering-construction-subcontract.md), [NEC Engineering and Construction Short Contract (ECSC)](https://gmhplanning.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/taxonomy/nec_contract_version/nec-engineering-and-construction-short-contract-ecsc.md), [NEC Professional Services Contract (PSC)](https://gmhplanning.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/taxonomy/nec_contract_version/nec-professional-services-contract-psc.md), [NEC Supply Contract (SC)](https://gmhplanning.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/taxonomy/nec_contract_version/nec-supply-contract-sc.md), [NEC4 Term Service Contract (TSC)](https://gmhplanning.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/taxonomy/nec_contract_version/nec4-term-service-contract-tsc.md)

**Download Categories:** [Overview and introduction](https://gmhplanning.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/taxonomy/download_category/overview-and-introduction.md)