To help identify the type of outsourcing approach to adopt: at its most obvious, is a dedicated or a multi-user operation preferable?
To provide a clearer idea of what the main requirements are: it is far easier to assess the different quotations made by the third-party companies if the
user already has a good understanding of what the operation should look like.
To help in the eventual preparation of the invitation to tender: in requesting the third party to quote, it will be necessary to provide a great deal of data and information on which it can make its analysis. It is useful to use this data to undertake a strategic review to identify likely solutions.