Including ESG criteria in tender analysis helps ensure suppliers align with the buyer's sustainability initiatives (1) and helps identify risks within the supply chain (4), such as unethical labour practices or environmental harm. Improving workflow (2) and spend monitoring (3) are operational concerns but not ESG drivers.
Responsible sourcing requires procurement professionals to integrate ESG into decision-making, ensuring not only cost-efficiency but also ethical compliance, resilience, and long-term value. This reflects the growing importance of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and stakeholder expectations.
Reference: CIPS L4M4 Study Guide (v2), LO: "Concepts" - ESG in sourcing decisions.

Pregnant women and children are considered 'disadvantaged' by the UN. The other groups the UN call disadvantaged include; the elderly, the immunocompromised, those with disabilities and those living in poverty. This is the list given in the study guide.
A company could help disadvantaged groups in several ways. Firstly by offering employment (obviously not to the children). It could also include helping these groups as part of a Social Value out-come or community benefit scheme.

Incoterms, short for International Commercial Terms, were introduced by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in 1936. These standardized terms are used globally to define the responsibilities of buyers and sellers in international trade, helping to avoid misunderstandings by clarifying tasks, costs, and risks involved in the delivery of goods.
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International Chamber of Commerce:

The correct answers are; lead times, product competition and changes in the marketplace.
You wouldn't expect to receive samples or costings from a Request for Information - rather, these should be expected as part of the Tender Competition

Raja should send out a RFI- request for information; this will allow him to gain feedback from the marketplace prior to tender.
Speaking only with current suppliers will not provide all the information Raja requires.
He should not send out a request for quotation since he is still conducting market research An open competition would be how he can procure, after he's completed his research