A university is sourcing a new digital assessment platform that will affect teaching departments, information technology support, finance, student administration, and external service providers. The project must be completed before the next semester, and poor supplier selection could affect student support, system reliability, user acceptance, and cost control. No single department has the expertise or resources to evaluate all these requirements. Based on the scenario, how should procurement resolve the challenge?

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Let supply management complete the supplier shortlist using procurement criteria only, and request written comments from other departments after the shortlist is finalised.

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Form a cross-functional sourcing team with relevant functional expertise to evaluate the decision from several perspectives.

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Ask finance to approve a preferred supplier first and then allow user departments to raise implementation concerns later.

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Allow the information technology department to select the platform and ask supply management to negotiate the final contract terms.

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