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Vendor Management & Local Content Requirements: ICV Compliance Training Course

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5 days
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15
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English
Next date
12 Oct 2026
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Overview

Vendor Management & Local Content Requirements is a specialist course from Institute For Oil & Gas Training designed for procurement, supply chain, contracts, finance and vendor governance professionals responsible for managing supplier performance against local content and In-Country Value requirements. The course addresses the growing need for structured Vendor Management & Local Content Requirements processes that connect supplier selection, contracting, procurement execution, local content policy, performance monitoring and compliance reporting across oil and gas operations.

Oil and gas companies increasingly manage procurement within national frameworks designed to retain economic value in the countries where projects and operations are delivered. These frameworks place greater emphasis on local procurement, indigenous supplier participation, local employment, supplier development, technology transfer and domestic capability building. The commercial implications extend beyond sourcing decisions because local content requirements influence tender evaluations, supplier qualification, contract obligations, performance reporting and long-term vendor relationships.

The UAE National In-Country Value Programme provides a clear example of this procurement-led approach. The Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology states that the programme is intended to redirect procurement expenditure towards the UAE economy and covers spending on local manufacturing, products, services and national investments. The programme also incorporates an ICV formula used by certifying bodies to evaluate suppliers and calculate their scores.

ADNOC states that its ICV programme was established in 2018 and subsequently nationalised through the UAE National ICV Programme. Its supplier evaluation approach considers factors including goods manufactured within the UAE, domestic third-party spend and Emiratisation records.

Comparable localisation objectives operate in other major energy markets. Saudi Aramco's In-Kingdom Total Value Add programme focuses on increasing the use of in-Kingdom suppliers, developing local supply chain capabilities, supporting supplier development and encouraging research and development.

These requirements create a practical governance challenge for procurement teams. Organisations need to translate local content obligations into sourcing strategies, tender requirements, supplier evaluation criteria, contractual clauses, reporting processes and vendor performance measures. Procurement professionals also need to distinguish between supplier commitments, measurable performance, supporting evidence and regulatory reporting obligations.

This course develops a practical understanding of how local content requirements integrate with the complete vendor management lifecycle. Participants examine supplier identification, prequalification, tender evaluation, in-country value scoring, local procurement planning, supplier development, contract administration, workforce requirements, technology transfer commitments and compliance documentation.

The programme also addresses local content plan submission and regulator reporting on local content. Participants learn how procurement and vendor teams establish evidence trails that connect contractual commitments with actual performance. This supports more controlled supplier governance and improves visibility over local spend, local employment, training, indigenous supplier participation and other applicable localisation measures.

A further focus is the management of waivers and exemptions. Local content requirements do not operate independently from commercial and operational realities. Procurement teams need a controlled process for identifying circumstances where an applicable framework provides an approved route for exemption, waiver or alternative treatment. Participants therefore examine governance controls for documenting the business rationale, supporting evidence, approval authority and reporting implications associated with such situations.

The course also considers the commercial consequences of poor compliance management. Depending on the applicable jurisdiction, contract and regulatory framework, non-compliance can affect tender evaluations, supplier standing, contractual performance and exposure to penalties for non-compliance. The objective is not simply to increase local procurement but to establish a controlled system through which local content commitments are incorporated into procurement decisions and monitored throughout contract execution.

Institute For Oil & Gas Training positions this programme within Oil & Gas Petroleum Procurement because local content performance is increasingly connected with strategic sourcing, supplier governance, contract management and supply chain resilience. The training gives professionals a structured framework for integrating localisation objectives into day-to-day procurement management while maintaining commercial discipline, auditability and operational continuity.

Objectives

  • Understand the strategic role of Vendor Management & Local Content Requirements within oil and gas procurement.

  • Interpret local content policy requirements and translate them into procurement and vendor management processes.

  • Understand the principles behind in-country value scoring and supplier evaluation.

  • Develop procurement approaches that support indigenous supplier participation.

  • Integrate local employment and training obligations into vendor requirements and performance monitoring.

  • Develop effective local content plan submission processes.

  • Establish controls for regulator reporting on local content.

  • Strengthen supplier prequalification and tender evaluation using relevant local content criteria.

  • Monitor supplier performance against contractual local content commitments.

  • Improve documentation and evidence management for local content compliance.

  • Identify appropriate governance processes for waivers and exemptions.

  • Understand the commercial and contractual implications of penalties for non-compliance.

  • Integrate technology transfer commitments into supplier development and contract management.

  • Improve coordination between procurement, contracts, finance, legal, operations and compliance teams.

  • Strengthen vendor review processes through measurable local content performance indicators.

  • Improve audit readiness through structured supplier documentation and evidence trails.

  • Support sustainable local supplier development while maintaining technical and commercial requirements.

  • Apply local content principles to practical oil and gas procurement scenarios.

Training methodology

The Vendor Management & Local Content Requirements course uses a practical corporate training methodology centred on procurement decisions, supplier governance and compliance scenarios.

Participants work through realistic oil and gas procurement situations involving supplier prequalification, tender evaluation, local content commitments, contract award and post-award vendor performance. These scenarios help participants understand how local content considerations influence commercial decisions rather than treating them as a separate reporting activity.

Case studies examine different approaches to local content implementation across energy markets. UAE National ICV provides an important reference point because the programme includes a formal ICV formula and certified supplier framework. Saudi Aramco's iktva programme provides another practical reference for supplier localisation, domestic capability development, employment and training.

Group exercises focus on supplier segmentation and vendor evaluation. Participants assess suppliers against factors such as local spend, local manufacturing, indigenous supplier participation, employment, training, technology transfer and documented performance.

Procurement simulations allow participants to review tender scenarios where commercial price, technical capability and local content performance must be considered together. The exercises demonstrate how procurement teams can structure evaluation criteria without losing sight of operational requirements, technical specifications and contract value.

Vendor governance exercises focus on post-award performance. Participants examine how local content commitments are translated into measurable supplier obligations, reporting requirements and review meetings. They also assess evidence supporting supplier claims and identify gaps requiring corrective action.

Practical documentation exercises address local content plan submission, supplier declarations, compliance records and regulator reporting on local content. Participants learn how to build a traceable documentation process that links supplier commitments to supporting evidence and reported results.

The course also uses scenario-based discussions covering waivers and exemptions, supplier underperformance, changes in sourcing arrangements, inadequate local capability and technology transfer commitments. These scenarios help procurement teams establish controlled responses rather than treating exceptions as informal commercial decisions.

Organisational impact

Effective Vendor Management & Local Content Requirements processes create stronger control over supplier obligations throughout the procurement lifecycle. Organisations gain a structured approach for connecting local content objectives with sourcing strategy, tender evaluation, contracting, supplier performance and reporting.

The course supports improved procurement governance by helping teams establish clear local content requirements before supplier selection. This reduces ambiguity during tender evaluation and creates a stronger basis for assessing supplier commitments against defined procurement requirements.

Better supplier segmentation also strengthens vendor management. Procurement teams can distinguish between strategic suppliers, local suppliers, international suppliers with localisation commitments and suppliers requiring development support. This creates a more targeted approach to supplier engagement and performance management.

Improved in-country value scoring awareness supports more informed tender evaluation. In the UAE, the National ICV Programme uses a formal formula for calculating supplier scores, while certified companies and authorised certifying bodies form part of the programme structure. Understanding the relationship between supplier information, scoring and certification enables procurement teams to manage ICV considerations more systematically.

The course also strengthens local content planning. Organisations can establish clearer processes for identifying local sourcing opportunities, indigenous supplier participation, workforce requirements, training obligations and supplier development initiatives before contracts are awarded.

Improved contract governance is another organisational benefit. Local content requirements become more effective when they are translated into clearly defined supplier obligations, reporting requirements, evidence requirements and review mechanisms. This gives contract management teams a practical basis for monitoring performance.

The programme supports stronger regulator reporting on local content by improving the quality and traceability of information collected from suppliers. Instead of relying on disconnected spreadsheets or informal supplier declarations, organisations can establish structured evidence trails connecting procurement activity with reported local content outcomes.

Supplier development can also become more strategic. Aramco describes iktva as a programme designed to increase the use of in-Kingdom suppliers, expand local supply chain capabilities and capacities, encourage supplier development and bring innovation through research and development. These principles demonstrate how localisation programmes can extend beyond purchasing decisions into broader supply chain capability development.

The course further strengthens exception management. A controlled process for waivers and exemptions enables procurement and compliance teams to document circumstances where standard local content requirements require an approved alternative treatment. This supports greater governance and reduces uncontrolled deviations from procurement requirements.

Improved understanding of penalties for non-compliance also helps organisations strengthen preventative controls. Teams become better positioned to identify compliance risks before they become contractual or regulatory issues.

Finally, stronger local content governance contributes to procurement resilience by encouraging organisations to understand domestic supplier capabilities, local manufacturing capacity, workforce development requirements and opportunities for technology transfer. This creates a broader view of supplier value beyond purchase price alone.

Personal impact

Participants gain practical skills for managing vendors within increasingly structured local content environments. The programme strengthens their ability to connect procurement strategy with local content objectives and supplier performance.

Procurement professionals develop greater confidence in evaluating suppliers against local content criteria and understanding the evidence required to support supplier claims. They gain a clearer understanding of how in-country value scoring can influence procurement decisions and supplier positioning.

Vendor managers strengthen their ability to establish measurable supplier commitments and monitor performance during contract execution. They learn how to structure supplier reviews around evidence, performance indicators and corrective actions.

Contract professionals gain stronger capability in incorporating local content obligations into vendor governance. They become better equipped to identify where local content commitments need to be reflected in tender documentation, contractual requirements, reporting obligations and supplier review mechanisms.

Supply chain professionals improve their ability to identify local sourcing opportunities and assess supplier development needs. The course also strengthens their understanding of indigenous supplier participation and local capability development.

Finance professionals gain greater awareness of how procurement expenditure, local spend, supplier data and supporting documentation contribute to local content reporting and in-country value assessment.

Compliance and governance professionals strengthen their ability to establish evidence trails, monitor reporting obligations and manage exceptions. The programme also improves understanding of waivers and exemptions and the governance controls surrounding them.

Managers gain a cross-functional perspective that supports better coordination between procurement, contracts, finance, operations, legal and compliance functions.

Participants also develop stronger commercial judgement when managing localisation requirements. They learn to balance local content objectives with supplier capability, technical specifications, cost, quality, delivery and operational requirements.

Who should attend

  • Procurement Managers and Procurement Specialists — responsible for sourcing strategies, supplier evaluation and procurement compliance.

  • Supply Chain Managers — responsible for supplier networks, localisation initiatives and supply chain performance.

  • Vendor Managers — responsible for supplier performance, governance and contractual commitments.

  • Contracts Managers and Contracts Specialists — responsible for incorporating and monitoring local content obligations in contracts.

  • Category Managers — responsible for strategic sourcing and supplier segmentation within oil and gas categories.

  • Commercial Managers — responsible for commercial evaluation, supplier negotiations and contract value.

  • Local Content Managers — responsible for localisation planning, performance monitoring and reporting.

  • ICV and Localisation Specialists — responsible for supplier scoring, evidence management and local value requirements.

  • Supplier Development Managers — responsible for indigenous supplier participation and capability development.

  • Finance Managers and Financial Controllers — involved in local expenditure, supplier data and reporting requirements.

  • Compliance Managers — responsible for compliance monitoring, evidence trails and regulatory obligations.

  • Supply Chain Governance Professionals — responsible for procurement controls, policies and performance assurance.

  • Project Procurement Managers — responsible for procurement delivery within major capital projects and operational programmes.

  • Oil and Gas Operations Managers — requiring visibility over supplier localisation commitments that affect operational delivery.

  • Senior Procurement Leaders and Heads of Procurement — responsible for procurement governance and strategic supplier management.

Course outline

This module establishes the commercial and governance foundations of local content management within oil and gas procurement. It examines how local content policy connects with procurement strategy, supplier qualification, tender evaluation, contract planning and organisational governance.

  1. National ICV Programme

    • The UAE National In-Country Value Programme redirects procurement expenditure towards the UAE economy through local products, services, manufacturing and national investments.

    • The programme includes certified suppliers and authorised certifying bodies responsible for ICV certification processes.

    • The framework provides a practical reference for understanding procurement-led localisation and in-country value management.

    Learning Outcomes

    • Explain the purpose of local content requirements in oil and gas procurement.

    • Identify the relationship between local content policy and vendor management.

    • Distinguish procurement, supplier development and compliance responsibilities.

    • Establish governance considerations for local content planning.

    • Recognise the importance of evidence-based supplier performance management.

This module focuses on evaluating suppliers against local content requirements and incorporating in-country value considerations into sourcing decisions. Participants examine supplier information, scoring factors, local expenditure and the evidence supporting supplier performance.

  1. ICV Certification Formula

    • The UAE Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology publishes an ICV Formula used by certifying bodies to evaluate suppliers and calculate ICV scores.

    • The formula includes defined components relevant to supplier value creation within the UAE.

    • The framework demonstrates the importance of accurate supplier information and supporting documentation.

    Learning Outcomes

    • Explain the purpose of in-country value scoring.

    • Assess supplier information relevant to local content performance.

    • Identify documentation required to support supplier evaluation.

    • Incorporate local content considerations into tender evaluation.

    • Recognise data quality risks affecting supplier scoring and reporting.

This module examines how vendor management extends beyond supplier selection into local capability development. It focuses on indigenous supplier participation, local employment and training obligations, supplier development and technology transfer commitments.

  1. Saudi IKTVA Programme

    • Aramco's iktva programme is designed to increase the use of in-Kingdom suppliers and expand local supply chain capabilities and capacities.

    • The programme supports supplier development, local employment and training and innovation through research and development.

    • It provides a practical industry reference for understanding localisation as a long-term supplier development strategy.

    Learning Outcomes

    • Develop approaches for increasing indigenous supplier participation.

    • Identify local employment and training obligations within vendor programmes.

    • Evaluate supplier development opportunities.

    • Incorporate technology transfer commitments into vendor planning.

    • Monitor supplier capability development against defined commitments.

    • Distinguish short-term local procurement from longer-term localisation objectives.

This module addresses the information management and compliance controls required to demonstrate local content performance. Participants examine local content plan submission, supplier reporting, evidence management, regulator reporting on local content and internal assurance processes.

  1. ISO 37301 Compliance Management

    • ISO 37301 provides requirements and guidance for establishing, developing, implementing, evaluating, maintaining and improving a compliance management system.

    • The standard provides a recognised framework for structured compliance governance.

    • Its principles support the development of controlled processes for responsibilities, monitoring, documentation and continual improvement.

    Learning Outcomes

    • Structure a local content plan submission process.

    • Identify information required for local content reporting.

    • Establish supplier evidence and documentation controls.

    • Improve regulator reporting on local content.

    • Identify gaps between supplier commitments and reported performance.

    • Strengthen compliance assurance through documented processes and accountability.

This module brings local content governance into contract administration and vendor performance management. It focuses on contractual obligations, performance monitoring, waivers and exemptions, corrective action and the consequences associated with non-compliance.

  1. ISO 20400 Sustainable Procurement

    • ISO 20400 provides guidance for integrating sustainability into procurement processes.

    • The standard addresses procurement strategy, supplier relationships and decision-making considerations.

    • Its approach provides a recognised reference for incorporating broader economic, social and supply chain considerations into procurement governance.

    Learning Outcomes

    • Translate local content requirements into vendor contractual obligations.

    • Establish supplier performance measures for local content commitments.

    • Develop governance controls for waivers and exemptions.

    • Identify documentation needed to justify approved exceptions.

    • Recognise the procurement and contractual consequences of non-compliance.

    • Strengthen corrective action and supplier escalation processes.

    • Integrate local content considerations into sustainable procurement practices.

Certificate

Attendees receive a Certificate of Completion from Institute For Oil & Gas Training upon successfully finishing the course.

The certificate confirms completion of the training programme and participation in the required course activities. Attendees are expected to meet the Institute For Oil & Gas Training attendance requirement and complete the course programme to receive the Certificate of Completion.

Course dates

  • Europe

    Middle East

    Asia

    Africa

    North America

    Online

    Fee: £4,400

  • Europe

    Middle East

    Asia

    Africa

    North America

    Online

    Fee: £4,400

  • Europe

    Middle East

    Asia

    Africa

    North America

    Online

    Fee: £4,400

  • Europe

    Middle East

    Asia

    Africa

    North America

    Online

    Fee: £4,400

Fees include tuition, course materials and refreshments. Need different dates or a different city? Ask about your preferred date.

Frequently asked questions

What does this Vendor Management & Local Content Requirements course cover?

The course covers local content policy, in-country value scoring, supplier evaluation, indigenous supplier participation, local employment and training obligations, local content plan submission, reporting, technology transfer commitments, waivers, exemptions and vendor compliance.

Who should attend this course?

The course is designed for procurement, supply chain, vendor management, contracts, commercial, finance, compliance, localisation and supplier development professionals working in oil and gas organisations.

Does the course cover UAE ICV requirements?

Yes. The programme uses the UAE National In-Country Value Programme and its ICV Formula as an important practical reference for understanding supplier scoring, certification, local expenditure and procurement-led localisation.

Does the course cover local content requirements outside the UAE?

Yes. The course develops transferable local content and vendor governance principles and uses established energy-sector examples such as Saudi Aramco's iktva programme to examine supplier localisation, domestic capability development and workforce development.

What will participants be able to apply after completing the course?

Participants will be able to strengthen supplier evaluation, local content planning, vendor performance monitoring, reporting controls, evidence management, contractual governance and compliance processes while managing local content commitments within oil and gas procurement.

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