Contract administration is the work done before a contract is signed into effect and contract management covers everything done after signing. Many critical functions of government social service agencies involve contracting with private service providers.The City buys goods and services in the following ways: Formal Competitive. Management contracts are legal agreements that enable one company to have control of another business's operations. Statewide Contract Management. 211 Illinois manages and monitors the statewide contracts we execute to 2-1-1 service partners. SBSP is the State of Illinois program that reserves certain types of contracts so that small businesses only can compete for them. Sometimes these contracts will be between a company and vendors, employees, customers, or contractors providing goods or services. Property management agreements, or contracts, serve as a guiding light, delineating responsibilities, expectations, and the scope of services.