Tendering For Contracts Successfully

Course Name :
Tendering For Contracts Successfully
Target Audience :
Directors, Managers, Project Officers, Fundraisers
Venues
Date Time Venue
19-05-2011 9.30am- 4.30pm 145- 157 St John Street London EC1V 4PY or Central London depending on numbers
21-06-2011 9.30am- 4.30pm 145- 157 St John Street London EC1V 4PY or Central London depending on numbers
09-08-2011 9.30am- 4.30pm 145- 157 St John Street London EC1V 4PY or Central London depending on numbers
19-10-2011 9.30am- 4.30pm 145- 157 St John Street London EC1V 4PY or Central London depending on numbers
Fee :
£250 plus VAT Early Bird - £165 plus VAT
Course Objectives :

This workshop will help participants:

• Sell effectively  to  local authorities and  other  public sector buyers such as NHS Trusts etc 

 • Improve your bidding success rate  learning how to become fit to supply and  write effective bids


 • Confidently source sub-contracting opportunities  and become part of the public sector supplier chain

• Gain access to more contract opportunities for free.
Contents :
    1. Introduction to public sector procurement process including the ins and outs of the bidding process
    2. Understanding the language of procurement, as well as the evaluation process used for awarding contracts; learn ways to determine the right contract opportunities for your organisation
    3.  Sell the services/products of  your organisation  effectively via ‘Pre-qualification Questionaires’ and ‘Invitation To Tender’ forms ( PQQ and ITT) - creating  powerful USP for competitive advantage. <
    4. Pricing your  services/products correctly to minimize financial viability risks and remain competitive
    5. Writing effective bids and confidently presenting  your proposal to local authorities and other  public sector buyer - steps you need to take
    6. Reasons for the different policies required for   successful bidding  and how to utilise them when writting your bids -Environmental, health and safety, quality assurance and equal opportunity
    7. Dramatically expand  the number of public sector buyers you sell to without  breaking your bank account
    8. Using  bidding portals intelligently to maximise your selling outcomes
    9. Obtaining  and using  feedback from past bids in-order to improve the future outcomes
    10. Partnering and forming  consortium for future bids- what are the practicalities involved  introduction to  contract performance and relationship management .