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Tendering Terms and Abbreviations
Tendering terms are often complicated and confusing – especially council and government tenders! How about these: Accelerated, Restricted and Negotiated Procedures Alcatel Standstill Period Best Value...
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Single Supplier Registration – a Simpler PQQ and Tendering Process?
The Cabinet Office has launched a Single Supplier Registration platform to simplify the tendering process for public sector contracts. At present, to bid for public sector and government contracts,...
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The Importance of Relationships When Tendering
In its simplest terms, tendering is a formalised process for buying and selling. Everyone knows how much a good business relationship can help improve your chances of success when selling. But due to...
View ArticlePlans to Simplify Bidding for Public Sector Contracts
The Cabinet Office has launched another consultation on plans to improve small firms’ access to public procurement. The aim is to make it easier for SMEs to bid for public sector contracts. Based on...
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Tender Procurement Process
This guide to the tender procurement process draws together many previous posts in order to provide a useful tool for tendering. Hopefully it will help you to be more successful with your tender bids!...
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Why do Companies Tender?
Have You Ever Wondered Why Public Sector Organisations & Private Companies Tender Contracts? The tendering process can be very frustrating and sometimes you may feel that companies use tenders just...
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Understanding Public Sector Tenders
Understanding public sector tenders follows on from Why do Companies Tender – so do read that first to get to grips with the reasons for tendering. The Dynamics of Public Sector Tenders Councils,...
View ArticleNew EU Procurement Rules 2014
The new EU procurement rules 2014 are designed to ensure better value for money and improved quality. The reduction of red tape should also make it easier for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs)...
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How to Get Started With Public Sector Tendering
New and smaller businesses frequently get in touch to ask how they can get started with public sector tendering. Why do Companies Tender explains the tender process. Understanding Public Sector Tenders...
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2015 Procurement Regulations – How Will They Effect Tenders & PQQs?
Guide to Main Changes in the 2015 Procurement Regulations I previously outlined the Government’s plans to simplify bidding for public sector contracts. The new 2015 Procurement Regulations come into...
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Understanding Tender Evaluation Criteria
Tender Evaluation Criteria and Tender Evaluation Methodology Understanding the Tender Evaluation Criteria and Tender Evaluation Methodology is a vital part of the Bid Manager’s toolkit. Using them can...
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How to Answer Tender Questions and Score High Marks
This guide on how to answer tender questions will help you to create better tender responses. Previous posts have been combined with some new information to provide a comprehensive resource on...
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Tendering Guides and Helpful Information on Tenders
Dealing with tenders can be very confusing. We created a series of tendering guides to help people gain a better understanding of PQQs and tenders. These guides deal with some of the most commonly...
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How to Write Tenders with Word, Page or Character Limits
My last post gave a lot of good general advice on answering tender questions. This time we are going to look at how to write tenders where word restrictions, page limits or maximum character levels...
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5 Things To Avoid When Preparing Tender Submissions
One of the very first posts that I wrote was on the 10 most common tendering mistakes. It shows the main errors made when preparing tender submissions or PQQs. Many of these are pretty fundamental...
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How to Write Positive Tender Responses
Writing positive tender responses will help you maximise the impact of your bids. A positive tone will shine through – as will any negativity. Therefore, you want to ensure that you avoid sounding...
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How to Write Tenders with Word, Page or Character Limits
My last post gave a lot of good general advice on answering tender questions. This time we are going to look at how to write tenders where word restrictions, page limits or maximum character levels...
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5 Things To Avoid When Preparing Tender Submissions
One of the very first posts that I wrote was on the 10 most common tendering mistakes. It shows the main errors made when preparing tender submissions or PQQs. Many of these are pretty fundamental...
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How to Write Positive Tender Responses
Writing positive tender responses will help you maximise the impact of your bids. A positive tone will shine through – as will any negativity. Therefore, you want to ensure that you avoid sounding...
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Beginners Guide to Pricing Tenders
As part of our tender consultancy service, I often discuss tender pricing strategies with clients. This beginners guide to pricing tenders covers the most common topics we talk about when aiming for...
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