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Winning the Contract
March 17, 2010 - FREE resource to help businesses (and in particular SMEs) learn about public procurement
Government has launched an on-line procurement course “Winning the Contract”. This is a FREE resource to help businesses (and in particular SMEs) learn about public procurement and how to bid for public sector contracts. The course can be accessed via the Business Link webpage at: www.businesslink.gov.uk/procurement
This on-line training course supports businesses/suppliers (in particularly SMEs) learn about the public sector procurement process, and how they can bid for and possibly win public sector contracts. It would be good to have this link permanently on your websites as a resource to support businesses in your area.
The course introduces businesses to the key procurement processes, including:
• identifying the advantages and disadvantages of dealing with public bodies
• understanding how different types of contracts are defined, advertised and dealt with
• understanding approved supplier lists and framework agreements
• searching for and finding public sector opportunities
• identifying the key stages in the tendering process
It also has a useful Resource section, case studies, and a Hints and Tips download.
Background
Winning the Contract is part of a wide ranging programme of initiatives that Government is currently undertaking as part of the implementation of the recommendations made in the Glover Report into the barriers faced by SMEs looking to supply goods and services to the public sector (November 2008 http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/glover_review_index.htm) The 12 recommendations are all aimed at making the procurement market more transparent, simple and strategic thus enabling more small firms to access, bid for, and win, public sector contracts.
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