TRAINING COURSE OUTLINE – Local Enterprise Office Kerry |
Course Title: | Go2Tender Lite Public Procurement for Sole Traders and Micro Businesses |
Course Duration: | Half day training workshop PLUS an individual mentoring meeting if required |
Time: | 9am to 1pm |
Dates: | Training Workshop: Wednesday 13th July 2016 Mentoring available: 30 mins individual appointment slots between 2pm & 6pm on same date as above |
Venue: | The Rose Hotel, Tralee |
Cost: | €25 (includes a tea/coffee break and the individual mentoring meeting) |
Trainer ‘s Name: | Bid Management Services Ltd., experienced Procurement Consultants who deliver the ‘Go2Tender’ Programme throughout the island of Ireland. |
Background to the Workshop: | This workshop is being delivered as a joint initiative by InterTradeIreland and the Local Enterprise Office Kerry. The workshop is part of the Local Government Strategic Procurement Office’s work to actively encourage small businesses on the island of Ireland to engage in public procurement. The Procurement Officer at Kerry County Council has also had a strong input to the seminar and workshop and will be available on the day for any queries. |
Participant Profile: | ‘Go2Tender Lite’ is designed to be a practical workshop, aimed specifically at small business owners/sole traders that have never completed a tender before. It aims to demystify the procedures around pitching for, and ultimately winning some of the ‘below threshold’ (i.e. below €25k) work that Local Authorities and other Government Bodies/Agencies contract out. The workshop is also suitable for new start-ups that are looking into public procurement as a possible future option, and for those looking to pick up some of the very small contracts (e.g. work to the value of a few hundred euro from a County Council etc). |
Participant Numbers: | This workshop is restricted to 12 participants |
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Course Outline & Proposed Practical Outcomes: | Outline Syllabus The Go2Tender Lite workshop will cover: - Advice on Proposal Writing (‘proposals’ as opposed to lengthy ‘tenders’)
- Responding to ‘below threshold’ work (i.e. below €25k) required by public bodies
- Specifically, proposals for work below the €5K threshold will be covered
- How to simply and easily respond to a ‘mini competition’ by email
- Documents that may be required to attach to the email proposal
- Finding tender opportunities – registering with the 3 main sources of relevant tender opportunities for SMEs, namely:
- Kerry County Council’s ‘Supplier Listing’
- The ‘SupplyGov.ie’ website (www.supplygov.ie) (formerly LA Quotes)
- The eTenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie)
- Tax clearance certificates and insurance certificates – are they required?
- Case study examples of simple success stories
Proposed Practical Outcomes from the Workshop As a participant on this workshop: - You will gain valuable tips on proposal writing and responding to simple requests for quotations from the public sector (particularly the below €5k threshold work)
- By the end of the day you will be
ü Registered with Kerry County Council’s new online Supplier Listing ü Registered on the SupplyGov.ie website (www.supplygov.ie) ü Registered on eTenders (www.etenders.gov.ie) |
Training Methodology: | Training Methodology The workshop will take place in the Rose Hotel, Tralee. Learning tools used will include: - Powerpoint presentation
- Participants will be given a hand-out of the slides and encouraged to take notes during the programme.
- Facilitated group discussion on specific questions from participants
- Case studies
Participants should bring their smartphones/tablets to download the Go2Tender app, if they wish to do so. Assessment Method Each participant will complete a post-course evaluation form Verbal feedback may be given to LEO Kerry also, and will be welcomed. |
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