Course Title: | Go-2-Tender - Introduction to Tendering for Micro-businesses. |
Course Duration: | Half day training workshop |
Time: | 9.30am – 1pm (training workshop) |
Dates: | Tuesday 7th March 2017 |
Venues: | Training Room Áras Chill Dara, Devoy Park, Naas, Co. Kildare W91 X77F |
Trainer ‘s Background: | Experienced Procurement Consultants from InterTradeIreland’s ‘Go-2-Tender’ Programme, delivered throughout the island of Ireland. |
Participant Profile: | Go-2-Tender - Introduction to Tendering is designed to be a practical workshop, aimed specifically at small business owners 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 Councils 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 small contract opportunities. |
Participant Numbers: | The workshops are generally restricted to 18 participants to allow for group interaction and Q&A sessions. |
Course Outline & Proposed Practical Outcomes: | Outline Syllabus The workshop will cover: Advice on Proposal Writing (‘proposals’ as opposed to lengthy ‘tenders’) Responding to ‘below threshold’ work (i.e. below £25k) required by NI 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 main sources of relevant tender opportunities for SMEs The eTenders family of websites Case study examples of simple success stories
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Training Methodology: | Training Methodology Learning tools used will include:
Powerpoint presentationParticipants will be given a hand-out of the slides; and A pack of working papers that will help them to start taking a more structured approach to tendering;Facilitated group discussion on specific questions from participants; Case studies – of success in small businesses taking first steps into the public sector market. |