Trainer: Intertrade Ireland

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

Training Methodology

Learning tools used will include:

• Powerpoint presentation
• Participants 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.