Introduction to Tendering

Venue:
Kilmurry Lodge Hotel
 
Date:
05/03/2019
 
Note:
Booking in Advance Essential
 
Time:
9.30am - 1.00pm
 
Category:
Enterprise Week
 

A practical workshop, aimed specifically at small business owners that have never completed a tender before.

This event is no longer available
 

Introduction to Tendering

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.

Intertrade