Participants will learn how the system works, how to register on etenders, search for opportunities,  understand thresholds, procedures, and compliance requirements.

It is designed to build confidence in accessing tenders and preparing to bid effectively.

Course Content

• What does it mean to Tender?
• Processes and Procedures for Tendering
• Key Skills/ Knowledge for Tendering
• Tender Preparation – Mindset for Tendering
• Understanding how the Public Sector Buys
• Tender Buying Thresholds
• New UK/EU trading relationship
• Social and Environmental impacts
• New Circular 05/2023; Government of Ireland
• EU trading restrictions with Russia post Ukraine conflict
• Procurement Act 2023
• Cross-border opportunities
• Public Procurement Principles – the foundation of Public Sector Tendering
• Making the public-sector market more accessible to SMEs
• Exploring the Market – Overview of the tendering landscape
• Exploration of cross-border opportunities
• Snapshot of the main public bodies in Ireland
• Procuring goods and services-key buying organisations, overall value-and how to access them.
• Signposting OGP pipelines.
• Tendering Opportunities - Where to find specific tender opportunities
• Above & below threshold
• The key tendering portals - Sign posting to etenders.gov.ie, Mentoring Opportunities – hand holding through registration and navigation processes
• Types of procurement procedures
• Frameworks & Dynamic Purchasing Systems
• How Frameworks are Established and Managed