Introduction to Tendering & E-Tenders

Tendering for public and private sector contracts has become a core business skill. Yet, many businesses do not know how to take forward tendering opportunities or don't have the confidence or knowledge to tender for business that they might well have the skills and experience to provide. This half-day programme, with a follow-up mentoring slot, is aimed at building a foundation for a sustainable and continually improving tender-writing capability within each organisation or with individuals. The aim of the training programme is to "provide participants with the knowledge on how to access etender opportunities and develop persuasive written tenders and proposals and to promote a strong and sustainable bid-writing capability."

The programme demystifies tendering and the etenders process and seeks to build the confidence of participants to explore tendering as one important aspect of their business development.

This session will be facilitated by tendering expert Ian McKay of Navigate Change Consulting

Ian McKay has developed Navigate Change Consulting with a particular focus on as a providing training, mentoring and consultancy to the micro-business sector with a particular focus on helping those business win new work through tendering. Ian is a leading tender development professional and has extensive experience in the writing of strong business tenders and in the delivery of training and mentoring support on tender writing – particularly to SMEs in Ireland. Ian, in partnership with the Ulster University, developed the most significant research into barriers facing small businesses in tendering for public sector contracts in Ireland including analysis of the perspectives of 350 small businesses. This research, identified a wide range of barriers to entry for small firms. Ian has used this knowledge alongside, his extensive expertise to develop this programme on tendering that has significant tangible results for businesses.

Each participant can avail of a free one-to-one virtual mentoring session with Ian after the webinar, for one-to-one support and advice on tendering and e-Tenders

THIS PROGRAMME IS STRICTLY FOR BUSINESSES REGISTERED IN COUNTY WESTMEATH