Go-2-Tender Supplies & Services workshops

About this event

Day 1: 17th November 2021

Day 2: 18th November 2021

Time: 9.30am – 1:00pm

Cost: £60 / €58 to attend which also includes 3 days of follow on mentoring and a copy of the electronic material- The Envision team will follow up with you to complete payment after registration has been completed.

Go-2-Tender is an InterTradeIreland programme which has been developed to give SMEs the confidence, knowledge and practical skills to tender successfully for public sector contracts in their own jurisdiction and on a cross-border basis.

The programme is geared towards SMEs who are new to tendering or who want to improve their basic tendering skills. In addition to the training there are up to 2 days of mentoring available to companies who can demonstrate a need. All mentoring is delivered by an experienced consultant to assist with tender development.

This is a two 1/2 day workshop which will be delivered remotely using Zoom.

See below for a sample of the content covered:

Day One - 17th November 2021

• How to source above and below threshold contract opportunities
• The bid/no bid decision
• How the Public Sector buys (North and South)
• How to assess opportunities using live examples
• Electronic tender platforms (e.g. eTendersNI & eTenders.ie)
• Success strategies for SMEs

Day Two - 18th November 2021

• How to become more competitive
• Improving your document writing skills
• Checklist of tender content and how it should be presented
• Debriefing following tender competitions
• Action planning for successful tendering

In order to the eligible to apply for the follow-on mentoring, a company representative must join both webinars.

Due to the current pandemic and Government stipulations, the mentoring will be delivered remotely e.g. through a combination of video conference meetings, off site document review, and email / documentary feedback.

Click register to express your interest in attending.

A member of the tender team will get in touch to discuss your eligibility e.g. the company must have 250 or less employees and have a registered office in either NI or RoI.

If you have any questions, please contact a member of the tender team on:

+44 (028) 90452777 / 04890 452777 (ROI)