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Winning Tenders in Northern Ireland
Cost: | See Below |
Location: | Antrim |
Start Date: | 30 January 2012 |
End Date: | 30 January 2012 |
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Full Day
Many companies tendering for public sector contracts have an insufficient understanding of the rules and regulations governing the procurement process. This seminar provides an explanation of the basic processes and procedures that suppliers need to understand, in order to tender successfully. It has been designed to cater for beginners, as well as those looking to submit better tenders next time.
Description
About the Seminar
Public sector tenders in Northern Ireland was worth over £2.4 billion during the year 2008/2009. While construction and maintenance services account for almost half this amount consultancy, office machines & supplies and energy each accounted for well over 100 million pounds worth of business.
Despite these high values and guaranteed payment many companies fail to make the most of the opportunities presented by the biggest customer in Northern Ireland: the public sector.
This 'Winning Tenders in Northern Ireland' seminar has been designed to provide an explanation of the basic processes and procedures that suppliers need to understand, in order to tender successfully in the public procurement marketplace.
Event Programme
This event will focus mainly on tenders with a value of £30,000 and over. As well as packing the day full of latest tips and advice from those regularly involved in tendering in Northern Ireland, this full day seminar will answer the following essential questions:
Morning
- How do you find out about tenders in Northern Ireland and keep "In the know"?
- What types of tenders are around and which typically receive the most/fewest bids?
- Where are the opportunities likely to be in the forthcoming months/years?
- Where in NI can you get professional help with a tender? Is there such a thing?
- How do you assess whether going for a tender is worthwhile?
- How do you work in a partnership, framework or consortium and what's the difference?
- How are tenders evaluated?
- Why do bids commonly fail?
Afternoon
- How can you make your tender stand out and for the right reasons?
- How can you best get your message across in a tender?
- How can you best present complex information in a simple fashion?
- How can you find out why your bid was unsuccessful?
- How can you find information about the winning bid?
- Do accreditations help successful tenders? For example Investors in People, ISO9001, "The Green Badges" etc?
- What are your rights in a public sector tender situation?
- What sort of de-brief are you entitled to?
Who should attend?
Suppliers new to the public sector marketplace. Suppliers who already engage with the public sector but wish to improve or refresh their knowledge of current procurement processes. Organisations that feel they need to develop their skill set to improve their tendering success rate within the public sector.
Date ~ Duration ~ Location
Thursday 1st March 2012
Full Day Seminar: 9.30am - 4.30pm
Legal-Island Training Centre, Antrim
Cost
Standard Rate: £245 + VAT
Charity/SME Rate: £195 + VAT
Save an additional £20 if you book and pay online!
All organisations with fewer than 50 employees or registered charities (registered at the time of booking) qualify for the Charity/SME Rate.
How to Book:
Book & Pay Online: Each event page has a link to the booking form at the top. Just fill in the form and click 'Continue'. You can pay by credit card and your details will be sent to us. Confirmation of your booking will be sent to you by email.
Reserve Online & Pay by Invoice: Alternatively, if you require an invoice before paying you can reserve a place online.
For all multiple credit card bookings please telephone Legal-Island on 028 9446 3888
Speakers & Facilitators
Noel Brady ~ Consult NB1
Sandra Reddick ~ Central Procurement Directorate, DFP
Patrick Brown ~ Tughans
Linzi Conway ~ Key to Success Consultants
Here's what our Winning Tenders in Northern Ireland 2011 delegates said:
“All presenters were very good and knew their topic area very well, but I thought Noel and Linzi just has the edge as their style was more engaging.” Samantha Watson, DLRS (NI) Limited
“I liked that I got lots of tips that can easily be put into practice. It was great that we got to hear from Sharon [from the Central Procurement Directorate] about what the panel expect to see.” Bev Loyal, Sentel
“I enjoyed the variety of speakers who were extremely knowledgeable about their individual subject areas and the useful tips/insight which they provided.” Mary Napier, McManus Kearney Solicitors
