Public Procurement: Bury Council

Improving your tendering win rate: bidding and tendering strategies the professionals use to win tenders.

For many small businesses, the intricacies of formal bids and tenders can appear daunting, from complex processes to resource limitations and stiff competition from larger firms. Our workshop is designed to demystify the bidding process and equip attendees with the strategies needed for success.

Attendees will learn how to develop a consistent strategic approach to bidding, how to structure and write proposals, find out how buyers evaluate submissions and the importance of environmental and social value impacts in public sector tenders. The workshop includes where to uncover lucrative bidding opportunities and enhance chances of clinching contracts.

Bury Council will provide updates on their latest procurement initiatives, offering a unique opportunity to stay abreast of local contracting opportunities.

Attendees will learn:

• How to decide when to bid and when not to

• What the tendering process is

• How to organise yourself

• What Bury Council are looking for and how they evaluate you and your competitors

• Where Bury Council post their opportunities

• Carbon reduction plans for tender responses

• Demonstrating delivery of social value in tenders

Agenda

09:00am - Arrival & networking
09:30am - Welcome and introductions - Bury Council 
10:00am - Bidding processes - Bury Council 
10.30am - VCSE considerations in procurement - Bury VCFA
11:00am - Whether to bid or not - Bassel Akkad (Business Growth Hub)    
11:45am - Social Value in tendering - Nadir Sultan (Business Growth Hub)
12:15pm -  Environmental priorities in tendering - Green Economy
12:45pm - Wrap up & close
13:00pm - End

Deliverers:

GM Business Growth Hub - Bassel Akkad, Nadir Sultan
Bury Council - Kevin Fletcher
Bury VCFA - Helen Tomlinson

As this workshop is fully-funded, businesses are subject to funders' eligibility criteria. If your place is confirmed, you will receive an email from us with further details.

• Greater Manchester business only.

• Micro business, small and medium-sized enterprise, or large business.

• Social enterprises where these engage in economic activity.

Your place on the workshop is not automatically confirmed and you will receive an email from BGHworkshops@growthco.uk once it is.

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