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ITT Mini Competitions – Employee Transition & Redeployment

Despite being awarded a place on the overarching framework, this client was struggling with the ‘mini tenders’ being procured by various government departments through the framework. The development of a set of semi-standard, adaptable responses enabled the client to achieve a 100% success rate for all new mini tenders published.
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SMEs Vs Public Sector Procurement

Building.co.uk highlights a new report by the National Federation of Builders about how current public sector procurement practices affect SMEs. I haven’t read through it all yet (I’m saving it for my Friday night entertainment), but the headline stats are pretty grim: ‘SMEs slam poor government procurement practices’ – article on building.co.uk The full report […]
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Top Tips – Responding to Tenders

Tenders can seem daunting and sometimes incomprehensible. Never fear: These tips – gathered from my own experience on both sides of the tender minefield – will help you make sense of the jargon, understand the lengthy list of ‘rules’ and give you the confidence to bid for contracts.
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