Getting Contract Ready: An introduction to public sector contracting that will help you assess your readiness and develop your tender library.
Delivered by Business & IP Centre’s Experts in Residence Kate Duffy and Mel Carr, this workshop will be particularly useful for businesses and voluntary & community organisations (VCOs) who are relatively new to tendering for public sector contracts or would like to improve their bid-writing skills.
Book your place now – this workshop is bound to be popular!
Key learning outcomes:
- Understand the public sector contracting landscape
- Assess whether contracting is right for their organisation
- Identify the foundations required to become “contract ready”
- Understand what commissioners and procurement teams are looking for
- Develop stronger tender-writing skills
- Start building a reusable tender library
- Recognise common risks and challenges in contract delivery
- Leave with a practical action plan for next steps
Workshop overview:
- 11.45 Registration for 12.00 start
- Welcome, Introductions & The Reality of Contracting
- Chapter 1: Is Contracting Right for Your Organisation?
- Chapter 2: Understanding Procurement & Finding Opportunities
- Chapter 3: Becoming Contract Ready
- Chapter 4: Writing Strong Tender Responses
- Chapter 5: Risk, Delivery & Sustainable Growth
- Next Steps, Action Planning & Q&A
