This new event will help you explore the opportunities and find out how you can bid to win new business from private companies plus local and national publicly funded organisations, such as local authorities, the NHS, and the new business to be generated by the 2012 games.
There are many opportunities to get involved - local government alone spends £40 billion a year on goods and services and they have to be fair, transparent, honest and professional in their dealings.
In addition delivery of the Olympic and Paralympic Games will require the procurement of goods and
services from an enormous range of firms. Many businesses are implementing more robust procurement processes, this is your chance to get the information you need to bid for and win these lucrative contracts.
Topics covered include:
● What opportunities are out there and how you can find them
● The secrets of successful bid writing and tendering
● The key policies required and how to put them in place
● What are the buyers looking for in a bid
● Being creative with your bid so you stand out from the crowd
Programme
4.00pm Registration and refreshments
4.30pm Welcome and introduction
4.40pm Toni Saraiva and Richard Hall - Getting bid ready, followed by an optional discussion forum
5.20pm Break, refreshments and exhibition
5.50pm Tim Colman -The golden rules of bid writing, followed by an optional discussion forum
6.30pm Exhibition open until 7.00pm
The exhibition area will include information and advice from local procurers and business
support organisations.
Presented by:
Toni Saraiva and Richard Hall
How to get started — Getting bid ready – what you need to know and what you need to have
Richard and Toni work for EISC Ltd – Enterprise Europe Network, a small company based in Southampton that holds a contract with the European Commission to help businesses develop in the EU through finding partners, understanding the rules, or bidding for projects and public contracts.
Tim Colman
How to get Creative — The 10 golden rules of bid writing – what you need to put on paper to create a winning bid
Tim Colman is widely acknowledged as being one of Britains’ leading bid writers, with over 30 years experience in the field. Over that period he has won around 80% of the bids he has written or managed. Tim now spends most of his time helping SMEs to bid successfully – by presenting bid writing workshops as well as getting actively involved in preparing the bids themselves.
Dates and venues
Wednesday 3 February—Novotel Hotel, Southampton
Wednesday 10 February—Hilton Hotel, Portsmouth
Wednesday 17 February—Lakeside Park Hotel, Isle of Wight
Thursday 25 February—Basingstoke Country Hotel
Tuesday 2 March—East Horton Golf Club, Eastleigh
What will it cost?
These seminars are provided FREE of charge by Business Link as part of our ongoing programme of
support to local businesses. The seminars are impartial with no ‘hard sell’. Business Link exists for only
one reason to stimulate the growth of the local economy by helping businesses such as yours to develop and prosper.
Time
Registration opens at 4.00pm. Seminars run from 4.30pm to 7.00pm. Refreshments are provided.
Winning Business
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