The Support Available for Tenders

Procurement Adviser - Jane Bowers

TENDER WRITING

What can you do to ensure your tender stands out from the crowd?

Procurement Adviser

JANE BOWERS

SUCCESSFUL TENDER WRITING

Attend our Series of Workshops

Speaker today: Marcus Eden-Ellis - Bid Perfect Ltd

2-Day Workshop –DAY 1 – Tuesday 03/6/08 9.30 – 3.30pmDAY 2 – Tuesday 24/6/08 9.30 – 3.30pm

THE ‘NITTY GRITTY’ OF TENDER WRITING

Interested in Winning New Business by ‘selling to the public sector’ but baffled by the paperwork and jargon?

Tuesday – 6th May ’08 at ATL - 9.30 – 12.30pmFollowed by networking and lunch

Discover the difference between tendering (procurement) and commissioning; how to find tenders to suit your needs; terms, conditions, inflation clauses – uplifts, terminal periods; the types of tender available and accreditation versus tendering along with KPIs.

ACAS – Equality and Diversity

• Rich Jones

• Providing Guidance

• Equal Opportunities and Diversity

Health & Safety Executive

Leaflets and publications

See HSE’s publications pages for information on free leaflets and priced publications

Starter Pack for new and small businesses contains a number of guides at a reduced price

http://www.hse.gov.uk/Marshall Mills, Marshall St, Leeds, LS11 9YJ

0113 283 4200

CHAS

A & K Safety Services Ltd

The need for H&S policies & procedures when tendering

Providing a comprehensive health and safety portfolio from audits, documentation, risk assessments, training through to telephone advice

Supplier to LEGI Professional Services

Environmental Policy - bbef

Better Business Environment Forum http://www.bbef.org.uk/

Bob Hudson

The BBEF offers: • free and confidential environmental advice • free environmental audits for companies in

West Yorkshire • free monthly updates and bulletins • signposting to funding and specialist support • events and seminars

LEGI Kickstart Procurement Adviser

Thank you

Jane Bowers

The Effective Tendering Course

Bid Perfect Limited – Marcus Eden-Ellis

The Effective Tendering Course

Two days – two weeks apart

Course Mission:

To Empower You To Write Better Bids

and Win More Contracts

The Effective Tendering Course – Day One

• The background to tendering• Types of tender• Public v. Private – the differences• Where to find opportunities• Making the right commercial decision• The Five Planning Stages• The Secret Formula for a winning tender

The Effective Tendering Course – Day Two

•Planning and writing a powerful bid•Ten Habits of the Professional Tender Writer•Document Mapping (Storyboarding)•Subject Matter Experts•The basic dos and don’ts•Don’t be a loser before you start•The value of debriefs•The Implementation Plan•Getting the pricing right

The Effective Tendering Course – Other Areas Discussed

•Tender Calendars and Resource Planning•KPI Logs – How to predict the future•Professional production standards•Red Reviews – How can they help•Course de-brief and feedback session•Collaterals distribution (Certification, Handbook, Copy of Training Presentation)

Thank youBid Perfect Limited

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES IN PROCUREMENT

ACAS – Rich Jones

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES IN PROCUREMENT

Rich Jones

Acas

Public duty to eliminate discrimination and promote equality and good relations

• Race• Gender (including gender reassignment)• Disability

• Others?

What is required?

• Statistics show ethnic minorities suffer discrimination

• MacPherson Report highlighted institutional racism

• Government pledged to remove the potential for discrimination from the public sector

• Introduced the RRA amendment Act 2000 which provides a performance management framework for continuous improvement in public sector race equality

• Each public sector body to identify its priorities for race equality and take steps to deliver tangible positive outcomes.….PLAN RACISM OUT

What is required?

• Policies in place• Training for those involved• Fair recruitment process• Effective complaints handling process• Equal access to services• Monitoring• Review mechanisms (positive action?)

What does this mean?

• Advice on what is required• Model policies• Help with processes• Training to embed these

Rich Jones - 0113 205 3862

rjones@acas.org.uk

How can ACAS Help?

Thank you

A & K SAFETY SERVICES LTD

Rifaqat Ali

A&K Safety Services Limited

Health & Safety Requirements

when tendering with

Public bodies

Rifaqat AliDirector

Pre-qualification Schemes

Aims

To avoid repeated applications by contractors and consultants in safety pre-qualification.

Several Schemes

Contractors Health & Safety Assessment Scheme (CHAS);

National House Building Council Safety Scheme;

SAFEcontractor

SAFE-T-CERT

CHAS Scheme

Assessor

member organization;

CHAS directly.

Types of Questionnaires

Less than 5 employees;

5 or more employees;

Designer Pre-qualification

CDMC Joint Questionnaire Assessment standards

CHAS Requirements

Application

H&S Policy or Commitment to H&S;

Having access to competent corporate health and safety advice;

Risk assessments / Safe systems of work / Method statements;

Training certificates or records.

Environmental Questionnaire

Next Step

Contact the CHAS scheme administrator

Accredited assessor who will do the audit

Further Assistance Required?

Helping you to Provide a Safer Workplace

ContactA & K Safety Services Limited

BradfordT: 01274 – 734100W: www.akss.co.uk

Thank you

This presentation can be downloaded from

www.bradfordbuyer.co.uk