Peter Cumings joins Tender Management

Posted by Rachael Smith on 5th Jan 2012 at 8:51

Welcome to Peter Cumings, the latest member of the Tender Management team. Peter joins Tender Management Community Services from his previous role as Deputy Chief Officer at Wirral Council for Voluntary Services. Peter brings a great deal of experience and knowledge to the team, with over 25 years experience of tendering and procurement in the private, public and voluntary sectors. He is a PRINCE 2 practitioner and a member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply.

In addition to providing tender sourcing, writing and reviewing services, Peter will be developing and delivering a new 'tender readiness' training programme for charities and social enterprises."

Introduction to Procurement: Demystifying the Tendering Process

Posted by Rachael Smith on 6th Jan 2012 at 14:38

On Tuesday 17th January in Liverpool, we are running our Introductory workshop "Introduction to Procurement: Demystifying the Tendering Process".

This half-day session is designed to help people who want to improve their understanding of the procurement and tendering process.

The workshop will cover the following topics:

• How has the latest spending review affected tendering
• Market opportunity – how to market to the public sector
• Sourcing tenders – how to source relevant tenders
• Procurement terminology and rules
• Project managing winning bids
• Where to include added value within your bids
• Creating your tender response; How to win!

By the end of the session, participants will know what competitive tendering is all about, how to find out about tendering opportunities and what to do when that important tender arrives in their inbox.

Workshop takes place at 09:30am - 12:30pm. If you would like to book, or for further information, please contact Rachael on:

0151 600 5082 or rachael@tendermanagement.co.uk

TMC are now on Google +

Posted by Rachael Smith on 16th Jan 2012 at 9:01

Tender Management now have a Google+ page!

To view our page and add us to your circles, click here.

London Tender Skills Training

Posted by Rachael Smith on 18th Jan 2012 at 11:08

We are looking forward to our first tender training sessions in London at the end of this month.

The first workshops will be:

Introduction to Procurement: Demystifying the Tendering Process

Tuesday 31st January 2012

This half-day workshop is designed to help early career business development staff or anyone who wants to improve their understanding of the procurement and tendering process.

Writing Winning Tenders: Persuasive and Structured Writing in Tenders

Wednesday 1st February 2012

 There is an art to writing winning tenders which requires a specific approach and skill set. This half-day workshop will teach you a proven technique for writing high scoring tenders and provide you with some invaluable hints and tips on the do’s and don’ts of writing.

Tender Toolkits: How to Speed Up Your Response

Thursday 2nd February 2012

Your Tender Toolkit contains all the background documentation that you will need for the majority of Pre-Qualification Questionnaires and Tenders and is designed to reduce time in bidding. This half-day workshop will show how to prepare your toolkit including writing and structuring world class CVs and case studies and how to have invaluable documents available for use when the tendering opportunity comes along.

All sessions cost £99+vat, or save 15% when you book on to the full programme of 6 workshops. Training will take place at our London office:- Liverpool in London, 2nd Floor, Johnson Smirke Building, 4 Royal Mint Court, London EC3N 4HJ

For more information on these and our other workshops, contact Rachael on rachael@tendermanagement.co.uk of call 0151 600 5082.

Data Protection Update

Posted by Rachael Smith on 24th Jan 2012 at 15:54

Public Authorities often request evidence of a company’s data protection systems as part of the tendering process. This is to ensure that the company has sufficient protection in place for personal and commercial data.

The legislative requirement has fallen under the 1998 Data Protection Act in the UK. However, Viviane Reding, Vice-President of the European Commission, will this week be announcing the outline for the 2012 European Union Data Protection Reform Directive. These directives are designed to update the EU’s current legislation to reflect the prevalence and importance of electronic communications.

The reform also intends to reduce bureaucracy and make it easier for companies to protect their data. This legislation will supersede the existing data protection legislation in the UK as part of the EU’s goal to create a Europe wide consensus on Data Protection in the digital age.

One of the main considerations for organisations tendering under the new reform will be the need to appoint a designated data protection officer within the company.

Click here for full text of the proposed outline reform.

Malcolm is now an 'Accredited Business Mentor'

Posted by Rachael Smith on 25th Jan 2012 at 16:03

This week, Malcolm received SFEDI (Small Firms Enterprise Development Initiative) accredited Business Mentor status and achieved full professional membership of the Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs. He is also an approved Business Support Manager with the 'Invest Wirral' business support programme.