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Tendering for Government Contracts
What is the public sector?
What are the benefits to you?
What are the benefits to the public sector?
EC procurement directives
The Way In
Supplying Government
Business Link
Government Departments
Government Opportunities
Euro Info Centres
Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU - formerly called OJEC)
Selling to Europe
Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI)
Other Routes In
Approved supplier lists
OGCbuying.solutions
Constructionline
Increasing your chances
The advertisement
Your Bid
Quality assurance
Public-sector policy requirements
Electronic trading
Paying on time
Government Procurement Code of Good Practice
Debriefing
Complaints
Useful publications and information

Tendering for Government Contracts

Increasing your chances

Although there are clear benefits from doing business with the public sector, it is important to realise that bidding procedures are tough. This is because the public sector must award contracts on the basis of getting value for money for the taxpayer.

In this section we have outlined some of the issues and given advice, which you may find useful in preparing a bid.

At each stage of the tendering process there are issues you should consider. We have outlined some of these issues. Some of the advice is obvious, but we have included it in this guide because it is not always followed.



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