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Article Index
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

The way in

Where are opportunities advertised?

Opportunities for contracting with the public sector may be advertised in a wide variety of places. Contracts below the EC limit (around £99,000) are often advertised in trade journals, increasingly on websites, and occasionally in national or regional newspapers. However, although encouraged to do so, some public-sector organisations do not advertise low-value contracts at all. You may benefit from identifying the appropriate individual in an organisation, through the contacts listed at the end of this guide, and giving them information about your business.



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