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Tendering for Government Contracts
What is the public sector?
The public sector employs more than 25% of the UK workforce and includes:
- central civil government departments and agencies;
- the NHS and its local trusts;
- the Ministry of Defence;
- the Northern Ireland Assembly,the National Assembly for Wales and the Scottish Executive;
- local authorities;
- universities; and
- colleges.
Whatever your business,there may be a market for it somewhere within the public sector,whether by contracting directly or by becoming a subcontractor.