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.