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Tendering for Government Contracts
Your bid
Providing information
You may be asked to fill in a questionnaire detailing information about your company's financial position and technical ability. This can include information about when your company was formed, what experiences you have had providing the items being tendered for, details of where references may be obtained from, and details of your company's finances.
Tips:
Only bid for work that you are sure you could deliver.
Always provide the information you are asked for. If you are not able to do so, check whether your bid will be acceptable.
Make sure you answer all questions accurately.
Timing
When tendering for a public-sector contract, you will be given deadlines to get information and documents to the customer. These deadlines are important and you should make sure you meet all requests on time.
Tips:
Plan your bid around the timetable the customer gives you to make sure you can meet all deadlines.
If you are not sure of anything, ask in good time. Do not miss the given deadline.
If your bid is unclear and the customer asks you for clarification, you must give this by the original deadline, unless they tell you otherwise.
Make sure you know early on in the procedure what format you will have to use to fill in the tender documents.You also need to know what the timescale is and whether interviews will be likely.
You will always be asked to provide information by specific dates. Remember that the date given is the last date by which the organisation needs information. It is important to make sure that information arrives promptly. Do be patient, as the procedure from the first advert to awarding the contract can take months.
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