Workshop notes
Our thanks to Lorna Ferguson and Anneka Clarke for taking us through public sector commissioning and procurement and sharing their top tips for tendering.
Here are their presentation slides and handouts from the session delivered on 13th January 2016.
Lorna Ferguson, Solihull Council, IAA&S Project Lead
Anneke Clarke, Solihull Community Housing, Procurement Manager
Other handouts
Social Capital, Social Value Presentation
Equality & Diversity Presentation
Tender portals
Free tender portals:
- CSW – JETS – Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire’s Joint E-Tendering System
- Contracts Finder – search for information about contracts worth over £10,000 with the government and its agencies
- Black Country Business – current and future tender opportunities in Wolverhampton, Sandwell, Dudley and Walsall
- Find it in Birmingham – contract opportunities from public and private sectors
- YORtender – tender opportunities in Yorkshire & Humber
- Staffordshire E-Procurement System – procurement website for Staffordshire County Council
- Tenders Electronic Daily – free access to business opportunities from the European Union, the European Economic Area and beyond.