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An Introduction to Public Sector Procurement
Increasingly, voluntary and community groups who have been providing services through SLAs are finding that they will now have to enter into a competitive tendering process in order to continue providing these services. This can be a daunting prospect for many groups, but the choice is stark: complete the tender or lose the funding.
This course will show you exactly what’s involved in this process and also give you some tips on using your existing skills and knowledge to gain an advantage over your competitors, many of whom may come from the private sector.
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Thursday 3 July |
Time: |
10.00am – 4.00pm |
Venue: |
Leighton Buzzard |
Trainer: |
Helen Marini |
Cost: |
£30 / £20
Refunded on attendance
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This is for YOU if you are …
- a manager, trustee or director of a voluntary organisation or community group
- responsible for raising income for your organisation
- interested in exploring the opportunity to raise funds through public sector procurement.
This workshop will help you to ...
- understand the tendering process
- learn about EU legislation
- find out how tenders and contracts are assembled
- discover the varying entry points into the process
- develop a tendering strategy for their organisation
- find out where to look for tenders
- understand what they will have to do to qualify as a supplier
- have a go at completing a tender.
The knowledge you gain from this course will equip you to negotiate with commissioning officers and to educate the public sector in how valuable the voluntary sector can be as suppliers.
Trainer
Facilitator Helen Marini has worked with small businesses and voluntary organisations for over 20 years. For the last four years she has been a Social Enterprise Adviser in the East of England, helping charities, voluntary organisations and community groups to earn income through selling their goods and services.
This workshop is one of a number of courses designed by Helen to help the sector become more viable and to ensure that they can become more self-reliant.
Venue
The workshop will be held at Bossard House, West Street, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1DA. This venue is fully accessible. Parking is available in a pay and display car park nearby.
Access and Individual Requirements
If you have any specific individual requirements to enable you to attend this event please let us know. Every effort is made to meet individual requirements, which might include; a loop system, sign language interpreter, wheelchair access, handouts in large print or special dietary requirements.
Refreshments and a buffet lunch with vegetarian options, will be provided.
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