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Bids and Tender Writing for the Public Sector Or Never the Twain The piece below is taken from a recently published paper by “The Supply National SME Engagement Programme” and highlights what many SME think of process for tendering for projects in the public sector. SME experience of public procurement: • Nearly three-q...

Pre Tender Meetings Pre-tender meetings are called by the client to explain about the projects and to get the views of the tenderers about it. It is a great opportunity to collect more information about the tender and to get clarity on any areas of the tender of which you are unsure. Most suppliers fail to make the best of pre-tende...

The article below demonstrates just how far into the depths of madness we have descended. This a perfect example of political correctness gone mad. I wonder if Ms Mamo could have advertised for unreliable and lazy applicants or would that have been offensive to reliable people?? I despair!!! A Hertfordshire recruitment agency boss says she w...

Headhunting is an Art With the proliferation of social media and the ease and speed that people can now make contact many people now think that they can recruit a top manager, director or business partner just by tweeting! If you do not believe me just log on to LinkedIn or FaceBook and see the proliferation of adverts for executive and senior le...

Completing a pre qualification questionnaire Completing a pre qualification questionnaire correctly is very important and much like bids there are one or two basic rules of thumb when completing them.   1. Read through your pre qualification questionnaire very carefully before completing it.There will be important information about how ...

Bid and Tender Writing Ten Reasons to bring in a professional Many companies try to write their own bid and tender documents sometimes successfully but more often than not they fail to win the contract. The reasons they fail to win are often avoidable and with the knowledge and know-how of a professional bid and tender writer it is possible to si...

I have been writing articles of various sorts for years so it seemed a natural thing to do to raise the profile of the business.Plus it is relatively easy to do and free!! The article writing I am talking about is specifically aimed at generating income for your business and not article writing as a business in itself. This is important, before ...

Writing a Better Bid or Tender There are a number of simple things that you, as a non bid or tender writer, can do to significantly improve your bid and tender writing beyond recognition and improve your chances of winning more projects. 1. Your need to aim to get the highest score for your tender based on the evaluation criteria? This is t...

Good Head hunting services are often in short supply, let's talk about the work of a headhunter and what they can do for you. What is a Headhunter? There is considerable mystery and a lot of stories and myths surrounding the profession of a Headhunter. Essentially, a Professional Headhunter is a highly skilled individual, who is employed b...

Many companies begin lean transformations only to succumb to cultural, management, and leadership challenges or the tough realities of a turbulent economy. “But lean transformations at a handful of businesses have endured for a decade or more, and other companies have consciously built foundations for long-term success,” said Rache...