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NHS BIDS Interest in the bidding process to carry out building and management of the new Alder Hey Children's Health Park has been described as "amazing".Five consortia, involving more than 30 companies, placed bids to carry out the £288 million project before Tuesday's deadline. Organisations from the construction, pla...

MD News - NHS Bids NHS BIDS Interest in the bidding process to carry out building and management of the new Alder...

Writing NHS Tenders This news item shows once again the importance of not taking anything for granted when you submit a tender. The incumbent lost out on price, probably because they thought that the strong relationship would mean more than it actually did. The NHS purse is under intense pressure and you should give the best price you can...

MD News - Writing NHS Tenders Writing NHS Tenders This news item shows once again the importance of not taking anything for...

WEST Dorset District Council’s controversial plans for a new HQ in Dorchester have gone out to tender. The council today published a notice inviting construction companies to bid for the job of building a new 4-storey office block, library and adult education centre on the Charles Street site in Dorchester town centre. The value of the ...

MD News - Tenders for new HQ WEST Dorset District Council’s controversial plans for a new HQ in Dorchester have gone out to...

The Forum for Private Business wants to see politics put aside for the sake of economic recovery. Good luck... The uncertain outcome of the general election is unlikely to come as a surprise to many – a hung parliament has been on the cards for weeks. But that doesn’t mean it's going to be popular: small business organisation the FPB...

MD News - Business Recovery The Forum for Private Business wants to see politics put aside for the sake of economic recovery. Good...

Tender Writing in the Public Sector There is often much wailing and gnashing of teeth over the EU rules on tendering but the article below is a good indicator of the importance of corporate governance and process. The transparent and equitable processes may be time consuming but is vital. Our systems may not be perfect but they are mature and...

MD News - Tender Writers in the Public Sector Tender Writing in the Public Sector There is often much wailing and gnashing of teeth over the EU...

As this article shows, the need for high quality PQQ and tender documents will become even more important in the coming months. Public sector work could potentially begin to contract meaning that competition will increase even more. Only those companies that reflect a professional and competent image will succeed. Cash-strapped building companie...

MD News - PQQ Writing Services As this article shows, the need for high quality PQQ and tender documents will become even more important...

Bids and Tenders Bids are being invited for the latest stage of a multi-million pound project to upgrade the A9. The Scottish Government has issued the tender notice for work to deliver an additional length of dual carriageway north of Crubenmore. In November, a 39-year-old woman and a 64-year-old man died after a three-car crash on this...

MD News - Bid and Tender Writing In Scotland Bids and Tenders Bids are being invited for the latest stage of a multi-million pound project to...

PQQ for the Construction Industry The National Federation of Builders has put a single pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) for construction procurement at the heart of its 2010 election manifesto. The NFB, which represents 1,500 construction SMEs, said that its 2009 public sector procurement survey showed that on average the PQQ process cos...

MD News - PQQ for the Construction Industry PQQ for the Construction Industry The National Federation of Builders has put a single pre-qualification...

Railway Bids Oman has invited two separate bids for the project management and design work for its 500km long railway project, tender board officials said on Sunday. More on Writing Bids and Tenders "The national railway project invites international companies to bid for project management and design works," a tender board of...

MD News - Railway Bids Railway Bids Oman has invited two separate bids for the project management and design work for...

Bids and Tenders are costly THE state government allowed Sydney Ferries to continue to operate harbour services despite a tender process finding the quality of its bid to remain in public hands scored just 56 points out of 100 - and that it was inferior to two other private sector bids. More information on our bid services The Herald has confi...

MD News - Public Sector Bids Bids and Tenders are costly THE state government allowed Sydney Ferries to continue to operate harbour...