Events in the North West 

• • Pre-qualifying for tenders

  • Location: Novotel, Manchester | Show on map

  • Date and Time: 14 Sep 10

  • This event is designed to help suppliers understand the pre-qualification process and avoid the pitfalls it creates when shortlisting for public sector tenders. A Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) seeks to identify the attributes in tenderers that clearly identify those most capable of being invited to participate in the tender process. This event is designed to provide suppliers...

• • Procurement in the NHS: Ensuring value for money

  • Location: The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester | Show on map

  • Date and Time: 15 Sep 10 8:30AM - 5:00PM

  • The NHS spends more than £17 billion on goods and services every year. To ensure that enough funds are available for direct patient care, the efficient procurement of these goods and services is paramount. To secure value for money, effective management is essential, and this has been challenging in the past, with the many individual NHS trusts. Speakers on the day will discuss a...

• • Workshop 2: What do I need to tender?

  • Location: Manchester Marriott Victoria and Albert Hotel, Manchester | Show on map

  • Date and Time: 16 Sep 10 12:15PM - 4:00PM

  • This workshop identifies the important policies that need to be put in place to ensure that a business is ready to take part in public sector procurement exercises. Delegates will be guided through the various aspects they need to consider, from standard policies, such as health and safety, to quality standards like ISO14001 (environmental). Failure to have the correct evidence about...

• • Workshop 1: Understanding the contract notice

  • Location: Manchester Marriott Victoria and Albert Hotel, Manchester | Show on map

  • Date and Time: 16 Sep 10 8:15AM - 12:00PM

  • This workshop is designed to explain the requirements as set out in an OJEU tender notice, detailing the important issues contractors need to consider before deciding whether to take part. It looks at areas such as timescales, location, viability, process, qualifications and innovation.  Many organisations miss out on receiving Pre-Qualification Questionnaires and...

• • Tender skills workshop

  • Location: IBC, London | Show on map

  • Date and Time: 20 Sep 10 9:00AM - 21 Sep 10

  • This course will help you to improve your tender writing skills. It will address common issues experienced by consultants or advisers working independently or within a practice. It will support you to position yourself so that you are taken seriously when competing against better known consultants or practices. You will receive expert advice on your existing approach and be...

• • Tender skills workshop

  • Location: Institute of Business Consulting, London | Show on map

  • Date and Time: 20 Sep 10 - 21 Sep 10

  • The course is designed to help you to improve your tender writing skills. It will address common issues experienced by consultants or advisers working independently or within a practice. It will support you to position yourself so that you are taken seriously when competing against better known consultants or practices. You will receive expert advice on your existing approach and...

• • Meet the Buyer : Meet the Seller

  • Location: Stalybridge Market Hall and Civic Centre, Stalybridge | Show on map

  • Date and Time: 21 Sep 10 12:00PM - 22 Sep 10 - 7:30PM

  • The aims and objectives are to raise the awareness of the larger Tameside companies about the goods and services that can be provided locally, to raise the awareness of the larger public sector organisations / Building Schools for the Future project to local suppliers in Tameside, to alert local suppliers to the potential new selling opportunities and markets, and to provide a better...

• • Supply North West conference

  • Location: Hilton Manchester Deansgate Hotel, Manchester | Show on map

  • Date and Time: 23 Sep 10 9:00AM - 3:30PM

  • With public sector spending set to fall, businesses will find that they are facing increasing competition as they seek to win opportunities. The Supply North West Conference, is your first step to ensuring you are maximising your ability to compete. This one-day event will include contributions from a range of public sector buyers outlining the opportunities available to SMEs in the North...

• • Supply National SME Engagement Programme North West Conference

  • Location: Hilton Hotel, Manchester | Show on map

  • Date and Time: 23 Sep 10 9:00AM - 3:30PM

  • This one-day conference aims to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the North West win more public sector business. With spending under pressure, the public sector will need to seek innovative new suppliers. There has never been a better time for SMEs to supply to the public sector. The public sector currently spends approximately £220 billion a year on procuring the goods...

• • Effective proposal writing

  • Location: Gardner Systems plc, Liverpool | Show on map

  • Date and Time: 24 Sep 10

  • Software City is pleased to announce the next set of Sales Academy training sessions. This world class series delivered 220 delegate days in 2009 to some of the North West England's most progressive companies. The programme provides six autonomous one day courses covering the entire spectrum of sales. It is aimed at all personnel, from trainees to chief executives, has been run all...