Preparing Tenders Documents

Objective

A one day training course for delegates who need to produce effective Invitation to Tender Documents.

Content

Introduction

• An outline of the tendering process
• What we should achieve from tendering
• An outline of the legal framework

What constitutes an Invitation to Tender

• Conditions for tendering
• Terms and conditions of contract
• Service Specification
• Other Documents

Conditions of tendering

• The purpose of the conditions of tendering
• What should we cover?
• Notices to bidders
• Describing the procurement process
• Considering the pricing structuring
• Defining evaluation criteria
• Defining the structure of the tender response

Terms and conditions of contract

• Reviewing “standard” terms and conditions of contract
• Ensuring that the contract terms meet your requirements
• Linking the contract terms and the specification

The Service Specification

• Writing an output based specification
• Defining the deliverables
• Do we need a performance scheme?
• Developing method statements

• Other Tendering Documents

• What other information might we need to provide?
• Answering questions from tenderers
• Providing additional information during the tendering period

Conclusions and Questions

Format

This is an interactive session that includes presentation, discussion, practical examples and case studies.  All delegates will receive a comprehensive delegate handbook and supporting CD.