A practical workshop session, aimed specifically at business owners who want to successfully complete tenders. With insights on how to evaluate tenders, so you only bid for tenders you have the best chance of winning, this workshop aims to demystify the procedures around pitching for, and ultimately winning tenders that Local Authorities and other Government Bodies/Agencies contract out, in a market worth €90 billion annually.

Participant Numbers: 15 participants.

Booking

Book tickets through Eventbrite below.

IDI Members: €75

ICAD Members: €75

Non-Members: €150

The workshop will cover:

1. The basic rules of procurement
2. Sources of information
3. Evaluating Tenders
4. From requests to tender and low-valuecontracts to bidding as a consortium
5. The key features of the tender for design services
6. How best to respond to the tender for design services
7. How your bids will be evaluated
8. Contract management
9. Pricing strategy
10. Top Ten Tender Tips

Trainer

Peter Brennan will deliver the training and mentoring. Peter specialises in bid management and public procurement, and has significant international bid management experience, having worked on projects in Ireland, and internationally. He is CEO of Bid Management Services, the only company in Europe in this sector to hold the ISO9001:2008 certification, and author of Public Procurement, Rules of the Road, navigating public tendering in Ireland & Northern Ireland.

Proposed Practical Outcomes from the Workshop

You will gain valuable tips on proposal writing and responding to simple requests for quotations from the public sector

Registering on the LA Quotes website (Local Authority Quotes)

Registering on eTenders (www.etenders.gov.ie)

Programme Duration: 9:30am – 1pm

Date: May 9th 2018

Cost: IDI Members €75 Non-Members €150

Location: First Floor Boardroom, Boston College, 43 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2