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q Every year, local, state and federal governments and agencies and private companies invite businesses to submit their best bid for the supply of goods and services. q What follows is the basics needed to prepare a competitive tender.
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Register your interest q Follow the tender document instructions to the letter, to register your interest in tendering. q This is important as it will keep you up to date with tender information sessions.
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Attend tender information sessions q Attend any information sessions offered. These are important opportunities to make contact with the tenderer and ask questions. q You may also have a chance to meet potential subcontractors.
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Develop your tender response strategy Thoroughly plan your tender response and consider the tender requirements and resources involved. Ask yourself: Ø How much is involved to prepare the tender response? Ø What information do I need to put together? Ø Can my current fulfil the contract? Ø Can I manage the tender project? Ø Who is my competition and what are my chances of winning? PAGE
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Review recent awarded contracts q If you are not sure about any or the tender requirements, Review previously awarded contracts. Research the tenderer. q What type of companies won tenders with them in the past? What do they look for? What can you do to meet their requirements and expectations?
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Write a compelling bid q Preparing your tender proposal includes carefully planning, drafting and refining it. Ensure that you use any response forms provided and address all questions. q Stick to all word and/or page limits set, and do not go altering fonts and font sizes unless expressly permitted.
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q Be very clear about your proposal structure. Select some key propositions you will use to set your tender apart. q Review the tender evaluation criteria to secure a better understanding of what the tenderer is looking for and how you will be evaluated.
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Understand the payment terms q When creating your tender response, make sure you thoroughly understand the payment schedule that the tenderer has specified. q Government payment schedules vary between agencies and vary between tenders. q If you require payment of goods or services differently to that specified in the tender documents, you should address this in your offer.
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Find referees q Provide reliable referees in your tender proposal who know your business and can testify to your work. q Ensure you make your referees clear on what the tender request is about, so they know what points to stress in their reference. q If you have supplied goods or services in the past to a government agency, be sure to ask them for a reference.
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Check and submit your bid q Make sure you read, re-read and check the finer details of your tender proposal thoroughly before submitting it. q Use the checklist if provided in the tender documents or create your own checklist to make sure your bid addresses and meets all the requirements.
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