Webinars

This webinar will help you gain an understanding of the public sector tendering process and practices in the UK including:

• Who the public sector are and what they buy
• The legislation governing procurement in the UK
• The procurement procedures and the tendering stages
• The Standard Selection Questionnaire and the ESPD

Low value tenders can prove to be a great business development tool for public sector suppliers. However, as low value tenders do not have to adhere to the full raft of procurement regulations the challenge with them is knowing where to find them and how to win them. This webinar will provide you with:

• An explanation of what low value tenders are
• Advice on why they are useful for suppliers
• An explanation of how to access them
• An outline of what rules and regulations govern low value tenders

Social Value has been part of procurement legislation since 2013 yet it is just starting to filter down into tender documents on a regular basis - sometimes accounting for up to 20% of the total evaluation. But what is it? How is it appearing the tender documents? And, more importantly, how can you prepare for it? If you are totally in the dark or have answered some social value questions but would like a firmer understanding of the topic then join us on this 45 minute webinar which will provide you with:

• A high level overview of the Social Value Act 2012
• An explanation of how it is being implemented in the public sector
• Examples of Social Value questions that have been seen in recent tenders
• Advice on how to prepare for answering social value questions in tenders

The use of frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems (DPS) is on the rise. However, a lot of suppliers are not sure what a framework or DPS is, how they operate and what work needs to be done once you are on them. This free webinar recording provides:

• A description of what a framework is and how it operates
• A description of a DPS and how it differs from a framework
• An explanation of how to find these opportunities
• Examples of ‘call-off’ mini competitions from frameworks and DPSs

What is the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD) and why are there so many versions of a 'single' document?

• What the ESPD is and why is has been created
• How it is implemented across the UK
• How to create an ESPD
• What impact Brexit will have on the ESPD