What is the Smarter Procurement Programme?
It is an innovative programme designed to help small businesses and social enterprises identify and take advantage of new sales opportunities in the public and private sectors. It aims to provide participants with the knowledge to respond to these opportunities to enable them to tender for contracts more effectively.
The programme will start in February 2010 and will combine 3 elements. These are:
· Procurement Diagnostic – to evaluate your readiness to enter into the procurement process.
· Five Procurement Workshops – designed to help you identify public sector opportunities, understand tender documentation, construct tender responses, develop consortiums and receive feedback on unsuccessful tenders.
· Individual Business Mentoring – to support you as you identify and respond to tender opportunities.
The council is investing heavily in this programme to support participating businesses to maximise growth opportunities.
The cost to you is only ￡100 + VAT (per participant).
To request an application form or discuss eligibility criteria contact Ruth Rea on 028 9050 0518 or email rearuth@belfastcity.gov.uk
Closing date for applications is Friday 29 January 2010
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