Ten tips for tendering

1. Read the documentation clearly and understand what is required of you.
2. Provide all of the information requested. If you cannot provide some of the information, for whatever reason, ask for advice.
3. Don’t include publicity material in your submission unless you have specifically been asked to.
4. Don’t be put off by the tender documentation – you can always ask for help.
5. You must complete and return the documents by the given time and date & make sure to sign anything that should be signed.
6. Where relevant, cross-reference the answers or responses in your tender to the questions in the invitation to tender. This will make it easier to evaluate.
7. Be clear on your pricing model and state any assumptions you have made when pricing (for example, resources required by you and/or the Council, timetables, etc.).
8. If you are unsuccessful, make sure you ask for a debrief, you are entitled to one and it will help you to understand where you went wrong.
9. Read the questions carefully and answer them accurately and precisely.
10. Register with the Regional e-tendering website; it will provide you with information about tendering opportunities, and also tell you the price and company that won previous tenders.