Any tender briefing sessions arranged for the tender should be attended, and forward any questions you have to the tender contract, in writing, before the session. This is usually the best opportunity to ask questions and receive the information.
Organizing your research
Research is an essential requirement for successful tendering. It is suggested that you should: Acquire a working knowledge of the government purchasing policies and procedures. Learn how the system works and use the knowledge to your advantage. Learn to use the internet effectively. Increasingly this will be where market information and future opportunities will be found. Find out the evaluation criteria. This information should be detailed in the tender document. Where it is not provided, contact the concerned purchase officer. Attend any tender briefing sessions arranged for the tender, and forward any questions you have to the tender contract, in writing, before the session. This is usually the best opportunity to ask questions and receive the information. For larger tenders it may help to prepare a tender bid strategy with an analysis of the prospects of winning the bid, your competition and the resources required to implement the project. Determine at an early stage if you can provide a competitive solution.
Reading the Project Brief/Specification
When you receive the project briefs/specifications, highlight the important information, and plan your response keeping in view the following important points.
Important Considerations during Planning
Closing date and time
Submission details
Contact for enquiry
Number of copies required Declarations/Attachments, etc.
Sample required
Specific information to be provided
Pricing basis
Proposed budget
Statement of Compliance
Contract period
Evaluation criteria
Project outcomes
Copyright requirements (if applicable)
Quality assurance requirements
Progress reports required
Additional responsibilities
Always read the specification/documentation thoroughly and completely. Important information sometimes appears towards the end of the documentation. If you are not sure of any points, seek clarification by the Purchase Officer.
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The Slap That Changed My Life
“It takes twenty years of hard work to become an overnight success”. Well I think that true. I was a tall lean lad with a broken front tooth in my youth. No body cared about me .I used to wondered in the woods near our house for hours with out any friend, alone on the path of unknown destiny, alone on a journey without destination.
Tendering Frauds In Financial Matters
Overcharging in cost type tender contracts refers to schemes by contractors to defraud the government by charging additional amount on cost-type contracts.
The Games Dishonest Tendering Companies Play
Its is clear from the above mentioned fraud plans that it is either a corrupt procurement personal or contractors or both who gets the cream, and the poor public sector is burdened with high priced low quality goods of services.
