How to Win Public Sector Contracts
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How to Win Public Sector Contracts

A practical workshop for suppliers looking to break into the public sector, increase sales, and win more contracts

By Small Business Research + Enterprise Centre

Date and time

Location

Small Business Research + Enterprise Centre

80 Basinghall Street Guildhall London EC2V 5AG United Kingdom

About this event

  • Event lasts 1 hour 30 minutes

About this Event

Jointly organised by SBREC and Bid Specialists, this workshop is designed to equip you with practical tips, techniques, and best practices for securing government contracts.

Whether you're new to public sector bidding or an experienced supplier, this practical session will unlock new growth opportunities and provide invaluable knowledge to boost your public sector sales across central and local government, health and social care, councils, education, blue light services, and other verticals.

Agenda

· Preparing to supply the UK public sector

· Strategic bidding methodology

· Routes to market for SMEs (both direct and indirect)

· Public sector frameworks overview

· Where to find the right tender opportunities

· Qualifying to win vs qualifying to bid

· Practical tips for writing successful bids and proposals

· Q&A

Eligibility criteria

Companies must:

· Be registered and trading in the UK

· Have been trading for two years or more

· Have turnover of £500K or above

· Register one representative per organisation, to give more businesses the opportunity to join the session

These criteria are in place to ensure participants are best positioned to benefit from the session and apply the strategic bidding guidance effectively.

This course is perfect for you if you are:

· Working in a role that involves selling to the public sector, such as company directors, sales leads, business development professionals, and more.

· An SME looking to achieve the next level of growth and success by winning work through competitive bids, tenders, and proposals.

Upon completion of this workshop, you will walk away with:

· A clear understanding of UK public sector bidding.

· Skills to explore suitable routes to market.

· Essential knowledge of the end-to-end bidding process.

· The ability to identify the right tender opportunities.

· Practical tips for writing successful bids and proposals.

· Increased confidence, with the ability to apply the knowledge and practical tips to your next bid.

Limited spaces available—secure your spot via the link. We look forward to seeing you there!

This workshop will be led by Jorge Analuisa, founder of Bid Specialists, with over 20 years’ experience helping companies secure multi-million-pound contracts in both the private and public sectors. Throughout his career, he has worked for global tech giants such as Accenture, NTT DATA, and CAE, bringing invaluable insights to his training sessions.

About Bid Specialists

Based in the heart of the City of London, Bid Specialists empowers businesses to navigate the complexities of bidding and help them secure corporate deals, government contracts, and grants – faster, smarter, and more cost-effectively.

We achieve this by combining human expertise with the power of AI-driven bidding capabilities.

Our client-centric approach is strengthened by sector-specific knowledge, industry best practices, and cutting-edge AI tools, delivering significant value, cost savings, and efficiencies to our clients. Visit www.bidspecialists.com/businesses for more information.

Office address: Signature, 18th Floor, 100 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AG

Email: hello@bidspecialists.com

Frequently asked questions

Where is the Small Business Research + Enterprise Centre?

80 Basinghall Street, just off Gresham street. Our postcode is EC2V 5AG. We are approximately a 5-7 minute walk from Bank, St Pauls and Moorgate Station.

About Small Business Research + Enterprise Centre

We are a small business support service provided by City of London Corporation. Services include; Access to specialist business data helping you build and grow your business; Business advice for start-ups; events and networking. Become a SBREC member today and unlock your business potential!

Join our programme

If you have an expertise or knowledge that may be helpful to the small business community and SMEs, we would like to hear from you - please email sbrec@cityoflondon.gov.uk.

Refunds / Cancellations

We try to keep our events free but some of them may have a small charge. Cancellations for free events are available until the date of the event. Refunds on paid events available up to 48hrs before.

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SBREC is a business support service who help start-ups and small businesses turn their ideas into reality with access to business data, advice, mentorship and events.

We create events with small businesses and start-ups in mind, we partner with industry leaders, professional and experts to bring you events that will help your business grow.

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