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1.2 Using Public Contracts Scotland (PCS) – How to Find and Bid for Opportunities
Tuesday 11 June 2024, 10.30am-12:00pm
Webinar
Join this webinar to learn everything you need to know about Public Contracts Scotland, the national public sector tender portal for Scotland.
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1.4 Planning Your Bid – Time and Resources
Wednesday 12 June 2024, 10.30am-12:00pm
Webinar
The biggest learning curve in tendering is understanding the time, energy and resources that go into creating a winning bid. This webinar will walk you through the steps of how to plan and manage your bid, making it as stress free as possible.
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Aberdeenshire Council - Hard FM Minor Works Framework
Wednesday 12 June 2024, 6.00-7:30pm
Webinar
To ensure you are awarded a place on the Aberdeenshire Minor Works framework, let us help you to prepare your bid using Public Contracts Scotland (PCS). Join us as we walk through the process of bidding for this contract live online, so that you know exactly what your step will be.
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East Lothian Council - Supply of Transport Services
Thursday 13 June 2024, 10.00-11:30am
Webinar Partner Event
Let us help you to prepare to bid, to ensure that you are awarded a place on the East Lothian Council (ELC) framework to supply transport services.
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Public Contracts Scotland (PCS) Innovation Notices and Guidance
Tuesday 18 June 2024, 10.30am-12:00pm
Webinar Partner Event
Scottish Government has added new functionality to Public Contracts Scotland (PCS) titled - Preliminary Market Consultation notice, Pre-commercial Procurement notice and Pre-commercial procurement Award notices. In addition to a Supplier Collaboration tool and a Research register
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2.2 How to Write Outstanding Tenders - The Invitation to Tender (ITT) Stage
Wednesday 19 June 2024, 10.30am-12:00pm
Webinar
Bidding is all about getting the right words on the page and getting a compliant bid submitted on time. This webinar will demonstrate how to use PCS and PCS-T and will also look at how to construct excellent responses to buyers' questions.
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Talking Tenders with GCC HSPC
Thursday 20 June 2024, 10.00-11:30am
Webinar Partner Event
HSCP want to meet a wide variety of providers to understanding more about what would help you to bid for and deliver social care contracts in Glasgow. Join us to hear from colleagues within Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership as they discuss upcoming contracts and explain how suppliers can prepare to bid for these in the future. They will also share information with us regarding commissioning priorities, the Market Facilitation Plan and the HSCP approach to collaborative and ethical commissioning.
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