Tendering For Care

In response to huge demand we offer training courses for delivery within companies, practices and organisations on an "In-house" basis. These can be delivered for teams of managers, Directors and/or Trustees within a Company, group of companies, one or more practices or for a single organisation. The Training is also suitable for groups of Companies or organisations at events arranged, for example by Trade or other Associations, umbrella bodies such as CVS, or for national organisations. Age Concern, Crossroads and Mencap are typical of the larger organisations which have taken advantage of this option. Although based on one of our standard courses, the event can be tailored to meet the needs of the particular participants.

Training Workshops are being provided "In-house" for:

- Companies and Charities providing health, medical and social care service providers;

- GP Practices;

- Practice Managers;

- Corporate events including Groups and Workshops;

- Boards of Directors and Trustees;

- Commissioners and purchasers, PCTs, health and social care purchasers;

- Local Authority, PCT and NHS staff;

- National and regional events as a specific input to a wider event, and for those convened for the purpose;

- Senior and other Management team meetings;

- Trade and other Associations, umbrella bodies or partnerships with a common interest.

Training for delivery In-house. We are currently booking dates from March 2012 onwards

The following are our most popular in-house taining courses, however, these can be tailored to meet specific requirements

"Introduction to Tendering for Health and Social Care Contracts" - Our ever popular workshop which sets out the legislation, the tendering process, what the purchasers are looking for; how tenders are scored together with numerous hints and tips for successful tenderin - please see leaflet for download below

"Preparing Effective tenders" - Has been developed as a second stage course. It is in the form of a very practical, group work based workshop which takes participates through the stages of tender preparation. Includes hints and tips based on the current requirements of public purchasers. - please see leaflet for download below 

 "How to Tender as a Consortium" - this is an essential course for companies, consultants and others who are considering working collabiratively to submit a tender. The course includes the legislation, what Managers and the Board should consider, consortium models such as sub-contracting and prime contractor, advantages and disadvantages and the potential pitfalls- please see leaflet for download below

These courses assume a knowledge of the basics such as the legislation which is driving the trend towards public sector procurement, the rules and regulations and general tendering requirements

 "The Practical Aspects of Tender Preparation" - follows the course of a tender from the receipt of the documents to the final submission. This event can be combined with our introductory "How to Win Tenders"  to make an effective two day event - please see leaflet for download below

 "Completing the PQQ" - how to ensure that the organisation passes the first or selection phase of tendering.

 "Participating in an Appraisal Panel" - it is becoming common for specialist providers to be invited to join Tender appriasal panels. This course is designed to provide a basic training in tender appraisal. An alternative application might be on an in-house basis to help companies/organisations to set up their own pre-appraisal panel to assess tenders before submission.

"Tendering Masterclass" - includes looking at a company's past successful and unsuccessful tenders and identifying areas for improvement.

Half day Briefings or workshop sessions focus on specific aspects of tendering and procurement.

Titles include the following or may be tailored to meet requirements.

These events can be delivered by telephone conferencing or Skype in order to minimise costs:

• Tendering and Procurement Regulatory Framework including the Competition Act
  

• Understanding and Implementing Due Diligence for Tendering
• Managing your Contract
• An Introduction to the Services and Remedies Directiives
• How to Increase your PQQ Score
• Developing a Consortium
• Establishing and tendering as an SPV
• Preparing for merger
  
• Preparing for e-Tendering
• Intelligent Commissioning
• How to Answer the Environmental Question
• Using your Policies to Increase your Tender Score
• Please note that all of our courses are CPD Certified

Please Contact us for information on these courses.

Delegates at Workshops have said:

"Totally eye opening 'need to know' information that would be difficult to acquire without today — thank you"

"Extremely informative and well presented — a mountain of information with backup info on CD"

"It was wonderful! so much information, scary and humbling — so much to learn"