Overview

Firstly, tendering is a competitive process that a lot of money can rest on. And, when you are invited to tender, winning that contract can depend on how thoroughly you understand your potential client’s needs and how you accordingly answer their questions. Under circumstances where every cent counts, professionals working with suppliers must understand how they can effectively bid for opportunities and manage tenders. This advanced certificate training course reviews essential skills and techniques for professionals in supply chain management, purchasing and procurement.

The course will cover the bid and tender management process and include tips for ensuring that every cost is accounted for and put to good use. The challenges involved in the strategic and practical development of supplier relationships and negotiation will also be covered.

This course is designed to enhance the capabilities of professionals involved in complex bidding and tendering activities. It provides a comprehensive understanding of advanced tender management practices, from opportunity assessment and bid strategy development to submission, evaluation, and contract award.

Participants will gain practical insights into preparing competitive and compliant bids, managing risks, evaluating tender requirements, and negotiating effectively with clients and partners. The programme also addresses post-award considerations, governance, and performance management, enabling organisations to improve bid success rates and achieve sustainable commercial outcomes.

This course will provide you with all the essential tools that are necessary to increase the rate of success in the bidding process. It will focus on key areas which contractors are searching for during the whole process, which is called client client-focused approach. With this course, they will evaluate and differentiate between different bids while making sure the process is fair and complete. As well as help the participants to gain the essentials of the bidding process and the making of a successful proposal and evaluation

Objective

• Understand advanced bidding and tendering strategies across different industries

• Develop and manage competitive tender processes from planning to contract award

• Analyse bid requirements and evaluation criteria to improve bid success rates

• Identify, assess, and manage commercial, legal, and operational risks in tenders

• Prepare high-quality, compliant, and value-driven bid proposals

• Strengthen negotiation skills to achieve optimal commercial outcomes

• Manage post-award activities and transitions to ensure contract success

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