Can Your Business Grow and Diversify Through Procurement?

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The Supplier Development Programme

Argyll and Bute Council, as a member of the Supplier Development Programme (SDP), can offer small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) the opportunity to grow and diversify through procurement by accessing SDP workshops and events.
Companies are encouraged to self select the training that is most suitable to their purposes. SDP’s training programme is split into three levels and all their training events are free of charge to SMEs and 3rd sector organisations registered with the programme.

Argyll and Bute based businesses can attend any SDP events being held across Scotland and you can find out more about these events/workshops and register on the SDP website, http://www.sdpscotland.co.uk.

To attend Supplier Development Programme workshops you will need to register with SDP and then book, you can do this at http://www.sdpscotland.co.uk

Supplier Development Programme workshops:

Is the Public Sector Right for You?
This half day workshop is designed to provide you with enough information to decide if this market is for you. It also provides an overview of the tendering landscape and some tips on successful tendering.
Friday 18th October 2013 Argyll Hotel, Inveraray 9.30am – 12.00pm
Friday 21st February 2014 Argyll Hotel, Inveraray 9.30am – 12.00pm

Tender Portals Made Easy
This workshop will cover all aspects of using portals, specifically Public Contracts Scotland (PCS). It will ensure you are making the most of all the benefits, including 'Supplier Finder' and 'Quick Quotes', which will increase your opportunities in the public sector.to help companies decide if tendering is for them and if so how to go about it.
Tuesday 5th November 2013 Argyll Hotel, Inveraray 9.00am – 12.30pm
Tuesday 11th March 2014 Argyll Hotel, Inveraray 9.00am – 12.30pm

Find it, Win it, Keep it
This workshop is designed for companies who want to improve their success rate at pre-qualification (PQQ) and invitation to tender (ITT) stages but have some experience of tendering with varying success but would like to become more proficient.
Wednesday 23rd October2013 Argyll Hotel, Inveraray 9.30am – 4.00pm

Maximising your Tender Score
This workshop is designed to help you maximise your scores when submitting a tender. Aimed at companies and third sector organisations with experience of bidding for work and want to improve their tender performance, quality of their bids or aspire to bidding for bigger contracts.
Thursday 14th November 2013 Argyll Hotel, Inveraray 9.30am – 12.00pm

Value Add & Innovation
This new workshop is designed to help you improve your tender performance and quality of your bids. This workshop is designed for companies and third sector organisations with experience of bidding for work and want to improve their tender performance, quality of their bids or aspire to bidding for bigger contracts.
Thursday 14th November 2013 Argyll Hotel, Inveraray 1.00pm – 4.00pm

Quality Management Policy
This workshop is designed to ensure you have the correct Quality Management documentation in place when tendering.
Thursday 27th February 2013 Argyll Hotel, Inveraray 9.00am – 12.30pm

To book a place on a Supplier Development Programme workshop you will need to register with SDP and then book, you can do this at http://www.sdpscotland.co.uk