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A poorly prepared tender produces bids that cannot be compared, complaints from bidders and suspicion about the decision. This course teaches you to prepare and run tenders professionally, transparently and with equal treatment. You will choose the right type of enquiry for each situation (request for information, for quotation, for proposals or formal invitation to tender), put together a complete and consistent tender pack, manage deadlines, clarifications and addenda, run the receipt and opening of bids, on paper or on an e-tendering platform, and identify integrity risks, including signs of collusion between bidders. Follow the procurement team of a fictitious bank through a tender for cleaning and maintenance services, with decision scenarios, an e-tendering platform simulation, checklists and ready-to-use templates.

What you will learn

• By the end of the course, learners will be able to select the right type of enquiry (RFI, RFQ, RFP, ITT) for each situation.
• By the end of the course, learners will be able to put together a complete and consistent tender pack.
• By the end of the course, learners will be able to manage the tender period with equal treatment of bidders.
• By the end of the course, learners will be able to run the receipt and opening of bids transparently and with proper records.
• By the end of the course, learners will be able to identify integrity risks in a tender and the measures that control them.

Modules

1. Choosing the type of enquiry61 min
2. Preparing the tender pack56 min
3. Deadlines, clarifications and changes55 min
4. Receipt and opening of bids56 min
5. Transparency and control of the process57 min

Who it is for

Buyers, contract managers