Tendering Tips
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Tendering tips to help you with your application to do business with the council.
Whichever tender procedure the Council follows, you should nevertheless read the advertisement carefully and submit or request the information required by the dates stipulated by the Council.
The Council normally requires all suppliers to complete a questionnaire detailing information about their financial / economic standing and their technical capability. This usually covers information about when your company was formed, what experience you have in providing the goods / services / works being tendered for, details of where the Council may obtain references on your company, and details of your company's finances. To ensure your bid is considered, you must:
- provide all the information requested
- make sure that you answer all questions accurately
- return the information by the closing date specified
- Sometimes the information the Council receives from suppliers is unclear or in need of further clarification. Once again you should provide any additional information sought by the closing date set.
The tender documents the Council sends out to suppliers contain details of our requirements. The documents, particularly the specification, should be read carefully and all information completed fully and accurately. If you do not understand any part of the specification you should ring the Council Officer named in the tender documentation and request further information. This must be done before the tender period closes.
