The UK public sector (consisting of over 4000 organisations) is required under EU legislation to openly tender all goods and services (above threshold). In 2010 £220 Billion of products and services - everything from paper clips to construction projects, cleaning services to fire extinguishers - will be purchased.
Over 100,000 UK tenders to be published in 2010
Any UK business can bid
Public sector tenders are a valuable source of new business. In addition they can provide the opportunity for many repeat orders eg by getting your company onto an approved suppliers list. There are over 9000 tender categories - so there are sure to be opportunities for your business.
Any UK business can bid for UK and EU tenders - including yours !
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We're a licensed publisher of UK and EU tenders so you'll receive your chosen tenders the moment they're published. And we're the only tenders business to also provide private sector tender information.
Public Sector Tenders
There is a misconception that tenders only apply to big projects and construction. In fact anything and everything needed by an organisation will be put out to tender - eg office consumables, services (recruitment, consultancy, training), individual items of equipment, and much more. There are over 9000 tender (CPV) categories.
All UK companies have an equal opportunity to tender when responding to public sector tenders. There are over 4000 UK public sector bodies including Councils, Olympics, Utility Companies, NHS and Primary Care trusts, BBC, Post Office, Educational Bodies (schools, colleges, universities), Housing Associations, Museums & Art Galleries, Public Transport, Financial Institutions, Police, MOD, Prison Service, Fire Brigades. These organisations are all required under EU legislation to openly advertise their tenders.
Private Sector Tenders
Our in-house research team review thousands of national and international news sources to deliver the latest UK private sector tender opportunities to our members. Expanding or relocating companies need a vast array of new products, services, plant, and equipment. Typical QSL private sector Project Bulletins include companies moving to larger headquarters, new offices, manufacturers creating brand new production facilities, warehouses and distribution centres, hotels, sports and leisure centres, ports, airports, research centres, laboratories,call centres, conference centres, training centres.
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More than 75,000 UK public sector tenders worth over £175 Billion are published every year. Anything needed by a public sector body will be put out to tender.
Find the latest UK private sector tender opportunities here. Expanding private sector businesses need a vast array of new products, services, plant, and equipment.
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A Contract Award Notice reports which company has won a previously published tender. Many subscribers like to receive Contract Award Notices because of the excellent subcontract opportunities they provide via the main contractor (ie the company which has won the tender).
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There are several tools and tips you can use to enjoy even more tender opportunities.
Make sure you have all possible tender categories relevant to the products / services supplied by your business. You can check your existing categories here and add more if necessary.
Use the keyword search facility in Advanced Search regularly. Many products / services appear within larger projects in addition to having their own tender categories. For example "doors" and "fire extinguishers" often appear within construction projects. In these situations you would typically request to tender (or quote) with the successful main contractor (which you'll find in the Contract Award Notice) rather than the organisation behind the original tender.
Consider having "Contract Awards" switched on in your Account (by default it is switched off). Using the example above, if you have found a tender notice which includes your product / service in the tender description then add it to My Favourite Tenders. You will then be notified when the contract has been awarded and can approach the main contractor.
Use the My Favourite Tenders facility. Whenever you open a tender document you will see (on the right) a panel featuring a gold star. Clicking Add within this panel means you will be notified instantly if any updates are published relating to this tender.
Unlike the public sector, the UK private sector is not legally obliged to publish specific tender information. However, every Private Sector Project Bulletin provides sufficient detail for you to identify tender opportunities for your business within the project.
Most private sector projects are centred upon the construction of new premises or a straightforward relocation - eg new head office, new distribution centre etc. Many products / services are required to complete these projects (view list of typical products / services).
Our Bulletins provide the highest level of targeting for members to search, choose and download comprehensive information on the latest UK private sector projects. Small business members find Private Sector Project Bulletins particularly good for developing local sales leads.
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