To succeed in winning Government Contracts it is necessary to have a number of things in place, including policies, procedures, financial reports, and background information on your company and key personnel.

Bizzxsell has a "Ready to Tender?" program, which works logically through these requirements, and can ensure that your business has everything in place and ready, before you start on your first tender document.

The following "Ready to Tender?" checklist outlines the main requirements:-

1. Company Administration
• Company Information
• Date of Formation
• Certificate of Incorporation
• Date of Incorporation
• VAT Number
• Type of Organisation (i.e. Partnership / Limited)
2. Business Probity Declaration
• Not Subject to adverse legal proceedings
• Not Bankrupt
• Not Insolvent
3. Economic and Financial Data
• Group, Parent or Holding Company details
• Audited Accounts (last 3 years)
• Bankers Reference
4. Insurance - Values and copies of certificates
• Employers Liability
• Public Liability
• Professional Indemnity
5. Organisation & Management
• Organisation Chart
• Roles & Responsibilities
• Qualifications & Experience of key staff
• Professional Associations
6. Experience & Technical Capability
• Manufacturing capacity, facilities, process
• Previous similar contracts
• Sub-contractors to be used
7. Quality Assurance
• ISO 9001:2000 accreditation
• Policy
• Procedures
• Persons responsible
8. Environment
• ISO 14001 accreditation
• Policy
• Procedures
• Persons Responsible
9. Health & Safety
• Policy
• Procedures
• Persons Responsible
10. Equal Opportunities
• Policy (covering Race, Sex, Disability, Age, Religion)
11. Customer Service
• Policy
• Procedures
• Persons Responsible
12. References
• Customer Contact Details
• Outline details of contracts (goods or services supplied)
• Proof of product and service delivery

In addition to making sure that you have all the required information ready to go at a moments notice we also recommend you develop a company profile, dealing with well considered answers to many of the common questions found in Pre-Qualification Questionaires (PQQ).

Please contact us for more information, or to arrange a free of charge, no obligation, initial discussion.