Doing Business with Nottinghamshire County Council Ready to

Doing Business with Nottinghamshire County Council Ready to Tender? Andy Magyar Lynn Brammer

2 Why we do it ? • • • Transparent, fair and open to all Innovations in delivery and practice Spending your money (taxpayer) Change to markets or our requirements Law - Statutory and legislation

3 Our Thinking • 6 months to formulate a Tender • Utilising various Stakeholders, Commissioners and departments • Incumbents • Market Engagement • No 2 processes the same (except to a degree the GQQ) • Advertising sites that NCC use • Future proofing • Things that you can undertake throughout your business dealings

4 What we cannot give you • Answers • Contracts • Variance to advertisement

5 What we can give you …. • • Support outside of the tender process Opportunities Events Time Access to East Mids Tenders Electronic portals – Auto shut down And what else? ?

6 Over to you! • What would you find useful information when preparing for a tender • From past experience what was good/bad • How can we improve (within reason and the Law !)