Helping Third Sector organisations to win tenders: North West training programme

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Voluntary Sector North West
St. Thomas Centre

Ardwick Green North
Manchester
M12 6FZ
Tel: 0161 276 9300
Fax: 0161 276 9301
Email: info@vsnw.org.uk

4 May 2010 - 16 June 2010

Various

Whether your organisation has experience of tendering or is new to the process this FREE training programme will help improve your tendering success rate in an increasingly competitive market place.

With the shift towards open tendering for all public service delivery contracts, the ability to write winning tenders is critical to your current viability and future sustainability. Many third sector organisations find the tender process time-consuming, confusing and costly. The North West Tendering and Procurement Training Programme aims to equip your organisation with valuable knowledge, skills and techniques.

Greater Merseyside ChangeUp’s Tendering and Procurement Support Service (TaPS), in partnership with Voluntary Sector North West is managing the delivery of this comprehensive training programme which has been kindly funded by the North West Regional Development Agency.

4/5 May: Level 2 Introductory Certificate in Purchasing and Supply (CIPS2) two-day course (plus attendance of exam - date tbc), Wigan Investment Centre, Wigan
17/18 May: Level 2 Introductory Certificate in Purchasing and Supply (CIPS2) two-day course (plus attendance of exam - date tbc), Wigan Investment Centre, Wigan
18 May: Surviving Contracts, Salvation Army, Preston
24 May: Introduction to Procurement: Demystifying the Tendering Process, Salvation Army, Preston
25 May: Surviving Contracts, St Thomas Centre, Manchester
27 May: Introduction to Procurement: Demystifying the Tendering Process, Friends Meeting House, Manchester
3/4 June: Introduction to Procurement: Demystifying the Tendering Process, The Gateway Centre, Warrington
8 June: Writing Winning Tenders, The Gateway Centre, Warrington
10 June: Writing Winning Tenders, St Thomas Centre, Manchester
15-17 June and 6/7 July: Masterclass in Strategic Commissioning (five-day course), UCLAN, Preston
16 June: Demonstrating Environmental Compliance, Huyton Churches Training Services, Liverpool

All courses are FREE for participants. A £50 deposit is required for the Masterclass and CIPS2 courses however this will be returned on completion.

A limited number of places are available and they are specifically for staff within third sector organisations operating in the North West.

Download the brochure with dates and full details
Download registration form

To reserve a place on any of the training courses listed in the brochure please complete the attached registration form and return it to Linzi Sadler, Greater Merseyside ChangeUp via email: linzi@changeupmerseyside.org.uk, Fax: 0151 920 1036 or post: Greater Merseyside ChangeUp, 5th Floor 3tc House, 16 Crosby Road North, Waterloo, Liverpool, L22 0NY.

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