
Help needed for SMEs to compete for government contracts
By Kate Burrows, Managing Director, Tender Training College The Tender Training College is joining the fight to give SMEs a larger piece of the procurement pie, calling on governments at
Five key steps for developing a winning tender price
By Daniel Rothfield, Tender Pricing Specialist Developing a tender price is no easy task. It is an all-encompassing activity that draws upon significant amounts of information, data and costs, and

Tendering in the COVID–19 environment – a test of endurance of a different kind!
By Kate Burrows, Managing Director, Tender Training College I recently had the ‘unprecedented’ experience of working on my first tender in a pandemic – from home, with a new kitten

How to get better tender content from your SMEs
By Kate Burrows, Managing Director, Tender Training College One of the biggest challenges of any tender is getting members of the bid team to submit quality and timely content that

Five tips to get bidding for government tenders
By Kate Burrows, Managing Director Tender Training College The opportunity for small business to grow through government tendering is expanding with a 30% increase in the value of Federal Government

Overcoming the challenges of remote bidding
By Kate Burrows, Managing Director, Tender Training College Gone are the days in tendering when everyone on the bid team was located under the one roof for the duration of

How to avoid the heat in the tender moment
By Kate Burrows, Managing Director, Tender Training College When you are knee-deep in a tender, your focus is on the prize and the task of submitting the bid on time.

What I wished I known on my first tender
By Kate Burrows, Managing Director, Tender Training College My first major tender was a $9 billion Defence contract for new Air Warfare Destroyers in Adelaide. There was a large international

Three tips to complete your online course
So, you have signed up for an online course with the best intentions, but are finding it difficult to find the time to complete it? You are not alone! Online

