SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (SDP)

The 3 Ayrshire Councils recently combined to host a free seminar in Ayr titled ‘Love Me Tender'. The seminar was developed through the SDP Programme, having been successfully piloted in Glasgow earlier this year.

Over 90 local SME's and 130 people attended the event, which was aimed at helping SME's learn more about the tendering process.

Increasingly, contracts to provide professional services for public sector organizations are being awarded through rigorous tendering procedures. These contracts can be extremely valuable to companies, yet the tendering process can sometimes be daunting.

As a result of the seminar, half the SME's who attended have signed up for four 1-day workshops over the next 2 months. The workshops, which start next week, are designed to provide each company with the necessary information and skills required to tender more competitively for contracts in the public sector.

For more information and to register your company free go to the SDP website at www.sdpscotland.co.uk, or contact Paul Donnelly at 01294 225150/pdonnelly@north-ayrshire.gov.uk.