Editor’s Note: While this article – written by a UK-based SME – speaks directly to the challenges associated with pursuing public sector business in the UK, is the pursuit of government contracts in North America a lost cause for the majority of SMEs?
June 28, 2011
I write tenders & oversee tender evaluations for an Australian govt body – and I’ve always included criteria around “innovative” business processes & systems. Sadly the responses to these questions are usually very disappointing and just offer up the industry standard fare… I don’t think that a supplier having a competitive advantage contradicts the concept […]
April 7, 2011
According to the former Senior Aide for Gov. Mario Cuomo, Al Gordon, the winning bidder in government tenders are selected before the RFP is actually issued 90% of the time. In this second segment excerpt from the Government Contracts Made Easier Series of interviews with Small -Medium Enterprise or “SME” business owners, we welcome to […]
December 4, 2013
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