Providing Access to Opportunities for Blue C Organisations and Sectors
EXAMPLE DESCRIPTION:
Every registered business entity from Individuals to Multi-nationals can compete for business opportunities by using and utilising the eTenders platform. This platform is administered by the Office of Government Procurement and accessed via www.etenders.gov.uk with alerts that are sent out daily to your registered email.
Supports for SMEs in the Blue Economy:
Types of Public Tender Competitions
Open Procedure- Single-stage process and open to all
Restricted Procedure- Two-stage Process, PQQ* followed by ITT* for qualifiers.
Framework Agreement – One or more participant suppliers and establishes the terms for future contracts.
Dynamic Purchasing System- Like an electronic framework agreement
Marketplace and is an ideal place for SME’s to build their presence to larger companies and organisations and suppliers can join at any time
