Whether you’re a micro business, SME or VCSE, by landing here you’ve already taken your first steps to business growth – so stay a while and find out what Go4Growth can do for you. Our fully funded programme has no contractual obligation, no time commitment and has a number of entry pathways. It is designed by passionate small business owners who recognise the challenges businesses face when working with the public sector. Our programme is tailored to you which means that whatever your size, whatever your business and experience, we’ll meet you where you are now and help you build for the future.
Managing Director of Ignition Brewery, Nick O'Shea, explains how Go4Growth helped his business secure a bid to supply Lewisham Hospital with hospitality services, and Chris Wagner describes the benefits of working with Go4Growth from his perspective as Director of Procurement for the Trust.
20 June 2023
Deborah Gaunt, Corporate Procurement Officer at Calderdale Council talks about her experience working with Go4Growth and how engaging with small businesses and VCSEs is crucial to the local economy.
06 February 2023
Virtual
17 September 2024, 10:00 AM
Providers often tell us that it can be really difficult to find the right opportunities in the public sector. There are lots of portals and different search engines so knowing where to start can be a challenge in its own right.
At this workshop, Lauren from Go4Growth will give an overview of who the public sector is, what they buy and importantly, how they buy goods and services.
We'll go through some of the main portals to show you which portals are used in what geographical areas or by which public sector organisations.
We will also cover how to search using Contracts Finder, the free government-hosted database of public sector opportunities as well as the Find A Tender Service. We'll also take a look forward to the new regulations and what will change in relation to advertising opportunities
In addition, we'll cover some of the other ways that the public sector engages with the provider marketplace discussing things like Meet the Buyer events and why they can be a great place for providers to build relationships with potential customers and how social media is beginning to change how the public sector advertises opportunities.
As always there will be lots of time for questions and discussion and we hope to see lots of providers from all sectors come and join us.
Virtual
24 September 2024, 9:30 AM
There is lots of information and guidance being developed for providers and buyers on the Procurement Act 2023 and this will become more prevalent as the Act comes into force in October 2024.
As this event takes place a little over a month prior to the regulations being in place (28th October) we'll cover the main changes to areas such as:
Notices - what do the public sector have to publish and when?
Frameworks & Dynamic Markets - how do they differ from current Frameworks and Dynamic Purchasing Systems?
Debarment - What does this mean and how will it work?
Supplier measurement & contract management - Understanding the expectations from public sector to suppliers
Removing barriers for SMEs - what duties are placed on public sector to support accessibility of opportunities for SMEs
Social Value - What does the procurement Act expect or encourage under social value?
This workshop should be useful for both buyers and suppliers.
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