First of all – well done for securing work! Our experience as small business owners means that we’ve been where you are now and we know how daunting breaking into the public sector can seem: trying to find work, win work and keep it can be exhausting and often demoralising if you haven’t got the tools in place to help. So, our mission is to use our combined decades of expertise to help your organisation succeed in winning business because in doing so, we create a level playing field that allows all businesses to thrive.
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
In person event
29 April 2025, 1:00 PM
“Unlock Opportunities to Win New Work in the Public Sector" - Join Our Free Workshop with Barnsley and Rotherham Councils on 29th April 2025
Are you a local business or voluntary sector provider in the Rotherham or Barnsley areas looking to expand your reach and grow your business?
Don’t miss our upcoming workshop on Tuesday 29th April at the Digital Media Centre in Barnsley from 1:00pm to 3:00pm
This free event is designed to help you navigate the complexities of public sector procurement and understand the new opportunities created by the UK’s Procurement Act 2023. Whether you’re new to bidding or looking to enhance your success rate, this workshop will provide you with practical tips and insights to give you a competitive edge.
What We’ll Cover
How to Get Involved in Public Sector Bids: Understand the procurement process and discover how to find relevant opportunities.
Answering Quality Questions: Learn how to craft responses that resonate with evaluators and can help optimise scores.
Social Value and Carbon Net Zero: Explore how these important factors are increasingly influencing public sector contracts.
New Procurement Regulations: Stay ahead of the curve with an overview of the Procurement Act 2023 coming into force on February 24th 2025, and what it means for your business.
Why Attend?
The public sector wants to work with local providers and is committed to removing barriers to entry and growth for small to medium enterprises. It’s a stable and valuable market, offering significant opportunities for local businesses and voluntary organisations. This workshop is an opportunity to gain the knowledge and confidence needed to find and secure contracts in the public sector and grow your business and impact.
Virtual
08 May 2025, 9:30 AM
A deeper dive into public sector procurement processes for general goods and services, with practical examples of a typical public sector procurement. We'll look at how to work through the stages of a public procurement, including the standard selection questionnaire and draft responses on quality questions, social value, carbon redcuction and maximise chances of success.
In this interactive workshop we'll draft answers to some sample quality and social value questions and score them according to the answers we write. We'll discuss our scores based on the specification and evaluation criteria and discuss any improvements we could make.
We'll go through some live examples of asnwers that have scored top marks and those that have missed out. As the new regulations will be in force we'll also take a look at how this has changed things for bidders and how to increase your knowledge of the new regulations ahead of bids and tenders.
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