Our Procurement Services

 

 

 

Protégé Management Limited - a team dedicated to assisting small businesses and third sector organisations to grow by winning contracts from the public sector.

 

 

 

 

Workshops

We deliver high quality training workshops for up to 25 delegates from Small & Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), and from Third Sector Organisations (TSOs).

Small businesses who attended our courses have increased revenues as a result of the training. The public sector benefits from a group of small businesses who are better able to deal efficiently with public sector bodies. They also gain a greater understanding of the range of products and services available locally. The training encourages competition and helps the public sector meet government requirements to engage with SMEs.

Everyone wins!

 

Our workshops empower attendees to:

• Find opportunities
• Work effectively with the public sector
• Market efficiently to the public sector
• Complete fully compliant tenders
• Improve presentation skills

 

Attendees leave motivated and ready to win more business.
Marie Curry of The Glass Centre, Basingstoke said...

"Completely new to the public sector bidding process, I now feel confident to search, approach and submit tenders".

 

The training given is comprehensive, informative, interactive and lively. Attendees work with real life examples of procurement opportunities, localised to the council in the area where the training is delivered. 

Armed with the knowledge of how to deal with the public sector, local businesses become partners with the public sector delivering innovative services with exceptional levels of skill and commitment. 

 

 

 

 

Facilitated Workshops

These workshops bring together the public sector with SMEs and third sector organisations, in an vibrant atmosphere, to identify and overcome any issues surrounding their working relationships. The workshops can also be used as a method of defining and consulting on public sector procurement strategy.

Our facilitators encourage lively debate and open discussion. At the end of the workshop a detailed action plan is produced enabling delegates to make the most of opportunities and overcome the challenges that have been identified during the session.

Workshops can be tailored to the requirements of public sector bodies. We suggest half day or full day workshops with delegate numbers to suit your needs. We are happy to identify your specific requirements and propose practical solutions.

If required, we will work with local business organisations to market to, and engage with, potential delegates.

Integrated Teamworking

We can facilitate a wide variety of interactive training workshops, bespoke to the needs of our clients who are contractors, consultants and client organisations in the public and private sectors. We cover the whole spectrum of “Egan-compliance” and best practice and our workshops are structured to deliver better value to all in the integrated team. Our offerings include…

• A practical approach to Most Economically Advantageous Tenders (MEAT)
• Project and Strategic Partnering including Initial Workshops and Continuous Improvement Reviews
• Design Quality Indicator (DQI) reviews
• Value Management including quantification of non-financial benefits
• Risk Management
• Lean Thinking
• Teamworking and Belbin Team Role Analysis
• Post Occupancy Evaluations (Post Completion Reviews)”

 

 

 

 

Consultancy

Our consultancy services prepare public sector bodies to engage effectively with SMEs and third sector organisations. We can help identify the actions that public sector bodies need to take in order to meet government targets for engagement with small business.

We can organise consultation events with business representative bodies, SMEs and third sector organisations. Our consultants can also work with public sector bodies to create "meet the buyer" events where we bring together public sector procurers and local businesses.

 

 

 

 

Mentoring

Being the owner or manager of a successful business can be a stressful and lonely occupation. Growing a business, particularly when dealing with the public sector, can be a time consuming and complex process. Our mentoring programme can help.

During an initial meeting we will work with small businesses to identify key objectives and devise a personalised action plan that will deliver results. Our mentoring programme may include...

• Business fundamentals
• Identification of required policies
• Finding opportunities
• Skills auditing
• Help with writing tender documents

 

Our services are professional, confidential and fun.

"...has helped me shift some significant blocks to my business development. As a direct result of mentoring, I am pursuing new markets with vigour, and I am already getting results.”

If you're a small business needing help, call us now to arrange a no cost, no obligation preliminary meeting.

 

 

 

 

Procurers' Workshops
Building Sustainable Prosperity

 

By engaging with SMEs and third sector organisations, public sector bodies can...

• Get better value for money
• Drive economic activity in the locality
• Increase employment in the local area
• Benefit from increased personal service
• Enjoy more varied, flexible and innovative solutions

 

Public sector procurement teams benefit from a greater understanding of small businesses. Our one day workshops provide an insight into the barriers and challenges faced by SMEs when tendering for public sector opportunities. We explore ways in which the public sector body can engage more effectively with small business and make the most of the efficiency, value for money and innovation gained from engaging with SMEs and third sector organisations.