A highly successful seminar was held by Dodd & Co and Quality Guild on 12 October, which brought together tendering experts from Cumbria County Council and Tenders-UK.
The seminar gave the inside track on the tendering process, showing local businesses how to access the £6bn of funds spent by North West local authorities each year. An insider’s view of the process was given by Mike Farren of Cumbria County Council.
Businesses learned how to use their local or regional presence to their advantage, and had an invaluable opportunity to get expert advice from Tony McKelvie, a highly successful adviser with a proven track record in the tendering process.
Alison Johnston, partner at Dodd & Co said “It’s a real shame that less than 5% of the businesses registered with Chest, which is the North West’s procurement portal, are local. Today is a great step in putting that problem right.”
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A highly successful seminar was held by Dodd & Co and Quality Guild on 12 October, which brought together tendering experts from Cumbria County Council and Tenders-UK.
