Looking for opportunities through both the public and private sectors.

FINDING OPPORTUNITIES
There are a variety of methods for finding opportunities through both the
public and private sectors. Some of these are described below.
Supply2.gov.uk public sector contract information portal
Supply2.gov.uk is the Government’s UK-wide contract opportunity portal,
created to provide small businesses with access to lower-value (typically
below £100,000) public sector contracts which fall below the EU thresholds.
The portal provides a platform for buyers across the entire public sector
to advertise their lower-value contracts free of charge, and has been cited
as a best practice means of advertising below threshold notices by HM
Treasury and the European Commission.
Once registered on Supply2.gov.uk, you can search the online database
free of charge to access lower-value contract opportunities nationwide and
benefit from the free Contract Alert service in a local area of your choice.
There are also a variety of guidances and resources available from the
Supply2.gov.uk website, making it a good place for SMEs to start looking
for potentially rewarding opportunities to sell to the public sector.
www.supply2.gov.uk
Government Opportunities
Government Opportunities (GO) magazine is a publication and website
(www.govopps.co.uk) focused on the public procurement industry. It is
aimed at procurers and suppliers alike, and provides news on public
procurement, information for businesses, reviews of procurement events
and analysis of trends and activity within the sector.
BiP Solutions – the publisher of GO – also provides a business
intelligence service called Tracker, which publishes over 122% more public
sector contract opportunities than the Official Journal of the European
Union (OJEU). Tracker offers unrivalled access to a worldwide database of
public and private sector contract opportunities of all values, providing
instant notification of the latest opportunities matching your profile, and
delivers key market intelligence tailored to your unique business needs.
www.tendermatch.co.uk
Procurement process training
Supply provides a range of roadshows and workshops around the
country to help SMEs better understand the public procurement process
and win tenders. www.bipsolutions.com/events/Supply/Workshops