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How it works Jodie Brown is the Managing Director of a small company distributing office furniture. She has recently added a new range of specialist orthopaedic office chairs to her product range and is looking for new markets. She suspects that, being one of the largest employers in the area, the local Council represents a good potential customer.  Jodie’s first stop is to quickly check to see if there are any Open contracts on the Supplier Portal. She knows that if the Council have any opportunities they will be listed here. Jodie logs into the site and browses to the Office Equipment category. She sees that the Council doesn’t have anything on offer but is pleased to see the local Police are inviting bids for a contract to provide office furniture for a new training facility.  Jodie can see the bidding for the contract closes in three days so she immediately downloads the detailed tender information along with the Terms and conditions and emails them out to her colleagues. Later in the day she calls a meeting to review the material and discuss how they should bid.  At home that evening, Jodie logs into the system and submits the bid. She adds supporting comments to highlight the orthopaedic benefits of her chairs and also makes them aware of her location - being based locally she can supply and deliver at short notice. The following day Jodie gets an email confirming that her bid has been registered and an outline of what happens next.  Two weeks later, Jodie receives an email from the Police. She is pleased to learn that her bid has been accepted. She agrees the details of the contract. Before long; her deliveries are arriving at the new Police training facility.  Jodie has successfully used the Supplier Portal to expand her business into a public sector market. For her small business this was a simple and cost-effective way to view and bid for new contracts in the South West, and she continues to check back regularly for new opportunities.  |