by Nyree McKenzie | Jun 4, 2019 | Trends
Ever wished you could gain a better understanding of government procurements rules, processes and programs to help you do business with them? While the tender and bidding process itself might still be complicated to the newcomer, the government has taken steps to also...
by Nyree McKenzie | Apr 26, 2019 | Trends
There’s no doubt about it, Lime Scooters are taken over Brisbane. Since their trial launch in November 2018, more than 131,000 Brisbane riders have taken over 800,000 trips Recently it has been announced that the Brisbane City Council are extending Lime’s trial permit...
by Nyree McKenzie | Feb 15, 2019 | Legislation, Trends
Every year, public and private organisations spend massive amounts of money through contracting, on everything from stationery to major infrastructure projects to improve our hospitals, rail, road and electricity systems. This taxpayer-funded spending for public...
by Nyree McKenzie | Jan 25, 2019 | Trends
Grant application and tender processes share many similarities: they’re competitive, they rely on a high quality submission where claims must be backed by evidence, and they’re evaluated against weighted merit criteria. The grants and funding space is experiencing...
by Nyree McKenzie | Dec 20, 2018 | Trends
Planning a bid to bring everyone together in a very short deadline is one of the biggest challenges facing Bid Managers today. Good Bid Managers are, in fact, VERY STRATEGIC CAT HERDERS. Bringing technical, commercial, sales, legal and business experts, managers and...
by Nyree McKenzie | Nov 30, 2018 | Best Practice
As governments and other major public companies continue to outsource their service delivery through open competitive tender, it is the role of the Bid Manager to lead the submission that has the potential to win the contract. Many organisations rely heavily on supply...
by Nyree McKenzie | Oct 19, 2018 | Trends
Bidding and tendering is a critical activity across many industries, with companies spending up to 2% of the total contract value on the bidding process. It’s an ultra-competitive function that is critical to winning new work and keeping existing contracts. But what...
by Nyree McKenzie | Sep 19, 2018 | Trends
Bidding and tendering are now the most preferred procurement methods worldwide, and they show no signs of slowing down. With that in mind, what organisational and professional competencies should we prepare for beyond 2019? From its beginnings in transactional...
by Nyree McKenzie | Mar 10, 2018 | Best Practice
Procurement officials are bound by numerous policies, procedures, laws, and rules in the execution of their duties to procure goods and services. These rules apply not only to your proposed offer and credentials as a supplier, but also the written submission itself....
by Nyree McKenzie | Jan 24, 2018 | Legislation
Corporate reporting requirements to tackle slavery in supply chains was introduced into the UK through the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and Australia is likely to soon follow. What will this mean for bids and tenders? Modern slavery is the second largest criminal activity...