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See all 17- Comparison · Finding tenders · 2 min read Open tenders vs frameworks: which should a small IT firm chase? How winning an open tender compares with getting onto a framework, standing offer or supplier list, the costs and payoffs of each, and how to balance the two.
- Guide · Writing bids · 2 min read How to ask for a tender debrief, and what to do with it …short window to request a debrief, and in some systems it's tied to the standstill period before the contract is signed. - Ask whether you won or lost. Winners learn a lot from debriefs too. In the UK, the Procurement Act 2023…
- Guide · Security and compliance · 2 min read Open source in government procurement …policies such as the UK Technology Code of Practice, Canada's digital standards and US federal source code policy. Small firms can win by building on open standards, being clear about licences, and offering support for open-source…
- Guide · Growing your business · 2 min read US small business set-asides for IT firms …veteran-owned small business. An IT firm qualifies as small based on the SBA size standard for its NAICS code, and must register in SAM.gov and certify for each program it uses. How set-asides work. Are you small?. The programs. How…
- Guide · Supplier lists · 2 min read Supplier lists, frameworks and panels explained Why so much public IT work is only open to firms already on a framework, panel, standing offer or schedule, how these lists work in each country, and how a small firm gets on one.
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- Glossary Standing offer A Canadian arrangement where a supplier agrees to provide goods or services at set prices when asked, for a set period. It is not a contract until the buyer issues a call-up.
- Glossary Call-off contract A contract awarded under a framework agreement or standing offer for a specific job. The framework sets the terms; each call-off sets the work and price.
- Glossary Supplier list Any list of pre-approved suppliers a buyer invites to compete, such as a framework, panel, standing offer or vendor roster. Many IT contracts are only open to firms already on a list.