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NHS Tenders and the process of tendering for the NHS generally is a costly and time consuming process. Additionally, it may be frustrating when all the time and effort you’ve put into your NHS tenders doesn’t even lead to a contract.

Before you decide to even start to tender for the NHS it is important to know what it is the NHS requires for the contact and determine whether your company or business handle any special demands or requirements of the tender. You need to be asking yourself a number of questions before starting the tender process the determine your comany’s suitability:

•In your company is there the necessary experience to perform the job?

•Have you got the staff (or qualified staff) to deal with the requirements of the NHS tender?

•Have you had any experience with the NHS before?

•Even if not with the NHS, does your company have experience of the sort of work required?

•Have you got the money and time to invest in the NHS tender writing process – bearing in mind that you may not win the tender?

•Have you got individuals available to do the work within the deadlines required?

•Can you deliver the project inside the given time?

•Are you clear of the requirements of the NHS tender you are thinking about?

After you have identified that your company can satisfy the requirements and deliver to the required standard expected from the NHS tender, you can then start to think about the next stage of the process.

The next phase in the NHS tender process is the Pre Qualification Questionnaire .

In this next step of the process you will be asked to provide information about your business and finances amoungst other things to access your suitability. This will almost certainly include:

•The background of your business

•Information on any health and safety policies you might have in place

•Information pertaining to your workforce and their skills and qualifications

•Your company’s finances

•What relevant experience does your company have in the sort of work required whether this is from previous NHS tenders, or similar tenders with other large organisations, they would want to see your company has a proven track record

Make sure the details which you provide as part of the Pre Qualification Questionnaire is applicable, and you also provide all the details requested. If there is anything that isn’t clear, make sure you seek clarification. If your company cannot qualify their suitability for any NHS tenders at this stage in the process it is unlikely that you will get any further in the process.

For those who have put in the proper research and completed your Pre Qualification Questionnaire fully and correctly it is likely that you’ll advance to the invitation to tender stage. It is crucial that you put in the groundwork at this stage of the process if you want to become successful with NHS tenders.

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This article was produced on behalf of QSL Tenders, the UK’s leading experts in NHS Tenders. for more information about NHS Tenders or about how QSL Tenders can help you, please visit qsl-tenders.co.uk.

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