Be resourceful, Be resourced

We’re always looking for resources, new clients or resources to pay for ideas we want to do and one of the things I might do for a client is point them towards contract opportunities – people with a problem and a budget who are looking for someone (you) to solve their problem.  I thought I’d share a selection of 30 online portals I use.  These are different from grants and funds for making ideas happen – that’s another long list!

Generally contracts start from about £10k, and can consist of a 2 page freehand form of how you will address the problem, to a structured response, complete with supporting documents such as Health and Safety Policy, Equal Opportunities policy, Quality Assurance, Managing Complaints and so on.  I supply these to clients where they don’t have them which saves a lot of time creating them for yourself.

Competition isn’t as big as you’d imagine – as most people imagine it’s not worth going for these, and self-select themselves out of the process leaving it to others who lead and seize the moment.

And even if you don’t pitch, the sources of market information, insights, statement of problems, background research and contacts is amazing.  And it’s a great starting point to create training programmes, initiatives, services for which if one of these people have a problem with, you can bet there are hundreds or thousands more with the same problem!!

And I share a selection of these opportunities on my private Facebook Group “HeadsUp from Headstuff” https://www.facebook.com/groups/HeadsUpfromHeadstuff together with a bunch of insights, tips, resources, ideas and ‘how to’s”.

Anyway, here’s the list for you…

1. Advantage South West Tenders – https://www.advantageswtenders.co.uk/
2. Bank of England Tenders – https://bankofenglandtenders.co.uk/portal/boeportal.nsf/content/DEVA-A4MR89
3. BlueLight Portal – https://bluelight.eu-supply.com/?OpenDocument
4. Channel Island Tenders – https://www.channelislandtenders.com/procontract/channelislands/portal.nsf/vLiveDocs/SD-DEVV-6UNGEK?OpenDocument&contentid=1.001
5. Coral Group – https://www.supplycoral.co.uk/coral/index.htm
6. Contracts Finder – https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder
7. Dante Procurement – https://www.geant-procurement.net/procontract/dante/supplier.nsf/frm_home?ReadForm
8. East Midlands Tenders – https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html
9. East Riding Of Yorkshire – https://www.eastridingcontractsfinder.co.uk/procontract/eastriding/supplier.nsf/frm_home?ReadForm
10. European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)– https://procurement.ecmwf.int/ecmwf/supplier.nsf/frm_home?ReadForm
11. Gala Leisure – https://www.supplygalabingo.com/procontract/gala/supplier.nsf/frm_home?ReadForm
12. Housing Procurement Portal – https://www.housingprocurement.com/?OpenDocument&contentid=1.001
13. net Tenders Portal – https://tenders.jisc.ac.uk/procontract/JANET/supplier.nsf/frm_home?ReadForm
14. Kent Business Portal – https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/procontract/portal.nsf/vLiveDocs/SD-DEVV-6UGE9Y?OpenDocument&contentid=1.001
15. Ladbrokes Suppliers – https://www.ladbrokessuppliers.com/procontract/ladbrokes/supplier.nsf/frm_home?ReadForm
16. Leeds Teaching Hospitals Portal – https://www.leedsth-tenders.co.uk/procontract/lth/supplier.nsf/frm_home?ReadForm
17. London Tenders Portal – https://www.londontenders.org/
18. Met Office Tenders Portal – https://tenders.metoffice.gov.uk/procontract/metoffice/supplier.nsf/frm_home?ReadForm
19. NEPO Portal – https://www.qtegov.com/systems/nepocms.nsf/vHomepage/fsection?opendocument
20. NHS London Procurement Partnership – https://www.lppsourcing.org/procontract/lpp/portal.nsf/vLiveDocs/SD-DEVV-6UGE9Y?OpenDocument&contentid=1.001
21. Public Power Solutions– https://www.publicpowersolutionsdps.co.uk/pps/supplier.nsf/frm_home?ReadForm
22. Sell2Wales – https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Default.aspx
23. South East IEP Business Portal – https://www.businessportal.southeastiep.gov.uk/
24. Southend-on-Sea Borough Council – https://procurement.southend.gov.uk/southend/portal.nsf/index.htm
25. Supplying 2 NHS – http://www.supplying2nhs.org/
26. Supplying The South West Procurement Portal – https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/
27. The Chest North West Portal – https://www.the-chest.org.uk/
28. UK Hydrographic Office Contracts Portal – https://ukhocontracts.ukho.gov.uk/procontract/ukho/supplier.nsf/frm_home?ReadForm
29. University of Bristol Tenders – https://tender.bris.ac.uk/procontract/bristol/supplier.nsf/frm_home?ReadForm
30. YORtender – https://www.yortender.co.uk/procontract/portal.nsf/vLiveDocs/SD-DEVV-6UGE9Y?OpenDocument&contentid=1.001