Tender for Growth programme for Newry, Mourne and Down businesses
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Gain the skills and the confidence to identify, target and bid for public and private sector tendering opportunities
If you work on tender submissions and could do with a helping hand, the NMD Tender for Growth programme has a bank of expert mentors who can help.
The programme is free to eligible businesses and will include:
- one-to-one expert mentoring support
- group-based mentoring
- meet the Buyer events
About the programme
The programme can help you:
- identify tendering opportunities in your field
- assess your readiness to successfully exploit these opportunities
- target new tendering opportunities and maximise the prospect of winning new business
- find opportunities to work collaboratively with other local businesses to bid jointly for new tendered contracts
Participants will receive:
- up to 4.5 days free mentoring support that is tailored to your specific needs
- access to workshops and Meet the Buyer events
- networking opportunities with other SMEs
- linkages with other business support initiatives
Eligibility criteria
To be eligible your business must:
- be based in the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council area
- employ less than 50 people
- have the potential to create additional jobs
- have export, innovation or productivity improvement potential
Further details
For further information on the programme you should contact:
- Tel: 0330 137 4000
- Email: business@nmandd.org
Find out more about the Tender for Growth programme.
First published 8 June 2020