Supplier and Purchaser Procurement Training
The Millstream training team provide public sector procurement training to both
suppliers and purchasers. Our training is provided either by way of scheduled training
courses or, if preferred, through in-house courses tailored to match your needs.
Our trainers are business development experts and public sector procurement professionals
who have an extensive knowledge of the entire procurement process and are therefore
perfectly placed to guide you through the tendering process.
Successful Tendering Training Courses for Suppliers
Our training team deliver practical training courses that are designed to support
you through the different stages of the tendering process.
A Striking PQQ is a start
to finish guide to completing PQQs for public sector business opportunities. We
start with the basics of public sector tendering and then take an in-depth look
at PQQ completion. Anyone who is new to public sector tendering, or who wants to
know more about the policies and procedures that typically make up a PQQ would benefit
from attending our Striking PQQ course.
Our bid writing course – A Compelling Bid aims to provide you with an understanding
of the buyer’s needs and their bid documents plus show you how to produce bids that
give you and your business the winning edge. The course is designed for those who
would like to apply best practice to bid management and writing and ultimately improve
their success rate.
Purchaser Training Courses
These are currently provided in-house and cover the entire procurement process with
topics from procurement strategy development through to specification writing, contract
law, bid evaluation, contract negotiation, developing supplier relationships, contract
management and so on. Our public sector trainers have all spent much of their careers
in public sector procurement in many different roles and have expertise in various
sectors including local authorities, the NHS, defence and construction.
Web Portal Training and Support
Our customer support teams and procurement advisers provide comprehensive training
and support to our web portals. You can contact them by telephone or email and receive
a quick and expert response.
Further in-house support is provided to our myTenders portal users - a member of
our support team provides comprehensive training on the functionality of the portal,
ensuring you get the best out of the system for your organisation.
How do we deliver training and support?
- Telephone
- Email
- In-house training
- Workshops and seminars
Our teams are fully trained, have extensive experience in dealing with both Purchasers
and Suppliers and have expert knowledge of our system functions and how they can
assist with your procurement. We pride ourselves on providing an expert, friendly
and informative service.