Tendering for contracts

How to identify opportunities to tender, work out which ones are the most promising to pursue and write a winning tender document - the basics.

Big contracts may seem out of reach, but by linking up with other firms, you can gain the resources you need to pitch for lucrative business.

Contracts Finder lets you search for information about contracts worth more than £10,000 with the government and its agencies. It's free to use.

The public sector spends billions of pounds directly on orders with SMEs. How can you improve your chances of getting a piece of the action?

When tendering for a contract, you will have to show that you can be relied upon to deliver the project to the required standard, on time. But how?

The difference between winning and losing a contract could be down to the quality of your initial proposal: saying the right things in the right way.