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packaging of bid

client requirements 35–36, 58, 204–05

page layout 184–85

paragraph numbering 122

partnering and business synergy 22

partnership funds 17

partnerships and associations

size and form 90–91

identity of lead firm 90

importance in research funding 27–28

overseas bids 92–96

rationale for formation 33

selection of associates 92

payment terms 49–51, 53, 94, 190, 194–95, 198–99

payroll costs 189, 199

per diem allowances 188, 192–93

performance bond 53,59

performance monitoring 140, 147–48, 157, 213, 233

personal data

in CVs 166–67

personnel

as factor in tender evaluation 209, 211, 213

photographs

use in bids 182–83

pre-proposal check 32

pre-qualification

application form 40

approved supplier registers 39

capability statements 44

expressing interest 43

information requirements 40–42, 237

scoring procedure 42

selection criteria 11–12

presentation quality

as factor in tender auditing 233

presentations

planning and preparation 219–221

visual aids 221–22

pre-tender briefing session 85

price

as factor in tender evaluation 209–11, 214

price information

advance payment 194–95

charge rates 41, 188–90, 197

chargeable time 189–90

components 187–89

cost assumptions 192–94

cost escalation 188, 194, 198

exposure to financial risk 198

overheads 189–90, 198, 200

payment terms 49–51, 53, 94, 190, 194–95, 198–99

payroll costs 189, 199

price validity 193

profit 189

reimbursable expenses 191–92

separate financial proposals 59, 195, 205, 233

subsistence and per diem allowances 188, 192–93

time charge multiplier 188, 190–91

total bid price 188

validity 193–94

PRINCE2 17

prior information notice 9

processes

as a source of added value 157

procurement directives 7

procurement rules in public sector tendering

contract award procedures 8, 10, 12

contract notice 9–12, 15, 40, 107, 180, 208

financial thresholds 8

most economically advantageous tender 12, 207–09

outline of procurement process 12–14

pre-qualification criteria 11–12

production decisions 57, 71, 74–75, 95–96, 201–05

professional indemnity insurance 41, 52–54

profit 189

progress measurement 147–48

progress reports 146, 151

project brief 55

project costs and revenues

issues in bid decision 49–50

project experience 6, 73, 111, 173–77

project logistics and support 146–47

project management software

applied to bid preparation 6, 74, 135–36, 138

project summaries 173–77

Public Contracts (Works, Services and Supply) (Amendment) Regulations 8

Public Services Contracts Regulations 8

public sector procurement

evaluation criteria 207–09

evaluation process 212

legislation 7–8

publications

in CVs 170