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