ATL Business and Enterprise, Training and Learning Yorkshire UK

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Procurement Gateway

The Procurement Gateway is designed exclusively for Regen 2000 enterprises in Bradford. This unique, innovative and intensive programme will give businesses and social enterprises from the area an opportunity to recognise and realise their potential to secure procurement contracts from the public sector.

This project has been designed in conjunction with mainstream Business Link and Regen 2000 services through the Leeds Road Business Shop, acting as a local access point for enterprises seeking training and guidance on public procurement issues.

Our Aims and Objectives

Moving Up: Moving local enterprises higher up the local supply chain and generating wealth in the REGEN area.
Level playing: Reviewing the tendering processes with public sector organisations to reduce or eliminate barriers for local enterprises tendering for contracts.
Support: Promotion of business support for enterprises, particularly in under-represented groups and ethnic minorities.
Building working communities: �Building working communities' through strengthening local business performance, job creation and influencing contract work investment in REGEN based businesses and employees.
Adding Value: Adding value by helping businesses and social enterprises to increase their wealth, knowledge, growth potential and sustainable competitive advantage.
Connecting: Establishing a procurement network with public sector organisations.

Advice and Support
Participants will receive FREE assistance and support in development sessions to tackle practical issues in dealing with the procurement process through:

Diagnostic Analysis: identify business competence, highlight barriers and the use of business development plans to enable enterprises to successfully tender for commercial and public contracts.
Workshop Workouts: A series of comprehensive workshops will allow participants to take a constructive and practical approach in dealing with the procurement process.
Procurement Toolkit: This will be provided for participants to support and guide their procurement experience.
Mentoring: Ongoing guidance and hands on support on procurement issues by the Procurement Adviser.

Creating a �Gateway'
In line with the Government's national strategy on public procurement, our public sector partners will be supporting this project and helping to steer channels for local supply. They will also provide invaluable support in the delivery of the workshops and advice towards the Procurement Toolkit. Furthermore, there will be opportunities for participants to meet procurement representatives from our public partners, for example: