Service to Suppliers

Compete North East helps businesses to become more effective in competing for contract opportunities by helping to identify and overcome the perceived barriers which prevent them from tendering or winning new contracts.

Our service allows us to evaluate your business’s capacity to compete for an opportunity, assist you in preparing for tender and guide you through the procurement process with tailored support and guidance. We have an unrivalled track record in helping small and medium sized enterprises access new contract opportunities and have the tools and policies in place to win new business.

We have a suite of helpful factsheets and FAQs to help you better understand procurement and prepare for the tendering process. Use the links to the right to open the factsheets.

We also run a suite of events and workshops that provide the training and education aspect of the service. These events are specifically designed to provide businesses with the knowledge and skills to begin and continue tendering successfully. The Compete North East Supplier Development programme is delivered through a series of workshops to give businesses the skills and practical knowledge to be able to identify, bid for and win new sales contracts.

The three elements of the Compete North East service to suppliers are as follows;

Collaborate to compete 

• Matching capability to contract opportunity -We use our knowledge of major projects and programmes and match them with your capability to supply
• Partnering and joint venturing -We can help you to collaborate with potential partners by indentifying complementary products, services and skills and facilitating introductions
• We also provide practical advice and specialist support on how to structure joint ventures or consortium bids

Get fit to compete

• Supplier Development Programme-Following the completion of all three modules of our innovative Supplier Development Programme your business will have acquired the skills to prepare, submit and negotiate a winning tender.
• Bespoke mentoring from experienced directors and senior managers -Where more intensive 1:1 support is required our wide range of mentors with experience and skills in specific sectors can provide detailed hands on support

Ready to compete

• Register your business on our database and we proactively market your products, services and skills to prime contractors
• We can facilitate 1:1 introductions to potential buyers at events, conferences, meet the buyer forums and much else

If there is an element of procurement you are keen to discuss with one of our dedicated team, please contact us on 0191 426 6488 or email enquiries@competenortheast.co.uk