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Procurement Platforms
There are opportunities to bid for public & private contracts around the world.
Introduction
To have sales leads sent to you directly, register for:
- Kopiki - for private sector contracts;
- UK National & Regional Government Tenders;
- EU Government Tenders;
- Global Procurement Opportunities.
You should note that in order to qualify for bidding for many international contracts there are standard questionnaires which ask whether you have policies in place covering:
- The use of child labour.
- The use of slave labour.
- Anti-bribery and corruption rules.
If you do not have policies in place that show your company takes these issues seriously, you can download templates from:
- Workable – Child Labour Policy.
- VinciWorks - Free Sample Template for Modern Slavery Act Statement.
- VinciWorks – Anti-bribery and corruption policy.
N.B. You should ensure that all your suppliers also have similar policies in place and that they follow these policies. Please make these conditions of your supplier onboarding process.
Kopiki Procurement Platform
Kopiki is a service which matches Buyers with Suppliers; cost effectively and efficiently.
How it works:
- The Buyer specifies the item they are looking for out of Kopiki's database of 10,000.
- They then open a Marketplace where Buyers and Suppliers interact anonymously.
- Once a Marketplace is open, new suppliers are invited to join.
- If the Marketplace is right for you, then you can join.
- You can start building a relationship with the Buyer.
- When ready the Buyer will select Suppliers, they wish to contact.
- Kopiki does not get involved in the transaction, they just introduce Buyers and Suppliers.
Pricing:
After a free trial period, for £199+ VAT per month you get unlimited access to all the MarketPlaces opened by all Buyers.
To register as a Supplier just click here.
See the video: Kopiki B2B MarketPlaces
U.K. Government's Contracts Finder
Contracts Finder lets you search for information about contracts worth over £10,000 with the government and its agencies.
You can use Contracts Finder to:
- search for contract opportunities in different sectors.
- find out what’s coming up in the future.
- look up details of previous tenders and contracts.
You can create an account to get email updates and save your searches. You can still search and apply for contracts without an account.
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have their own dedicated public sector procurement websites (see below).
Public Contracts Scotland
For opportunities with public sector bodies in Scotland.
eSourcing NI and eTendersNI
For opportunities with public sector bodies in Northern Ireland.
Sell2Wales
For opportunities with public sector bodies in Wales.
EU Single Electronic Data Interchange Area
SEDIA is the entry point for participants and experts in funding programmes and tenders managed by the European Commission and other EU bodies.
Global Procurement Opportunities
The opportunities do not end just in the UK or even in the EU, there opportunities to bid for contracts throughout the world. See: The ExportersAlmanac - Procurement Opportunities for list of procurement information services as well as specific opportunities in specific countries or via multinational organisations (e.g. The World Bank or the United Nations).