These tend to be very large and important purchasers of goods and services
In the UK the ministry of defence has annual spend of around £10bn (Brassington and Pettitt, 2006)
Public procurement across the EU has been estimated at around €1500bn (Brassington and Pettitt, 2006).
Purchasing power of this size makes government contracts very attractive despite complex bureaucratic procedures
Tendering for the right to supply
- Organisations are invited to bid or tender for the right to supply
- Some jobs are open to tender from organisations on approved lists, whilst others may be open to anyone.
Assessment of tenders – submitted tenders are assessed and a winner is chosen
- Tendering is a very competitive process
- Visit the website on next slide in relation to government tendering and the policies and procedures involved

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