
QCDL supports bidding organisations in the use of AWARD in various ways, from simply providing focused training on aspects of the technology to managing the entire change programme
Consulting services for bidders include:
Where your potential customer will be using AWARD to evaluate your bid it will be important to you that you are complying with any requirements regarding the format of your submission and that you are presenting your bid in the best way possible.
QCDL supports bidders by providing highly focused support to ensure the bid team are complying with requirements and instructions for submitting the bid in a way that is compatible with AWARD. We also provide awareness of / access to the AWARD solution to bidders during their bid allowing visibility of what their customer will see when evaluating their bidders in avoiding this mistake.
When organisations decide to adopt new technologies, significant difficulties often arise. The scope of change needs to be identified and requirements for the change clearly articulated. Old processes need to updated - and new templates and processes put in place - in order to make best use of the new technologies.
The roll-out of the new technology needs to be controlled to ensure appropriate testing and opportunity for refinement. People need to be trained and kept informed. Finally, the user-community needs to be carefully engaged in the process, ensuring they have realistic expectations of what benefits can be achieved at each stage and are able to recognise successful roll-out of the new technology.
The costs associated with the procurement process were lower, and the whole process was much faster using AWARD compared with traditional procurement tools such as spreadsheets. AWARD's powerful search and analysis tools allowed the evaluators to...
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Lesley Pyne, Senior Procurement Manager, DCA