Understand and win public tenders
Clear guides written for craftsmen and small businesses: definitions, procedures, concrete examples and method. Free, without needless jargon.
The abnormally low price in a public tender
Abnormally low tender price: definition, how the buyer detects it, the mandatory adversarial procedure and how a small business justifies its bid.
The "minimum price" in a public tender
Is there a minimum price in a public tender? No, but a price that is too low becomes "abnormally low". How a small business sets a solid floor price.
The progressive-price tender (reverse auction)
Progressive or interactive price tender: what the electronic reverse auction covers, how the rounds work and the legal framework in France.
The contract award notice of a public tender
Award notice: definition, purpose, when it is mandatory, where to find it (BOAMP, OJEU, DECP) and how to use it for your commercial watch.
The restricted tender, with an example
Restricted tender: definition, the two stages (application then bid), difference from the open tender and a concrete worked example.
Responding to a tender: a concrete example
How to respond to a tender: the documents to provide, the structure of a winning technical memo and a concrete example, free, for small businesses.
What a public tender looks like: an example
Tender example: the anatomy of a contract notice and the consultation file (DCE), with a commented example to understand each field.
Free tender template: a structure to copy
Free tender template: the full structure to reuse when drafting and publishing your consultation, and how to publish a tender for free.
Learning public tenders, for free
Free public-tender training: the essentials, the free official resources and a set of guides to learn how to bid and win contracts.
Software and IT public tenders
Software tenders (management, payroll, accounting), development and IT services: CPV codes, contract types and how to spot the right ones on publication.