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- Local, national and international procurement
- Government policy
- Sustainabiltiy and community benefits
- Policy areas relevant to tenders (health & safety, environment, equalities, quality management)
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Business Growth Director Vacancy
Intend Business Development Ltd provides professional business development consultancy advice and training including: supporting clients to submit winning...
Vacancies at Intend
Here are details of our current vacancies. Should you be interested please send your application letter and CV to enquiries@intend-eu.com. Freelance...
Ethical Working Practices
Over the years, there have been marked improvements in the way that companies are required to operate. Gone are the days when price was the only factor taken...
Quick Quote Opportunities for Public Sector
Within the public sector, there are specific opportunities for smaller suppliers to bid for lower value contracts through the Quick Quote facility on the...
Bidding to Win
Many small businesses are run by people who are experts in their field, or who are driven by a love of their product or service and want to spend their...
Glasgow Business Growth
Glasgow City Council's new Glasgow Business Growth Programme is funded by the European Regional Development Fund through Scotland's European Structural and...
Intend’s New Team
We are pleased to announce that we have engaged the services of 3 new consultants to help with our current projects and bring even more skills and experience...
The Procurement Journey
It was launched earlier in the year. You don't need to register and it's free to use. The Supplier Journey includes information on such areas as: How to Use...
Funding to Help Reduce Waste
This support can help businesses overcome barriers and undertake specific projects such as making raw materials savings. You will recieve free advice from an...
Data Protection Changes
The Infomation Commissioner's Office have released an overview of the new General Data Protection Regulation that will be apllicable in May 2018. This will be...
Collaborate to Tender
Intend Business Deveopment along with Clerwood Legal help set up collaborative working relationships for small businesses who wish to bid, buy or market...
Become a Certified Green Champion
The training is organised into small planning and practical modules that you can easily follow in order or access individually to suit your needs. For full...
The Scottish Business Pledge
We are pleased to be part of The Scottish Business Pledge scheme which advocates best practice as well as evaluating the fair and consistent ways in which a...
Celebrating 10 Years in Business
Intend Business Development - owned by Gill Joy and Joeke Abbing - has acquired an enviable reputation in the field of public tendering. Typically focusing on...
Meet the Buyer Procurement Update
Gill Joy from Intend presents a session on the new European Single Procurement Document (ESPD) which replaces the Scottish Pre-Qualification Questionnaire....
Scottish Government Procurement Video Updates
Laurie Wilson, Head of ecommere service & best practice at the Scottish Goverment, discusses what the new regulations will mean to buyers and suppliers....
Collaboration & Partnership Opportunities
In the year to come CDS will continue to develop co-operative working and succession planning in Scotland. Intend are proud to be involved in this work...
Scottish Procurement Reform Bill
The Procurement Reform (Scotland) Bill introduces a 'sustainable procurement duty' for all contracting authorities. Buyers in a local Council for example will...
New Procurement Training Framework
This will involve the potential delivery of tender related training through the Supplier Development Programme (SDP) on a wide range of topics. Some of the...
Winning Business Through Collaboration
Co-operative Development Scotland (part of Scottish Enterprise) can provide funding and expertise to help SMEs form a co-operative consortium company for...
Free Health & Safety Advice
Healthy Working Lives have helped develop the "Health Profits" guide which contains a wealth of information and practical tools to support the development of...