Preparing and writing a request for tenders/ an invitation to tender

This seminar will take you through some of the key things to include in a request for tenders, preparing a detailed specification for a job and, some of the different situations where you might ask for tenders. These vary from discrete one-off projects, such as designing and producing threshold signs to harvesting contracts and long-term woodland management services agreements.

This session will be delivered by Piers Voysey - CWA’s Senior Woodland Officer.

Many of you will be experienced at this, but others will be new to asking contractors to tender for work. This session will take you through some of the key things to include in a request for tenders, preparing a detailed specification for a job and, some of the different situations where you might ask for tenders. These vary from discrete one-off projects, such as designing and producing threshold signs to harvesting contracts and long-term woodland management services agreements.

Reference will be made to Community Woodlands and Private Sector Forest Companies (forestry.gov.scot) and to our growing suite of resources for community groups; Templates (+other useful forms) — Community Woodlands Association (communitywoods.org).

If groups out there would like to share good examples of tender specifications and tender invitations with other community groups, please do send them to me. I can redact sensitive information and add them to the folder of templates on our website."?