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How can Government Online help my company?

Government Online provides all the tools your company needs to do business in the public sector.

We specialise in several key areas:

1.Tenders and Contracts
2.Select List and Standing List Information
3.Information for registering on internal procurement systems
4.Tender Guidance
 5.Databases covering the main government sectors
 6.Government Online Registered Supplier Profile

The Tender and Database Service are available separately or combined together in a subscription to Government Online Information Services.

Tenders and Contracts

We are experts in the supply of high and low level contracts by email, utilising over 600 different information sources. To find out more please visit the Government Online Tender Information Service page.

Select List and Standing List Information

Registering as an Approved Supplier or joining a Select List is often important to many companies. The chief methods for registration are by responding to advertised contracts and applying directly to the relevant organisation by their procurement department and completing the necessary application forms. The contract aspect is dealt with on the Government Online Tender Information Service page.

Information for Registering on Internal Procurement Systems

Electronic procurement is used by all organisations in the public sector for advertising contracts, issuing Requests for Quotes, Invitations to Tender, maintaining Select and Standing Lists of Suppliers, and for processing invoices. The exact type of usage will depend on the nature of each individual organisation, however since the requirement to implement electronic procurement has been mandated by Central Government itself it will continue to expand in order to improve overall service delivery to UK citizens and to improve profiencies in internal purchasing. A large number of procurement systems are now in operation, and suppliers must necessarily engage with them if they wish to be successful in selling to the public sector. We can provide extensive information on registering your company on the actual procurement systems utilised by Central, Regional, and Local Government, Non-Departmental Bodies, the NHS, the Higher Education Sector, and Purchasing Consortia which will be of very significant benefit to those organisations that wish to increase their business in the government marketplace. The purchasing power of these combined organisations is measured in billions and is used for orders of all sizes - from a low level to a high level.

Tender Guidance

We can provide quite extensive tender guidance for both high and low level contracts. Issues covered include the following:

  • Tendering Thresholds
  • Notice Types
  • Different Tendering Procedures
  • Pricing
  • Choosing to Bid
  • Structure of Tender Documents
  • Asking Questions
  • Preparing Information on your Company and its Services
  • Subcontracting
  • Complaints' Procedures

We can also supply copies of policy templates for the preparation of policy documents (eg Health and Safety and Equal Opportunities) and information on completing the Company Questionnaire.

Databases Covering the Main Government Sectors

The purpose of providing a database service is to give subscribers a means of increasing market awareness for a company's products and services among key target buyers, and to introduce those same products and services to develop relationships that can assist in Approved List and Select List registration, and increase the opportunities for being asked to quote for business. One of the most important steps in selling to the government is also to nurture strong supplier relationships with decision-making personnel for any market testing exercises and pre-contract work that may take place before a tender is issued. To do this one must first identify who these decision-makers are, hence the need for a comprehensive and accurate database service.

The Government Online Database Service specialises in Central Government, Regional Government, Local Government, the Ministry of Defence, and the Police and the Courts. It contains over 35,253 contacts in 2,690 organisations and 3,273 offices. More information can be found on the pages dedicated to the Government Online Database Service.

Government Online Registered Supplier Profile

Suppliers who subscribe to one of the Government Online Services options (either Standard or Central Government) can login to the Government Online Secure Site and view the Government Online Database online (as well as having offline access via the database on CD-ROM). They are also given a company profile on the website which enables them to market their services directly to government users of the website. Getting one's message across is absolutely vital in the public sector, and Government Online is so well known it can be used as a very effective platform for increasing company awareness. To find out who in government uses the Government Online Secure Site please visit the web page called Government Online Users.

To subscribe online please visit our subscription page.