Selling to government: A practical introduction to tendering
Posted: Wed 22nd Oct 2025
Want to win public sector contracts but you're not sure where to start?
In this 30-minute introductory session with Melanie Bryan OBE DL, we demystify the tendering process, draw on "real life" examples of small businesses and provide lots of practical tips.
Topics covered in this session
What tendering is and how it differs from proposals
Where to find tenders
How to decide if a tender is right for you
Common pitfalls and how to avoid them
How to get your business tender-ready
About the speaker
Melanie is a tendering expert with over 30 years of relevant experience. Before founding WhyNotChange in 2009, she held senior management consultancy and executive roles, including head of public sector consulting practice.
Since founding her company, Melanie has supported over 8,000 small businesses to grow sustainably and has extensive experience of supporting organisations to build their tendering capabilities.
This includes helping them to win over £188 million of public sector contracts and philanthropic grants.
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