Dear Colleagues,
There are only couple of places remaining on this course, so if you would like to take up one of these places please get a booking form to us as soon as possible.
Regards
Paddy McNulty
Workforce Development and Events Manager
MLA London
digital projects: tendering
Date: Thursday 15th October 2009
Time: 09:15 - 17:00
Venue: MLA London, 4th Floor, 53-56 Great Sutton Street, London EC1V 0DG
Focused upon the tendering and procurement process for either services (such as digitisation) or systems (such as digital storage) this one day course will inform managers and project staff about how to approach selecting suppliers for digital projects and ensure the right requirements are tendered for and met!
Starting with effective tender specification and knowing your requirement through to tender selection and interview the course will offer real life examples and tools to enable effective management and increase confidence in making the right selection. The course will encourage discussion, questions and debate plus provide a structured environment to learn about the management tools suggested in this course.
The day will be led by Simon Tanner of King's Digital Consultancy Services at King's College London. Simon is a leading thinker and consultant in how the digital domain relates to library, museum and archiving digital strategies.
The day will include sessions on:
· Introducing the tendering process.
· Planning - Understanding what you want and how to express to others for effective tendering.
· Tendering and selecting services - How to tender for and select services. Whether to work in-house or outsource and how to use a decision matrix.
· How to write a tender specification (or RFP) document
· How to use a decision matrix to select from tender responses, including how to interview companies
· Illustrative case studies
Delegates will leave the day:
· with knowledge of how to plan, tender and select a supplier for a digital project
· confident that they know the tools and means to effectively select suppliers
· aware of the way other MLA's manage and select digital projects
Trainer: Simon Tanner, KDSC
Price: £130 (+VAT) per delegate; cost includes all course papers, refreshments, and lunch
Bookings: Download a booking form for MLA London's training courses <http://www.mlalondon.org.uk/uploads/documents/WFD_Booking_Form_2009.doc> or contact Sarah on 020 7549 1712; or to request a form via email: [log in to unmask]
Paddy McNulty
Workforce Development and Events Manager
MLA London
4th Floor
53-56 Great Sutton Street
London EC1V 0DG
Tel: 020 7549 1711
Fax: 020 7490 5225
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