On 9th October, Constructionline held a Virtual Event giving suppliers the chance to find out how to maximise the potential of their Constructionline profile, and learn:
• How your information is accessed and used by our Buyers
• What you need to include on your profile to generate the most buyer activity
• The range of work available on Constructionline's Opportunities Notice Board (ONB)
• The chance to connect face-to-face with buyers at Constructionline events
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'How to Attract the Buyer' - Constructionline Webinar
1. How to Attract the Buyer
Victoria Chamlet
South East Client Relationship Manager at
Constructionline
2. The agenda
• How buyers search for supplier like you
• Where buyers advertise
• EOI’s, PQQs , ITTs – Understanding the jargon and how to
maximise your responses
• Constructionline events
• FAQs
• Q&A.
3. Welcome & introduction
Victoria Chamlet (Vicky)
Client Relationship Manager
South East
E: victoria.chamlet@capita.co.uk
T: 07738 850651
4. Who we are & what we do
We’re the UK’s largest and only government-owned
pre-qualification certification service.
Our mission:
To reduce pre-qualification duplication within the construction
industry
22. Buyers advertising
• The Constructionline Opportunities Notice Board (ONB)
• Buyers own websites
• Regional Portals e.g. South East Business Portal/Supply
Hertfordshire/Procurement Agency Essex….& many many more!
• OJEU. Official Journal of European Union. Public Sector Only.
These notices are also published via the ONB.
26. Terminology
• EOI – Expressions of Interest
• PQQ – Pre Qualification Questionnaire
• ITT – Invitation to Tender
27. Terminology
• PAS91 – Publicly Available Specification
• SSIP – Safety Schemes in Procurement
• OJEU- Official Journal of the European Union
• BIM – Building Information Modeling
28. Constructionline events
• Meet the Buyer Events - Throughout the year throughout the UK.
Free for everyone to attend. Provides an opportunity to get in
front of key Buyers from the Public and Private Sectors
• Supplier Days - Bespoke supplier days for Buyers looking to meet
suppliers to fulfill specific contracts.
29. Constructionline events
• Virtual events - (like this one) give you a chance to engage with a
buyer, talking about their project pipeline, from the comfort of
your office.
• Keep an eye out for e-mail invites from Constructionline, and
check the events page on our website:
www.constructionline.co.uk/events
30. Frequently Asked Questions
• We are registered suppliers with Constructionline, but we never
win any work? Why??
31. Question & Answer session
Please write your questions in the comment box provided
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Notes de l'éditeur
Welcome and Introduction
- Introducing the speaker
Aim of the event
Who we are & What we do
Using your Constructionline profile
Navigating the homepage
How to Log In
Updating your profile and keeping it live
View Messages & Notifications
Update contact details
Categories & References
Areas of operation & minimum contract levels
How to download the supplier profile
From the Buyer’s point of view
How Buyers Search
Understanding the buyer activity
Enquiries/Hits/Downloads
Accessing buyer opportunities
- ONB (Opportunities Notice Board)
- Regional Portals
- OJEU’s
- How to Search for relevant ONB’s
- How to save searches & set alerts
Understanding the terminology
EOI/PQQ/ITT/PAS91/SSIP/OJEU
Constructionline events
Meet the Buyer events
Supplier engagement events
Webinar events
Frequently Asked Questions
ONS’
How can we help? We are the only government owned pre-qualification scheme in the construction industry. Our key aim is to reduce the duplication of data at pre-qualification stage within the Construction Industry.
We are a ‘champion’ of key industry initiatives – we are a founder member of SSIP – reducing duplication in H&S and were heavily involved in the development of the latest version of PAS91 – the governments standard PQQ.
We can influence over 2,500 buyers that use our services and can reach over 22,000 suppliers.