University Research Contracts – The Ins & Outs Securing university research contracts can present lucrative opportunities to research business. Essentially, they aim to further the academic mission of a university. Scientific understanding will be increased, or new conceptual ideas and inventions will be created through the research contract. Due to the number of universities, there are usually opportunities to bid for university research contracts. With this blog, we’ll clear some confusion, and offer some tips to help you write these contracts. The types of university research contracts ..read more

Are you looking for new evaluation tenders to bid on? Here’s why buyers outsource these services… If you’re looking for evaluation tenders, it’s good to start by understanding the types of projects buyers procure. Evaluation methods need to be in place to determine the effectiveness of projects, performance outcomes or to summarise data. The four main types of evaluation are process, impact, outcome, and summative evaluations. Buyers will establish which evaluation method they require before breaking it down into different services. In this blog, we go through the four types of evaluation meth ..read more

Procurement Policy – Major Research Project! Hudson Procurement Group is currently undergoing a major research project into how businesses supply government and publicly funded bodies, in a bid to create an open, fair and transparent process by anyone spending public purse. As part of our long-term growth strategy, we will be launching our Procure Smart platform. This research will be used to inform our knowledge as we move into our next venture – dispelling the myths and overcoming the misconceptions surrounding tendering and procurement, for all. Whilst conducting this research we will be as ..read more

Are you looking to source new social research tenders? Here is where to start… Before you begin to bid on social research tenders, you need to understand why organisations require social research services. But you also need to know what types of social research tenders there is. In this blog, we identify the five most common types of social research services that buyers will seek and why. What is social research? Social research is carried out so that we can learn about people and society. By understanding the nature of human society, we can use this knowledge to develop products/services to b ..read more

Tendering for Research Contracts doesn’t need to be complicated We’ll repeat … TENDERING FOR RESEARCH CONTRACTS DOES NOT NEED TO BE COMPLICATED! There are many factors to why people assume tendering is overly-complicated. This is usually down to the amount of time it takes to complete and how mundane the process is. Yes – there may be 5000 pages of specification but hey … who doesn’t love a bit of light reading! The three things you MUST possess when tendering is PERSISTENCE, PLANNING & POSITIVITY! Let’s get past the moaning and downtrodden attitude to how ‘complicated’ tendering is and br ..read more

Our parent company, Hudson, is going through a complete rebrand and so here at Research Tenders, we have a new look, too! You can check out our new logos and colour palette below:         We hope you like it, we know we do! Remember research tenders is the place to find all the latest research contracts and tender opportunities from around the uk.   The post We’ve Rebranded! appeared first on Research Tenders ..read more

Procurement training platform, Tender VLE (Virtual Learning Environment) will launch next week on 1st June 2018! This is an ideal platfrom to use if you are new to tendering or struggling to secure Research Contracts.  We have spoken about this new project in many of our recent blogs – but what can it do for you? Who will benefit? Tender VLE considers three tiers of experience when it comes to procurement training. We have modified our content to adhere to different levels of understanding that we have categorised as; Start – Complete beginners guide when it comes to tendering and procu ..read more

Small businesses, sick of the Government taking money from you? It’s time to turn the tables…. So, we are almost half way through 2017 and everybody, especially small to medium business owners, are struggling to keep up with government decisions and how politics has destabilised their playing field with Brexit, General Elections and certain decisions leading to uncertainty in the marketplace. Such uncertainty is highlighted in the mixed bag of results thrown up by the numerous surveys published since the turn of the year.  For example one survey, Close Brothers Business Barometer, shows t ..read more

PQQ is something you’ll hear most often in the tendering and procurement world. The term can take many forms including SQ (Selection Questionnaire), Stage 1 Tender and the recently established ESPD (European Single Procurement Document). PQQ stands for Pre-qualification questionnaire and it does exactly what it says on the tin! This is typically the first stage of a tender process and helps the buyer filter through organisations that are more suited to deliver upon their requirements and needs, allowing a select few to be invited to tender (ITT) and making it easier to narrow down competent s ..read more

Why Choose Hudson Procurement Group? Who are Hudson Procurement Group? What do you do exactly? How does it all work? Why should I choose you? Although these questions are being asked less and less due to our growing presence online and current position in the procurement sector, we still want to show you some key traits of our provision and how we work FOR YOU! We have recognised that across all businesses nationally, contract/tender opportunities are spread so wide that it takes time and unnecessary hassle to source the right prospects for your company. Even if the ..read more