Small Business Tendering Opportunities, Procurement Tenders, Tender Detail

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Tenders are deals or contracts between the government and the bidders, which are awarded on a competitive basis. Tenders are generally advertised in the official national newspapers and online tenders websites. Tenders should not be confused with purchase orders, which are issued by the government to businesses for goods or services. Procurement tenders are exclusive and used only by the government.

Tenders are normally issued for specific projects or services and are generally for a specific duration. Tenders usually have a particular set of instructions and stipulations, which have to be followed by the bidders. The tenderer has to submit a detailed tender proposal, and proposal evaluation is done based on the tenderer's performance. Tenders are essentially requests for proposals (RFPs), which are requests put out by government agencies. The tenderers write proposals, which are then evaluated by the government agency.

Tenders are a unique, specialized market. In the United States, the federal government is the largest market, but private corporations compete to maintain their market share as well. There are different types of tenders. Government procurement tenders are issued by the government departments, where government procurement tenders are awarded to companies based on price. Departmental procurement tenders are exclusive and used only by the government departments. Other types of tenders include