Specialist Procurement Consulting
15+ years in Delivering Client Outomes, MCIPS Certified Consultants, TAE40116 Accredited Trainers, Security Cleared Staff
Servicing Buyers and Sellers Nationally
Proudly Female Owned and Operated from SA
Buyers, especially Government agencies and Enterprise organisations, must operate within strict procurement and probity rules, often with less-than-ideal capacity or experience. Mindset will ensure you maintain compliance and generate the best result at the most value for money.
Sellers must identify opportunities, and navigate complex processes, evaluation criteria, panels, contracts and regulations whilst complying, convincing and connecting with buyers to succeed. Mindset will help you maximise your competitive advantage and win more tenders.
If your target market includes SA Government clients, please join our upcoming Masterclass, where we’ll workshop:
Workshops run from 2pm in the Adelaide CBD. Tickets include training, workshop, materials, drinks, nibbles and the ability to network with other sellers.
We have developed strategic procurement services to help organisations (buyers & sellers) navigate complex contracts, regulatory pressures and high-risk challenges. We do this through our proven methodology explicitly designed to successfully identify and deliver multi-million dollar contracts for goods, services, ICT, and construction projects.
Procurement & Supply doesn’t need to be a mystery. Here are answers to common questions from buyers and sellers.
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The decision about how to approach the market can be tricky, especially if you don’t conduct procurement transactions frequently.
Luckily, Mindset ensure we are up to date with best practice and, for Government, the Guidelines and Directives in each jurisdiction. Unless there is something very specific or strategic about your procurement, usually a traditional process can be followed by measuring value, risk, complexity and capability of your organisation and the market. Contact us to discuss your specific procurement for further insight.
There are a few steps before your evaluation plan to consider including an Acquisition Plan, Requirements Gathering and a Probity Plan. With these you will able to decide the best committee, ensure no conflicts exist, and confirm madatory criteria necessary for sellers to comply with along with desirables and nice-to-haves to weight based on the outcomes you are looking to achieve. Also, be sure to check if you fall under any social, local or econominc development procurement rules.
At Mindset, we specialise in preparing organisations to go to market and can assist or complete your acquisition, probity and evaluation plans with or for you.
Yes, absolutely!
You can outsource the entire process to us and we’ll ensure a compliant, timely result which generates the best value for money.
Yes, we run training for all stakeholders from Executives, Contract Managers, new Procurement Officiers to Procurement and Probity professionals looking to gain advanced knowledge.
Our courses align with the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) and include indtroductory courses, contract management, advanced sourcing and complex negotiations.
Most jurisdictions have their own centralised tender website ie. each state and territory, plus the federal Gov. Local Gov however, often outsource this through an aggregator like Tenderlink or similar. There are a few services [paid] which allow you to search accross jurisdictions in your specialty category.
We recommend conducting a SWOT, Competitive Analysis and preparing a Go-to-Market plan before jumping into your first Gov tender process.
Research and Planning. Understand your vaue proposition, understand the process and rules buyers must follow. Don’t be salely, be helpful and respectful.
Many buyers publish forward procurement plans and make mention of specific acquisition plans in their budget papers. Learn how to interpret these and reach out at the right time with the right message.
Yes we can. Our experts specialise in bid management – incuding developing a win strategy, market & competitor scans, partnering considerations, response planning, contract reviews, risk/value evaluations, response document drafting, workshop facilitation, pricing, value-adds and innovation offers.
We also offer prior bid reviews, contract negotiations, and persuasive writing coaching.
Yes, absolutely!
We have training packages including; Government Procurement Processes, Tendering Best Practice, Panels & Contracts, plus we can tailor specific engagements to your offerings and value proposition – including developing a go-to-market strategy with you.
