How to win: Sheffield Export Support Programme

About this contract

Sheffield City Council is looking to appoint an organisation with strong export and international trade expertise to deliver a programme of specialist business support and advice to SMEs in Sheffield. The programme will primarily support two groups of businesses: • New and aspiring exporters that have the potential to trade internationally but need support to prepare for and take their first steps into exporting. • Existing exporters seeking to enter a new international market, where specialist advice and support is required to understand the opportunity, overcome barriers and successfully enter that market.

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Sheffield City Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £70,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 23 November 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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