setting up a consultancy / going for tenders

[Platypus]

how does one go about this? i'd like to be able to go direct, going for tenders, providing project teams and conulting etc.

how do you go about finding out who is looking for this etc? what is the first step?

PM me if you like...

Lots of tenders / RFIs in the European Journal

[beaker]

Tendering is expensive (firms typically allocate 10% of the anticipated project budget on preparing the tender but often spend much more). IMO it's only worth doing if you know you've got a good chance of winning and having that client on your books will help you win further work. This usually means you're already known or used by the prospective client.

Having said that the supply2gov site is probably as good a place to start as any. If you've got the cash it's probably worth bringing on someone experienced in writing tender responses to help you out.