EXAMPLE These are samples, not real clients. The businesses, the buyers and the tenders below are all made up, to show the format. Your diagnostic is about your business and real live tenders.

Three examples: a training provider · a building contractor · a cleaning business

Tender Desk diagnostic · sample 1 of 3 · not a real client

Example Training Provider (made up)

Workplace and adult skills training · 9 staff · East Midlands · sent 6 Nov

1. Your readiness check

What buyers of training contracts usually ask for, and what you told us you have.

Item	Status	Note
Central Digital Platform registration	✓ Done	Keep your details up to date.
Safeguarding policy and DBS checks for tutors	✓ Done	Add the date of your last policy review.
Insurance (public, employer's and professional liability)	~ Partly	No professional liability cover yet. Many training buyers ask for it.
Learner results (completion and satisfaction)	~ Partly	You track completion. Add a simple learner feedback score.
Case studies from similar work	✗ Missing	Write up two employer courses you ran this year, one page each.

2. Live tenders that fit

Illustrative only. In a real diagnostic each one links to its notice on Find a Tender or Contracts Finder.

Staff first aid and health and safety coursesA district council (made up)

£30,000 over 2 years · closes 24 NovWORTH A LOOK

Right size, short courses you already run. Add learner results first.

Adult skills courses, local lotA regional authority (made up)

£90,000 a year · closes 1 DecMAYBE

Fits on size, but asks for funded adult learning experience you haven't described yet.

National apprenticeship programmeA government department (made up)

£1.4m a year · closes 18 NovSKIP

Too big, and needs delivery in every region.

3. Fix first

Get a quote for professional liability cover.
Write two one-page case studies from this year's employer courses.
Start a simple learner feedback score and keep it for each course.

This sample is not advice about any real tender.

Tender Desk diagnostic · sample 2 of 3 · not a real client

Example Building Contractor (made up)

Building maintenance and small works · 12 staff · Yorkshire · sent 6 Nov

1. Your readiness check

What buyers of building and maintenance contracts usually ask for, and what you told us you have.

Item	Status	Note
Central Digital Platform registration	✓ Done	Keep your details up to date.
Public and employer's liability insurance	✓ Done	Check the cover each tender asks for.
CHAS or another SSIP accreditation	✗ Expired	Lapsed this year. Many buyers ask for a current one.
PAS 91 questionnaire answers	~ Partly	Some sections drafted. Finish them so you can reuse them.
Carbon Reduction Plan	✗ Missing	Some buyers ask for one. Write it and publish it on your website.
Case studies from similar work	~ Partly	You have photos. Add one page each on scope, timing and the client's view.

2. Live tenders that fit

Illustrative only. In a real diagnostic each one links to its notice on Find a Tender or Contracts Finder.

Repairs and small works, local lotA district council (made up)

£120,000 a year · closes 26 NovWORTH A LOOK

Right size and local. Renew your accreditation first.

School roof and gutter repairsA schools buying group (made up)

£75,000 · closes 3 DecMAYBE

Fits on size, but asks for a Carbon Reduction Plan you don't have yet.

New-build housing programmeA regional authority (made up)

£6m · closes 19 NovSKIP

Too big for a business your size.

3. Fix first

Renew CHAS or another SSIP accreditation.
Write and publish a Carbon Reduction Plan.
Finish your PAS 91 answers and keep them to reuse.

This sample is not advice about any real tender.

Tender Desk diagnostic · sample 3 of 3 · not a real client

Example Cleaning Business (made up)

Office and commercial cleaning · 14 staff · North West England · sent 6 Nov

1. Your readiness check

What buyers of cleaning contracts usually ask for, and what you told us you have.

Item	Status	Note
Central Digital Platform registration	✓ Done	Keep your details up to date.
Public and employer's liability insurance	✓ Done	Many buyers ask for £5m public liability. You have it.
Health and safety policy	✓ Done	Dated last year. Add a review date.
Equality and modern slavery statements	~ Partly	You have an equality policy. Add a short modern slavery statement.
Case studies from similar work	✗ Missing	Write up two current office contracts, one page each.
Social value examples	✗ Missing	You hire locally. Write that down with numbers.

2. Live tenders that fit

Matched to your sector, size and area. In a real diagnostic each one links to its notice on Find a Tender or Contracts Finder.

Office cleaning, 3 sitesA district council (made up)

£48,000 a year · closes 20 NovWORTH A LOOK

Right size, local, and asks for the documents you mostly have. Add case studies first.

Pass/fail items: £5m public liability (you have it) · 2 years of accounts (you have them) · 2 case studies (missing). Mandatory questions: 3, all answerable from what you have.

Library and community centre cleaningA town council (made up)

£22,000 a year · closes 2 DecWORTH A LOOK

Small and local. Quality counts for more than price here.

School cleaning framework, lot 2A schools buying group (made up)

£60,000 a year · closes 28 NovMAYBE

Fits on size, but asks for school experience you haven't described yet.

Hospital estate cleaningA health trust (made up)

£2.1m a year · closes 12 NovSKIP

Too big. Turnover asked for is 10 times yours.

Care home laundry serviceA county council (made up)

£36,000 a year · closes 27 NovSKIP

Outside your area and needs on-site laundry kit.

3. Fix first

Write two one-page case studies from your current office contracts.
Add a short modern slavery statement.
Write down your local hiring as social value, with numbers.

This sample is not advice about any real tender.

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