Our very own Steve Pinnell leads the session at Exeter Chamber’s upcoming Bites of Wisdom event to help you take your first steps towards winning public sector contracts! Join us for an interactive lunch & learning session geared to helping businesses break into public sector work or simply improve bidding win rates.
Save the Date
Date: Thursday 21st August 2025
Time: 11AM-1PM (including lunch!)
Location: Future Skills Centre, Exeter College, Exeter Airport Industrial Estate, EX5 2LJ
Unlocking Public Procurement
Public sector contracts represent a whopping £450 billion pot in the UK, yet many great businesses never capitalise on this huge opportunity. It’s our mission to revolutionise how small-to-medium sized companies can compete in high-value tendering opportunities and activate reliable, recurring income through long-term contracts.
Unlocking Public Procurement is a practical, insight-driven session designed specifically for ambitious companies ready to explore public sector work for the first time (or finally start winning it). Steve will take attendees on a journey to make procurement clear, actionable and winnable; no jargon, no overwhelm and absolutely no guesswork.
Learning Bites
Whether you’re completely new to public tenders or have dipped a toe in with little return, this workshop will equip you with the building blocks to bid smarter and better.
The ‘Bites of Wisdom’ you’ll learn:
How public procurement really works
We’ll give you a plain-English walkthrough of the UK’s public procurement system and explain what actually matters when you’re looking to grow through public tenders.
How to position your business to win
We’ll help you ensure you’re ‘bid ready’ to target real opportunities your business can win, and build trust and credibility by working with blue-chip government clients.
How to write a bid that stands out
Bidding is about crafting persuasive, compliant responses that show you understand the buyer’s challenge and can solve it confidently; we help you succinctly frame your value in a way buyers respond to.
Hands-On Tools for:
Identifying portals relevant to your industry
Spotting high-fit tender opportunities
Improving how you answer common tender questions
Avoiding common mistakes that cost businesses time, money, and momentum
Supporting sustainable growth with predictable workloads & funding confidence
Debunking myths associated with public tendering
Plus, we’ll share our proven Roadmap to Tendering Success that’s used by companies across the UK to win multi-million-pound contracts, even against larger competitors.
We Want to Speak to...
Our Bites of Wisdom event is custom fit for:
Founders, directors or senior managers in small-to-medium sized businesses
Those new to public sector bidding
Businesses of all sizes looking to improve their win rate
If you've ever thought ‘we could deliver that contract, we just don't know how to win it,’ this session will show you the way.
Meet Your Host
Steve Pinnell is the Strategy Director & CEO at Sphere 6 and has helped clients across sectors win over £35 million in public contracts. Steve brings plenty of real-world examples to draw from, actionable insights and proven strategies to elevate your bidding success.
Let's Demystify Public Sector Tenders Together
At Sphere 6 we help businesses turn confusion into clarity, and bids into wins. Whether you’re starting from scratch or looking to improve your results, this event will give you the confidence and clarity you need to excel in the public space.
Fancy a chat before the event? Book a free, no-strings consultation call with Steve today.
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