There is one overriding principle that governs the use of this site:
Clients (Project Owners) and Service Providers must not directly contact each other unless via a Direct Contact Project.
All correspondence is to be conducted through the ContractsandServices.com website.
Once a project has been accepted, details of the Project Owner and the successful bidder will be made available to both parties. |
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What is Contracts and Services? |
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www.ContractsandServices.com is an online contract tendering portal developed by The Carrington Blake Group
At Carrington Blake we believe the global market place and as such our service has been designed to facilitate and encourage a level playing field for businesses to compete and deliver services. We offer a directory listing service and an innovative contract auction facility. Please give them and try and see how they can increase your business. Remember that posting a project is ABSOLUTELY FREE!
If you have any suggestions or feedback please do not hesitate to email them to feedback@contractsandservices.com. |
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There are two types of users that use the online contract auction process:
- Clients who have projects
- Service Providers that provide a service
A client must specify the budget for the project, provide a detailed description of the project requirements and set a bidding and project delivery deadline. The project is then sent to the admin/compliance team to make sure that it complies with the project guidelines.
This normally takes less than 24 hrs and once complete we automatically alert all Service Providers to look at the project and bid for it. Its that simple! |
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How much does it cost to bid? |
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We don’t charge a percentage of the project. We charge a flat nominal fee irrespective of project value. It doesn’t matter whether the budget is £100 or £1,000,000. |
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Credit |
£30 (£35.25 inclusive of VAT) |
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5 |
Credits |
£90 (£105.75 inclusive of VAT) |
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10 |
Credits |
£120 (£141 inclusive of VAT) |
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How long does a credit last for? |
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Your credit will never expire. They are non refundable and can be used at any time in the future. |
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Is the site in operation 24 hrs a day? |
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Yes – we have a dedicated team of consultants to help you with any questions or difficulties you may have. |
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How long does it take for admin/compliance to vet projects and questions. |
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Our teams aim to turn projects and questions around within 24 hrs. |
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Posting a project can be done in 5 easy steps – please remember that posting a project is ABSOLUTELY FREE! |
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Register on the contracts and services database. Once your login details are emailed to you, login into the system. |
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Fill in the projects posting page – if you need help formulating your project please contact us. |
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Once your project has been posted it will be sent to our admin and compliance team to make sure that your projects meets the following requirements. |
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The Project must only contain information relating to the project. Any racial, sexually explicit or inflammatory material will be removed and this may result in a permanent restriction to the site. |
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The project must not contain any information which could be used to identify the project owner. |
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Once your project is approved it will be sent to all Service Providers that provide a service in the business areas that the project has been posted in. |
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Once a project is posted this signifies the start of the auction process. We offer two types of auction. – Open and Closed. |
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Service Providers can view each others bids. |
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Bids are only visible to the Project Owners. |
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These two auctions types encourage different types of bidding. Open bidding encourages highly competitive pricing. Closed or Blind bidding can also be very competitive but is designed to discourage sometimes inappropriate ‘price wars’. |
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What are International Bids/Quotes? |
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This indicates to Service Provider that the Project Owner encourages international as well as domestic bids/quotes.
We recognise that in today’s global marketplace there are very few barriers to doing business across international borders. www.ContractsandServices.com is a unique online and global marketplace and we encourage (where appropriate) that projects are opened up to all Service Providers no matter where they are located in the world.
Please be aware that checking the ‘International Bids/Quotes’ box will not prevent bids/quotes coming from abroad – it serves only as an indication of your preference.
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How do I bid/quote for a Project? |
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There a 5 easy steps to bid/quote for a contract: |
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Register on the contracts and services database. |
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Search though our project listings. To view project details just click on the Details icon of the project. |
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Once you have found a project that you wish to bid/quote for click on the Bid for Project or Accept this Lead icon from the Details page of the project. |
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This will automatically take you to the Credits page. Here you can purchase Credits as follows: |
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Credit |
£30 (£35.25 inclusive of VAT) |
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5 |
Credits |
£90 (£105.75 inclusive of VAT) |
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10 |
Credits |
£120 (£141 inclusive of VAT) |
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This will take you to our online transaction provider - Worldpay.
Once you have finished the transaction you will be returned to the Credits page and you will notice that your account will have been credited with the new Bid Credit total. If you click on the Use this Credit icon you will be taken to the bidding form. |
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Fill in your bid information. |
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Once you have completed the bidding process, the project owner will be informed of your bid immediately, as well as any other Service Providers that have bid for the project. |
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How do I post a question to the owner of a project |
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Firstly you must be registered. Log into your account, and then search for a project, about which you may wish to ask a question. Open up the project detail and click on the 'Ask a Question’ icon.
All questions are sent to the admin/compliance team and checked to see if they comply with the following guidelines: |
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The question must be related to the project |
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The question must not contain any racially offensive, sexually explicit or inflammatory material. |
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The question does not attempt to discover the identity of the project owner. |
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A breach of these guidelines could result in a permanent restriction from the site
Once we are satisfied that the question is compliant it will be sent to the intended recipient to be answered.
Please note that responses to questions are subject to the same guidelines |
