Q: What is Sell2Wales?
A: Sell2Wales is an initiative from the Welsh Development Agency and the Welsh Assembly Government that aims to help small and medium companies work successfully with public sector clients.

Q: What are CPV codes?
A: Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes were introduced by the EU in an attempt to standardise the classification of goods and services for the benefit of both publishing authorities and suppliers.

Q: What are the benefits of supplying to the public sector?
A: Public sector organisations make excellent clients because:

• They are long standing and stable
• Have honesty and integrity in the way they do business
• Follow strict payment terms (Usually 30 days)
• Spend over £3billion a year on goods and services (in Wales alone)
• Make purchasing decisions based on value for money not just lowest cost.

Q: How can Sell2Wales help my business?
A: Activating an account on the website is entirely Free and gives you the following benefits:

Promote your company to all registered Welsh public sector bodies.
Search & view all Welsh public sector tender notices.
Contact all registered Welsh public sector organisations.
Activate an e-mail alert of tenders specific to your business’ goods/services, size and geography.
Search the supplier database for potential collaborators for bids.
Get involved in the supplier and supplier/purchase forums to discuss best practice.
Download useful documents such as EU legislation, tendering guidelines, purchaser policies and articles on how to succeed.
Find out about the latest news and events in Wales concerned with procurement and tendering.

Q: Which Public Sector bodies are currently using the site?
A: Wales has over 100 Public Sector bodies all funded by the Welsh Assembly.

The Welsh Assembly Government has a strong commitment to “stream lining the procurement process.”

Therefore all Public Sector bodies within Wales are being encouraged to use the Sell2Wales website to publish their tender notices.