SITXMPR008 - Prepare and present proposals

Unit code: SITXMPR008 | Study level: TAFE

Credit points

N/A

Location

Footscray Nicholson

Prerequisites

N/A

Overview

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to prepare and present tenders, proposals or bids either as a response to a tender brief or as a proposal created and offered. It requires the ability to analyse client tender specifications or needs, determine organisational ability to meet those requirements, and to prepare and present information that is relevant to client criteria or needs.
The unit applies to all tourism, travel, hospitality and event sectors and the tender proposal or bid may be for a one-off occasion, a series of occasions, or for an extended contract to deliver products and services.It applies to senior personnel who operate independently or with limited guidance from others and who are responsible for making a range of financial and operational decisions.

Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each units learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, including the setting of work based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.

Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:

prepare one proposal for a product and one proposal for a service, each of which responds to tender specifications or client needs, and includes:

capacity of organisation to produce product or provide service
organisation’s management structure and services
policies, procedures and practices to be managed as part of tender
product or service specifications
resources that will be used and associated supplier, supply and cost specifications
special, technical, new or hired equipment required to produce product or provide service
transport requirements and costs

comply with the following criteria when preparing each of the above proposals:

eligibility criteria for submission
formatting requirements
lodgement specifications
tender specifications
questions to be answered

effectively analyse client tender brief, specifications and needs in relation to each of the above proposals and confirm viability before proceeding
present professional and creative proposals that:

promote the organisation
meet commercial time constraints.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:

prepare one proposal for a product and one proposal for a service, each of which responds to tender specifications or client needs, and includes:

capacity of organisation to produce product or provide service
organisation’s management structure and services
policies, procedures and practices to be managed as part of tender
product or service specifications
resources that will be used and associated supplier, supply and cost specifications
special, technical, new or hired equipment required to produce product or provide service
transport requirements and costs

comply with the following criteria when preparing each of the above proposals:

eligibility criteria for submission
formatting requirements
lodgement specifications
tender specifications
questions to be answered

effectively analyse client tender brief, specifications and needs in relation to each of the above proposals and confirm viability before proceeding
present professional and creative proposals that:

promote the organisation
meet commercial time constraints.

Required reading

The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by the VU Polytechnic and/or via the VU Polytechnic e-learning system.