Use the introduction to place the proposal in context. This section should be one or two pages max. Don’t over-whelm the reader with background material. They can find more details about your organization on your website and in press releases.
So, what goes into the introduction?
1. Identify the Government bodies involved in this procurement process, for example.
The Health Department encompasses five counties in the greater London region. These are…
2. Identify any strategic plans that relate to the success of this project
The London Region, which encompasses the administrative areas of counties X, Y, Z, adopted a Strategic Management Plan in 2002.
3. Identify significant data that the bidder must be made aware of, for example,
The administrative area of this region has a combined population of 500,000 and covers 10000 sq Kilometres.
4. Next, outline your goal:
We now wish to review and replace 2002 Strategic Management Plan in compliance with the Waste Management Act 2003 and the Waste Management Regulations, 2005.
5. Identify other preliminary work that has been performed:
The new plan shall make reference to the existing Waste Management Plan, existing preparatory work, the recently commissioned Waste Management Study, EPA National Waste Database, EU Waste Management Plans and all other relevant documentation and legislation.
6. Close with reference to legal documents and supporting materials.
The new Plan should take account the Government policy statements:
• Changing our Ways
• Recycling Waste
• Waste Management Moving Forward
In the next lesson, we’ll look at how to write the Supervision section.