SPX QATAR Value Added Services and Program Objectives
Key Program Objectives
SPX Qatar Value added Services:
National Database of Local SMEs Suppliers and Contractors
At the foundation stage of SPX Qatar, 233 company profiles have been added to SPX Qatar center which will grow further to cover all companies operating in Qatar.
National Database of Buyers
SPX Qatar will include company profiles of large buyers in Qatar including prime suppliers and contractors that will have information about their procurements and contracts, technical requirements, and tendering procedures.
National Database of Tenders
SPX Qatar will include all required information about tenders that fit SMEs local suppliers and contractors capacities.
Supplier and Contractors Capacity Building
SPX Qatar capacity-building supports the local SMEs suppliers and contractors to meet the buyer requirements through SPX tools like benchmarking exercise that helps in comparing Qatari companies with best practice companies across globe which will eventually create opportunity in formulating investment proposals, mobilizing financing and identifying technology partners. The SPX Qatar team of experts will work alongside key Development organizations to catalogue locally produced products and services and enhance production capabilities of Qatari local SMEs suppliers and contractors.
Matchmaking Activities
SPX Qatar experts’ team works directly with key buyer networks to identify specific opportunities and then assist in matching with relevant potential local SMEs suppliers and contractors.
Industrial Fairs and Industrial Delegation
A regional and international level exhibition will be organized in cooperation with all the member SPX centers of the GSPX to facilitate the Suppliers of the region. All major buyers and suppliers will get an opportunity to explore the strength of Supplier in Qatar.
Technology Exchange Forums (TechEx)
SPX Qatar will organize local, regional, and international level exhibitions to facilitate networking and technology transfer between Qatari entrepreneurs, local SMEs suppliers and contractors, technology providers, and foreign investors.
Business and Investment Opportunities Mapping (BOM)
SPX Qatar will provide information about business and investment opportunities that fit the criteria of small and medium size businesses in Qatar.
Government Procurement and contracting Conference/Exhibition
SPX Qatar will organize an annual conference/exhibition that will provide SMEs, local suppliers and contractors with:
- a platform for business-to-business meetings;
- the opportunity to exhibit products and services
- Workshops on enhancing awareness by providing information not only about current tenders and future tenders of major buyers but also on the procedures and requirements to bid for those tenders.