Tender Writing & Bid Management - Page 6

As a bid and tender writing organisation, when working with a client to write a bid, one of the first steps for our team is information gathering. Your lead bid writer will schedule an information-gathering call with ...

When we receive inquiries for bid services, prospective clients may be confused about the exact style, content and overall approach which bid and tender writing demands. Far from a simple ‘dictation service’ to re...

Regardless of the industry, scope of works or overall value of a tender, certain responses are permanent fixtures in the quality section of the tendering process due to their ubiquity in service delivery.

In England and Wales, Regulation 107 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 requires purchasing authorities to have a structured approach to the selection procedure during the tendering process – in Scotland, the ...

Bidding for public contracts can be a challenging and often confusing process, complete with unfamiliar terminology, complicated PQQs/selection questionnaires and lengthy specification documents. Many bidders, particu...

Learning to expect the unexpected is a significant advantage in the world of tendering. With the state of the world in constant flux, buyers need to be reassured that the service you provide is reliable, even in unfor...

At first glance, ‘tender rejection’ and ‘failing to win a tender’ may seem to mean the same thing, with both fundamentally meaning the bid has been lost. However, from a tendering perspective, they are very di...

Some bidders don’t see the value in submitting detailed examples of previous contracts and would rather put in a line or two or keep it vague, failing to see the inherent value of taking time to really evidence thei...

Daily, we see public sector tenders released by local authorities and NHS Trusts and ICBs for services of varying complexity, duration and financial value across the UK. These tenders are there mostly to enable the bu...

When writing a tender, it can be tempting to take the seemingly easy option and draft responses using previous material, focussing on what is important to you and presenting the successes, benefits, and innovative app...

Nearly every Standard Selection Questionnaire (SSQ) features a health and safety section. As with all other sections of an SSQ, it is important to give these questions full attention, as a failure to answer them prope...

When answering questions on quality in a tender, it is easy to list what quality assurance measures you have without addressing what the question is asking. Often evaluators want to know how your approach ensures qual...