As one of the top bid writing agencies in the UK, hundreds of organisations choose Executive Compass for bid writing support, for ‘must-win tenders’ and regular bidding alike. Bid writing is competitive and demands a highly specialised skill set – enlisting the support of an expert bid writer will help you produce a winning tender while balancing your day-to-day tasks.

Read more below to see some of the benefits of bid writing agencies, what makes Executive Compass stand out from competitors and how bid writing agencies offer wider bid management support.

The benefits of bid writing agencies

Businesses with an in-house bid team can benefit from partnering with bid writing agencies – particularly if your resource is relatively small. There are many benefits, including:

• Access to wider resource in case of illness, holidays, absences or additional capacity if multiple submissions
• Insight from experienced bid writers and reviewers who likely support with dozens (if not hundreds!) of tenders each year
• Letting your team focus on daily operations, saving valuable time and resource for day-to-day tasks
• Improve your success rate by engaging expert bid writers and reviewers

Once a relationship is developed, our team will partner with your organisation and support you to identify contract opportunities, understand your bidding pipeline and generally be on hand to help whenever required.

How Executive Compass stands out from other bid writing agencies

With bid writing agencies in high demand, we have developed a tried and tested methodology which stands out from competitors – as demonstrated by our 75% repeat business and 85% success rate. Executive Compass was formed in 2009 and since then we have supported thousands of clients to secure contracts.

Quality assurance process

Each bid response we produce goes through our stringent quality assurance process, where a quality reviewer checks to ensure:

• All aspects of the tender question have been comprehensively addressed and nothing has been missed or omitted
• The response is compliant with the requirements of the specification, avoiding loss of marks due to oversight
• Content is clearly structured and easy to read, making it easy for the evaluator to award marks
• Colour, images and tables have been used where appropriate and if permitted by the tender guidance.

Tailored support based on your requirements

The strength and experience of our team allows us to tailor support based on the requirements of your business and the opportunity. In addition to bid writing support, we also offer:

• Bid review services: A senior member of the team (normally a quality manager) reviews tender responses produced by your subject matter experts, leaving targeted comments to enhance the overall quality and ensure the best chance of success.
• Pre-bid consultancy or ‘bid capture planning’ services: for businesses who have an upcoming business-critical or must-win submission, we tailor consultancy sessions to include capture planning, answer planning quality questions and developing ‘win’ themes and USPs to enhance the quality of your bid.
• Bid training courses: Offering beginner, intermediate and advanced courses, we conduct training sessions aimed at enhancing your knowledge of bidding, identifying opportunities and applying our own bid writing techniques to future tender submissions.

Industry experience

Our quality reviewers and management team have industry insight and expertise from previous careers, including construction, recruitment and health and social care. This supports a practical level of knowledge and detail, allowing them to support writers and ‘sense check’ technical content in responses – supporting accuracy as well as persuasive, evidence-based bid writing.

Wider bid management support

Under a consultancy model, bid writing agencies will offer end-to-end bid management support and guidance, from the beginning to the end of the bid submission. This can include:

• Bid administration, including opportunity monitoring and information to inform the ‘bid/no-bid’ decision
• Completing standard company information and data response documents, such as a PQQ or Standard Selection Questionnaire (SQ)
• Support with drafting clarification questions to the authority through the portal to gain further clarity on the requirements of the bid
• Navigating and uploading documents to the tender portal following any client amendments and checks for accuracy, sufficiency and suitability
• A final ‘portal check’ in advance of the deadline to check compliance and that documents have been uploaded in the correct place and format.

Bid writing agencies should be flexible and adaptable, offering as much support as possible to ensure a smooth, error-free and compliant submission. A reputable agency will not draw the line just at writing and sending back responses – instead, the approach should be collaborative and consultative, providing the best value for money.

If you would like to learn more about how we can support your tender to win, contact us today via email info@executivecompass.co.uk or telephone 0800 612 5563.