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Once you have successfully passed the PQQ stage you will be sent an Invitation to Tender (ITT). The ITT document is designed to evaluate which supplier has the best method of delivering the contract at a fair price, h...

A common problem when responding to a PQQ or ITT is following the word count or character stipulations of each question.

Since the incorporation of the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 we have found many companies struggle responding to related tender questions.

Correctly leveraging past experience in a tender is one of the most effective ways to set your company apart from the competition.

Are you competing for public or private sector contracts and just keep losing? Many companies find that no matter how many bids they submit, they cannot seem to secure a contract.

One of the best ways to improve your success rate when bidding for public sector contracts is to effectively utilise evaluator feedback.

Applying for public sector contracts is one of the most common ways companies find business and begin to expand within their sector.

SME clients often contact us, panicking about the deadline for a tender, only for us to discover that it is in fact a pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ ) — the first stage in the bidding process. We look at PQQ a...

A Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) is often the first stage in the public sector procurement process. Companies will usually need to pass both the PQQ and Tender stages to win the contract.

You have found a contract your company would like to win, expressed an interest and downloaded the PQQ and associated documentation. You know the deadline for submission, and where it needs to be submitted. You have m...

Many companies do not think that they need tender writing assistance. They feel they know their business and therefore feel comfortable in writing about the services they provide.

An executive summary is often a very important but sadly overlooked part of bid and tender writing. It should obviously contain a summary of the important and salient parts of your bid but it can be so much more.