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It has been three months since I joined Executive Compass® as a bid writer and it’s time for an update on my progress. I joined the company after working as…

The tendering process that we use today may, to an outsider, seem baffling. Any bid writer will tell you about the looks of confusion that they have received when…

More and more companies are finding that the best way to grow their business is through submitting both public and private sector bids. Writing PQQs, bids and tenders is not…

Recent changes to the public sector procurement process are aiming to place even more emphasis on the quality sections of tenders. The move will see lower scores allocated to the…

It’s one thing to win a bid but it can become increasingly difficult to keep winning. When completing submissions there can be the temptation to simply copy and paste…

I’ve been working at Executive Compass for roughly one month now. This blog post is to give a bit of an update on how I’ve been getting on so…

For many bidders, the environmental section of a PQQ or tender document can invoke feelings of uncertainty and fear. Even organisations with ISO 14001 certification might start to sweat…

This week we were going to write a blog on the importance of having your submissions proofread, but then we thought who better to write it than our actual proofreader. So, here is a guest blog on proofreading, written...

As an independent bid writing and bid management company one of the first questions we are asked is what our services cost.

First of all, may we wish all our readers a Happy New Year from the whole Executive Compass® Team! We had a very busy year throughout 2013, and even though…

One of the most important aspects of completing a PQQ or tender is time management. In any deadline-driven environment it is important to manage your time effectively and efficiently, and the tender process is no diff...

Hundreds of PQQ (pre-qualification questionnaire) and tender opportunities are released every day for all industries, across a wide range of values, with many companies unaware of the contracts available to them.