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This month, Ewan celebrates his one-year anniversary as a bid writer. Since joining Executive Compass, he has worked on dozens of bid and tender submissions, producing competitive, high-quality responses that have res...

Bidding for public sector contracts is a crucial part of expanding your business and growing your revenue. However, without a sound bidding strategy you may struggle to produce competitive and successful tenders. ...

In accordance with Public Contracts Regulations 2015 – soon to be superseded by the Procurement Act 2023 – all public sector contracts over a certain value threshold are subject to the tendering process.

Even experienced bid and tender writers will occasionally find themselves in a race against the clock to submit that all-important bid. However, this is not a sustainable bidding strategy or advisable method for tende...

Two years into their successful bid writing careers, we sit down with Matthew and Jay to learn about the bid and tender knowledge they have gained, what projects they are working on and their favourite part about work...

As part of our ongoing series of blogs on the Procurement Act, we take a look at Sections 52 and 71 of the Act, which includes a mandatory requirement for publishing key performance indicators.

In recognition of this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week, we share some tips on how the team at Executive Compass achieve a positive work-life balance and stay active.

Today marks the 15th anniversary of the creation of Executive Compass. Founded by local businessman Neil Capstick, the firm has grown considerably and now supports a wide variety of local and national clients with ove...

Prior to submitting a bid, you should always schedule in adequate time to review your tender and ensure it is reflective of the time, effort and resource required to create the submission.

Bidding for contracts is a time-consuming, complex and competitive process, with many rules and preferences from the authorities governing the evaluation process.

One of the most common quality topics within health and social care tenders is how bidders will deliver person-centred care.

The Cabinet Office has released an updated policy procurement note (PPN) addressing the use of AI in procurement and adjustments which may be made to the central government's competitive tender processes. Bidders and ...