contractor – UK Bid Writer

All-time top 5 posts about bids and tenders

I'm currently planning out my 'how to' and other posts for 2018; in the meantime, click through for the links to the top five most read during 2017: 1. Top Tips - Responding to tenders 2. Where to find tenders - a list 3. Finding opportunities - how to use TED (Tenders Electronic Daily) 4. What happens when the bid writer bids for a contract? 5. Pre-election purdah and tendering And, to start 2018 off as best we can, my personal favourite: To bid or not to bid? How to work out which tenders are right for your business

Where to find tenders – a list

Looking for tenders? Here's a pretty extensive list of where you can find them (and what to do with them when you do)

Are you ‘tender ready’? 5 things to consider before you start writing your bid

You've found a tender that's right for your business and you're about to take the plunge. Here's 5 ways to make sure you're 'tender-ready' before you dive in.

To bid or not to bid? How to work out which tenders are right for your business

Responding to tenders takes time and effort. Here's how to decide which contracts are right for your business and which ones you can safely ignore.

What is ‘social value’ and how can it give smaller companies the edge when tendering?

Many tenders look for the 'social value' bidders can offer on top of their goods and services. Small businesses often have social value built in - but what is it and how can we use it?

Brexit: What it means for UK procurement

How will the UK’s exit from the EU affect procurement rules and practices? Here's the early view.

Latest Cabinet Office Mystery Shopper results

Published yesterday, the latest results from the Cabinet Office's 'Mystery Shopper' scheme, which aims to address concerns about public sector procurement practices:

Business Continuity Plans – What are they and why might you need one?

How would your business cope during a global zombie outbreak? What if aliens invade? In this post I explain Business Continuity Plans - what they are, what they're not, why you need to have one and what you should put in it.

Experience Essential?

When I’m asked what exactly it is I do for a living, one of the best ways I've found to describe bids and tenders is ‘a bit like writing a job application but for a whole company’. It’s not entirely accurate; there are obviously many differences, but it’s similar enough to get my point across. I’d like to address one of those similarities today, because understanding it is crucial to success in tendering and because it’s something that I frequently find myself explaining to new or potential clients.

PQQ & ITT – Residential Building Security

This client had completed the PQQ themselves but felt that a review of the documentation prior to submission would highlight any weak areas, which could then be resolved to make a stronger submission. However, at this point there was only 3 hours to go until the deadline!

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