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)
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2 reasons you should ask for feedback on your tenders, even when you win
You've won your tender, so why bother with feedback? Here's two good reasons.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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Small Business Chat update
In which I talk to Liz Dexter of Libroediting about how I was *this* close to quitting bid writing (and why I decided to carry on)
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Using Structure & Narrative to Write Compelling, Compliant Bids – New 2 Part Series
My new 2 part series shows you how to build a fail-safe structure for your tender responses and how to turn that structure into a compelling, compliant bid
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Bid Writing – Structure & Narrative Part 1 – The Foundations of a Great Tender Response
Part 1 in my series on structure and narrative in bid writing - how to structure your tender responses to answer every bit of every question, every time
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Bid writing – Structure & Narrative Part 2 – Telling Your Story
Part 2 in my series on structure and narrative in bid writing - how to weave a compelling narrative throughout your tender response
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Bid themes – a help or a hindrance?
What are bid themes and are they always right for your bid? Here's a (very) short post weighing up the pros and cons.
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