Tender Writing & Bid Management

With high levels of construction planned in the UK, one of our specialist construction bid writers looks at the future contract opportunities within the construction industry and how to be successful when tendering.

On average, our bid writers complete over 550 tender submissions per year for a range of industries and buyers, providing valuable insight into trends, patterns and changes that occur within tender documents.

Different buyers, such as local authorities, universities or private organisations have varying priorities when assembling both technical and selection questionnaires (e.g. customer care, delivery models, social value, etc.) and in order to be successful it is important that bidders address these key areas fully, effectively and concisely in tenders.

Central to any successful submission is the effective tender management and planning of a bid, ensuring an on-time, fully compliant, and high-quality tender is produced.

This guest blog post is from one of our quality managers and bid reviewer, John Winder, and looks at how our bid review process works.

Reviewing responses produced by our team of professional bid writers, prior to them being submitted, is a critical part of the quality assurance process embedded within our quality management system. This is UKAS ISO9001:2015 certified, and it is a huge focus within our organisation.

Many organisations view the tendering process as a ‘necessary evil’ that enables them to win contracts and deliver services on behalf of public sector organisations and private companies. In practice, it is a highly valuable and insightful process that enables a competitive marketplace to be maintained where UK suppliers have the opportunity to expand their portfolio through a fair and transparent process.

This week’s blog post is from one of our specialist health and social care bid writers. We look at the bid writing process and how it works in practice, using a current supported living tender as a case study.