Tender Writing & Bid Management - Page 15

Here at Executive Compass, as you would expect from one of the UK’s leading bid writing specialists, we get to see many different tender documents from a wide variety of industries and sectors. At the time of writin...

Tender submissions can vary significantly depending on whether they are for the private or the public sector. Broadly speaking, the public sector has certain criteria which it has to evaluate suppliers on, whereas the...

Very rarely are two invitations to tender exactly the same. That is why you, the bidder, need to respond to the specification in front of you, and not one you would like to see, or one you have seen before.

Many commissioning authorities place significant value on the benefits that electronic call monitoring can bring to efficiency and accountability in the domiciliary care sector.

As a consumer, we all want to know that we are getting the very best value for money.

Providing reassurances of high quality service delivery supported by robust processes and demonstrated by evidence is the main aim of all organisations involved in the bidding process, regardless of their role.

In June 2016, the decision to leave the EU sent shockwaves throughout the country. Subsequent months saw a reduction in activity within the construction, manufacturing and services sectors, with procurement…

Buyers do have the right to exclude suppliers based on past performance.

Typically, when you respond to a tender, you respond directly to the specification, outlining how you, as a potential supplier, will meet the buyer’s requirements as outlined.

Supplier engagement events are your chance to find out exactly what the procurement team is looking for, so make sure you get the most out of them.

With a freshly downloaded pack of tender documents on your desktop, and the pristine, untouched ITT response document sitting in front of you, it can often feel as if…

When you are writing a tender, it is natural to focus on completing the SQ, the quality questions, and your financial submission. But have you ever considered any of the small print clauses within the tender documents...