Clients find our range of services to be beneficial not only in terms of targeted enhancements for the reviewed tender, but in developing a structured, sustainable best practice approach for future submissions based on the comments and feedback applied to responses.
At Executive Compass, our team of quality reviewers and senior bid writers provide comprehensive bid review services across a variety of industries, including:
- Facilities Management: hard services, like mechanical and electrical maintenance and repairs, heating systems and general building maintenance; and soft services, like security, cleaning, catering and grounds maintenance.
- Health & Social Care: domiciliary care tenders, reablement, supported accommodation and supported living.
- Construction: asbestos, civil engineering, highway and street lighting, nuclear, rail and repair and maintenance tenders.
- Professional Services: consultancy, education, interpretation and translation, IT solutions and data management, and recruitment
Our bid review services are suitable for clients ranging from small businesses to large, multi-national corporations with in-house bid teams seeking an external professional opinion on their submission. Examples over the past 12 months include:
- Flexible purchasing system for social care support for a Scottish council
- Civil engineering and infrastructure framework for NEPO
- Maintenance and repair of commercial air conditioning and HVAC systems for a local, North East council
- Printed communications and related services on behalf of Crown Commercial Services
- Care at home services for Bury Council
- Extra care housing mini-competition for properties in the North West
- Construction of cycleways in the North East
A good tender response is crucial to increase your chance of winning the contract. Therefore, using a bid review service has numerous benefits, to ensure you are well-positioned to submit the strongest possible bid.
At Executive Compass, our bid review services can be used to review your completed SQ/PSQ or tender, regardless of the industry you operate in. An external perspective to ensure the submission is of the highest quality can increase win rates and help you secure your next contract.
All our bid reviews adhere to the principles of our ISO 9001:2015-certified quality management system, ensuring our clients receive feedback which results in the strongest possible tender submission.
How bid reviews benefit current submissions Carrying out bid reviews, whether by an individual inside your organisation who has not been closely involved with the bid process or by external bid writers, or bid practitioners, is hugely beneficial for your business. It is good practice to conduct bid reviews prior to every submission to support growth, continuous improvement and future success.
A strong bid review process increases your chances of submitting a compliant and competitive bid which secures contracts for your organisation.
Some of the benefits of our bid review services include:
- Ensuring compliance and mitigating risk: a thorough bid review can identify any errors, omissions or areas that do not meet the specific bid criteria, which can result in failure or even disqualification, so a review can ensure your bid is compliant and accurate ahead of submission. This also mitigates any legal or financial risks your business could face if you were to submit a document with errors.
- Enhanced quality and competitiveness: bid reviews can help refine the narrative and ensure your answers are clear, concise and free of technical jargon. As well as increasing win rates by addressing weaknesses and maximising strengths, bid reviews can help you succeed in securing the contract and refining your bid writing habits for the next bid writing process.
- Collaboration and teamwork: the bid review process encourages collaboration between different team members, either internally or externally to the organisation. Reviews can provide collaborative, objective feedback and offer a competitive advantage, maximising available marks.
How bid reviews benefit future submissions
Beyond maximising your chances of success for a single tender submission, using a bid review service will also allow you to create good bid writing habits and establish bid writing best practice for any future projects. Our bid reviews offer an opportunity to gain insight into how responses must be tailored to each opportunity and what evaluators will expect when assessing submissions.
Examples of ‘lessons learnt’ which can be implemented beyond the reviewed responses may include:
- Avoiding generalisations or sweeping statements in favour of targeted supporting evidence specific to your organisation and the opportunity
- Using tables and bulleted points to structure responses and enhance visual impact, including brief introductions or conclusions to any lists or sequential processes
- Including examples where appropriate when illustrating a feature or benefit, adding specificity and demonstrating experience implementing a similar methodology
- Referencing measures to drive continuous improvement, demonstrating to evaluators how your organisation will implement efficiencies and enhancements to the tendered works/service
- Employing a consistent tone and standardising references such as job titles, creating a cohesive submission.
Equally, many of our clients have chosen to retain our business years after their first project, as our bid review services provide certainty that they will produce the best possible submission which effectively evidences their suitability and capability for the opportunity.
Executive Compass can support your bid review process
With multiple reasons why tender submissions are rejected or fail, ensuring an effective bid review is conducted is paramount.
At Executive Compass, our team of bid writers have over 16 years of experience in bid review processes as part of the wider bid and tender writing service we provide. If your organisation is seeking an external bid review consultant, we can support you and help you secure your next contract.
To book a free consultation with one of our experts, call us free on 0800 612 5563 or contact us online. With experience in supporting clients across the United Kingdom in several industries, Executive Compass are your ideal partner for bespoke bid review services.