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As bid writing consultants, the scope of our work includes staying abreast with the latest updates and amendments to legislation, compliance and industry-specific best practice.

With the first six months of the year firmly in our rearview mirror, 2023 has seen sustained growth and continued bid writing success for our clients.

The Procurement Bill’s journey into law began on 11 May 2022, with the first reading taking place in the House of Lords. Following the UK’s exit from the European Union in January 2020, it became necessary to crea...

For new businesses or organisations looking to break into the public procurement market for the first time, SMEs are often advised to search and bid for frameworks within their industry and geographic area. However, t...

As artificial intelligence becomes more prominent, we explore the opportunities, risks and challenges in bid writing.

In the second of this week’s themed posts, the UK’s Learning at Work Week (15–21 May) has given us time to reflect on how learning opportunities and continuous professional development figure into bid and tender...

We reflect on effective methods of managing stress and taking care of mental wellbeing within the bid and tender writing industry and public sector procurement.

Prior to award and following the official tender window, post-clarification questions offer an opportunity for purchasing authorities to seek further understanding of your working processes, specific procedures and st...

The most recent Procurement Policy Note has outlined the most extensive and wide-ranging changes to public procurement since the introduction of the updated Standard Selection Questionnaire (SQ) in September 2016, whi...

Starting her career as a bid writer, Victoria Hughes transitioned to a bid reviewer last year, and, using comprehensive experience of reviewing and assessing written materials from her previous role as a university le...

With the industry reeling from insolvencies of small and large firms alike, we examine how SMEs can effectively mitigate risk while remaining competitive in public procurement and the tendering process.

Public procurement in England and Wales is governed by the Public Contract Regulations 2015. However, Scottish public procurement is subject to statutes from the devolved government and, therefore, includes difference...