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UK central government bodies have once again missed their targets for procurement spend with small- and medium-sized businesses.

Bid planning for quality responses mitigates a haphazard approach to tender writing, maximising your chances of a contract award. Far from a desk-clearing exercise, creating a strong bid plan tailored to the opportuni...

Regardless of whether you are a frequent bidder or more selective when tendering for a contract, a bid library is an essential component of your bid writing toolkit. However, responses can soon become outdated, irrele...

The most recent Procurement Policy Note (PPN) updated the three standard contracts used and implemented by central government buyers. As with many recent procurement reforms, the aim is to simplify and streamline bidd...

Despite its ubiquity within public sector procurement, bidder organisations may still struggle to understand the principles and purposes of social value. To facilitate understanding, we address several common misconce...

Public sector authorities are giving an increased focus to IT solutions, data management and software services within procurement. Although many buyers will have an established internal resource, the scale and complex...

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...

Although the overall presentation of a tender is not part of the scored criteria, ensuring you have a polished, well-presented submission is an opportunity to gain a positive first impression from evaluators. In addit...

Bid and tender writing requires a broad scope of knowledge, not only on the working practices of a range of industries and sectors, but of wider legislative changes which are relevant to public procurement. In additio...