Top Tips

Navigating portals and finding suitable tender opportunities can be challenging even for experienced bidders.

Public sector buyers are required to make the bid evaluation process fair and transparent, ensuring bidders are aware of parameters and award criteria.

As we enter the new year, our ‘bidding for beginners’ toolkit explains the reasons behind the tender process and what you will need for a successful bid in 2025.

Bid writing skills are a crucial element for any business looking to expand their portfolio of contracts and grow their revenue.

Tender portals are an unavoidable part of the tender process, and they come in many different formats.

Providing unsuccessful tender feedback to bidders is part of good procurement practice in the tendering process. So, if you’re in the position of having your tender marked as unsuccessful here’s what you need to d...

We share our top tips on how tender preparation and pre-bid activity can maximise results for a high-quality, competitive bid.

Although not a part of formal tender evaluation, bid formatting is a critical element of your tender submission, ensuring a clean, professional document which makes a positive impression on evaluators.

Even experienced bid and tender writers will occasionally find themselves in a race against the clock to submit that all-important bid. However, this is not a sustainable bidding strategy or advisable method for tende...

Prior to submitting a bid, you should always schedule in adequate time to review your tender and ensure it is reflective of the time, effort and resource required to create the submission.

A ‘disqualified tender’ means that your tender was not subject to the evaluation process based on a compliance failure. Receiving feedback on a disqualified tender can support the improvement of your organisationâ...

In the past, hard copy tender submissions meant that you were unable or restricted in submitting clarification questions to purchasing authorities, as it would result in an unfair competitive advantage.