Top Tips

As bid writers, we’re always looking to improve the way we approach the bidding process. The requirements of bids are constantly changing and whether it’s new legislation or contract stipulations, you always need to be one step ahead.

Currently, there are 1,095 security tenders and over 500 security firms within the UK. As a result, tendering for security contracts is highly competitive. Having completed hundreds of tenders for multiple security clients, we are well placed to share industry knowledge and insight into successfully tendering for sought-after contracts within councils, private properties, housing authorities and events.

For most organisations there will come a time where you need to tender for a contract, especially when working with the public sector. The process can seem daunting, but we break it down into simple steps and our top tips for tendering.

Companies new to tendering often ask for our top guidelines for proposal writing. Bid specifics often depend on the industry, size of bid, regional coverage and many other factors, but there are a few guidelines that everyone can follow.

What is the Standard Selection Questionnaire or SQ? The standard selection questionnaire, or SQ for short, was established by the Crown Commercial Service in 2016, to standardise the first stage of the bidding process. Traditionally, the PQQ was the first stage of the restricted (two-stage) procedure when procuring goods or…

When tendering for contracts in the public sector, the first step is to identify suitable contract opportunities and keep up to date with the current market.