Bid and Tender Blogs

Framework Agreements & DPS Explained

If you are relatively new to the UK’s public sector procurement, you may be coming across many new terms and acronyms such as framework agreement...

What Happens After a Framework or DPS Award? Understanding Call-Offs and Further Competition

For many suppliers, being awarded a place on a framework, Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS), or dynamic market should absolutely feel like a major...

Bid Evidence: How to Prove Your Claims and Strengthen Your Scores

Many bids lose valuable marks for a very simple reason: you are making bold claims without any substantiation. More often than not, when we review our...

Bid Writing for Beginners

If you are just beginning your journey into bid writing and have been tasked with securing your company with their first ever public sector contract...

Bid Writing Templates & Examples: How to Structure High-Scoring Tender Responses

Most organisations searching for bid writing templates are looking for a shortcut. They want a template that can be copied into a tender response and...

Common Bid Writing Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

The quality of your writing when tackling a tender response has a direct impact on the score you will receive when it is evaluated. Your business may...

Bid vs proposal explained.

As you spend more time in the procurement landscape you may find that both the terms ‘bid’ and ‘proposal’ are used interchangeably and some...

Bid Terminology & Definitions

Bid, tender and procurement language can often seem complex and confusing, especially if you are new to tendering or have limited experience in using...

Is bidding right for your business?

For many organisations of all shapes and sizes, bidding for both public and private sector contracts can be a powerful route to achieving predictable...