A bid plan should be a core part of any bid professional’s arsenal and is one of the simplest ways to improve not only the quality of your submissions...

One of the most common reasons organisations lose tenders is surprisingly simple: They do not fully understand how their submission will be evaluated...

One of the biggest challenges facing bid teams is not writing a winning response – it is deciding which opportunities to pursue in the first place...

Understanding Where Public Sector Opportunities Are Managed If you are new to public sector bidding, one of the first things you will quickly realise...

The UK’s public sector procurement rules changed on 24 February 2025, when the Procurement Act 2023 officially came into force. Alongside this, the...

For many organisations, finding public sector contract opportunities is the exciting part of the bidding journey. Almost 20,000 public sector tenders...

The public sector spent £434 billion in 2024/25 across the UK and represents £1 in every £3 of government spending. This is achieved across various...

Clarification questions are one of the simplest ways to improve a bid, yet many suppliers barely use them. Those new to bidding may avoid them because...

Many organisations believe the bidding process starts when a tender notice appears on a procurement portal. In reality, the most successful bid teams...