A strong tender case study does more than tell a buyer that you have delivered a successful contract before. It gives them evidence that your organisation has the experience, capability and processes needed to deliver the requirement in front of them. That sounds straightforward, but good experience can still produce a weak case study. Choosing an impressive but irrelevant project,
A supplier based in Scotland bids for a UK Government contract that will be delivered north of the border. Another joins a framework established elsewhere in the UK before receiving a call-off from a Scottish public body. A third responds directly to a Scottish council tender. All three opportunities involve Scotland, but they do not necessarily follow the same procurement
Fair Work First is now a familiar part of many Scottish public sector tenders. For suppliers, it can appear as a dedicated quality question, a contract condition, a scored method statement or a requirement linked to workforce practices. A strong response needs to do more than say your organisation treats people well. It should explain how your employment practices support
Understanding how to bid for a new contract can spell the difference between success and failure, says David Gray, managing director, shared his thoughts in a recent article in Growing Business Intelligence. 1. Be selective SMEs can waste a lot of time and effort on bidding for contracts if they don’t know what they are doing. A lot of SMEs
Is your business a Small or Medium-sized Enterprise (SME)? Do you want to win more public contracts? Then why not watch our latest Webinar focused on how you can make quick changes to improve your bids and win more public contracts. This year the UK public sector will tender out £290 billion+ buying goods and services. Their aim is to
Each year the UK public sector tenders out £290 billion+ buying goods and services, which provides an enormous opportunity for businesses with the right bid writing skills and expertise to capture their share of these valuable contracts. However, the majority of SMEs are not currently tendering for public sector business and of those that are, less than half are bidding
Following the challenges of Brexit and COVID-19, we are now seeing increasing energy and fuel prices, a cost-of-living crisis and the war in Ukraine all impacting supply chains, labour markets and material costs. With such uncertainty causing extreme market volatility, how can we commit to long-term pricing in our bids and tenders? Start upstream – educate your clients before they
With a wealth of opportunities on offer, it’s easy to forget that you don’t have to bid for every contract. Take a look at Andrew Morrison’s top tips on when to hold back: When might you decline to bid an opportunity? To achieve a high bid win rate, you will also need to establish effective Bid / No Bid decision
Bid Kick Off meetings are fundamental to a successful bid. Once you have made the decision to bid the next step is to focus on the Bid Kick Off as it brings the team together, focuses them on what needs to be delivered and gets everything moving in the right direction. The main objective of the meeting is for everyone
Some businesses may be reluctant to participate in public sector procurement as they seem lengthy and complex – this is often a missed opportunity. With some understanding and guidance (perhaps through engagement with a bid specialist), businesses can start winning public sector contracts. Before bidding, businesses will need to identify the opportunities that align with their business. They should consider