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Scottish Tender Opportunities and How to Win Them

Scottish public tenders offer consistent opportunities for suppliers across construction, professional services, care, IT, facilities management and many other sectors. However, knowing where to find tenders is only the first step. Understanding how to respond effectively is what leads to success. Where Scottish public tenders are advertised Most public sector tenders in Scotland are advertised through Public Contracts Scotland. This

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How Bid Writing Support Can Improve Your Success in Scotland

Bid writing is a specialist skill. While many businesses have the technical ability to deliver public sector contracts, explaining that capability clearly and persuasively in writing is a different challenge altogether. In Scotland, where procurement rules and evaluation methods are strict, high-quality bid writing support can be the difference between winning and losing. What bid writing support actually involves Bid

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Your Guide to Success in Scottish Public Sector Procurement

Winning public sector contracts in Scotland can be a major growth opportunity for businesses of all sizes. From local authorities and NHS Scotland to housing associations and universities, Scottish public bodies spend billions each year on goods and services. However, competition is strong and the tendering process can feel complex if you are unfamiliar with it. Understanding how Scottish procurement

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Using a Bid Library to Streamline the Bidding Process

In the competitive world of business, bidding for new contract opportunities is a common practice to continue growing as a business. To increase their chances of consistently winning contracts, bidders must develop an efficient and methodical process for developing their bid responses. One way a business can achieve this is by developing and maintaining a bid library where they can

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Creating a Competitive Social Value Offer as an SME

If you’re an SME bidding on contracts against large companies, it can feel like a David & Goliath situation, especially when it comes to social value responses. While larger organisations can have a dedicated social value team and the capacity to easily calculate Social Return on Investment (SROI) or impact, this can be more difficult for SMEs to prove. So

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Housing 2023 – What’s in Store?

Interview by Andrew Morrison, Founder & BD Director, AM Bid and Ultimate Tender Coach, with Sarah Payling, Group Event Director, Ocean Media Group We’re talking about the upcoming Housing 2023 event at Manchester, Europe’s largest housing festival running Tuesday 27th through to Thursday 29th June. What are the facts and figures around the expected numbers of conference talks, events, delegates,

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Are You Working in Line with the New UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard?

If you work in the construction sector, and especially if you are bidding in the construction sector, you will have been confronted with varying definitions of what ‘net zero’ means in the context of UK buildings, and confusion about associated terms including ‘carbon neutral’ and ‘zero carbon’. Market analysis has shown that the industry agrees on one thing: the need

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£750m Construction Professional Services Framework Opportunity

Estimated Publication Date – Week commencing 10th July 2023 Estimated Deadline Date – Thursday 14th September 2023 Buyer Overview PAGABO is a highly experienced organisation that manages a number of Framework Agreements on behalf of Public Sector Organisations. They have a high talent density of Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) and Project Management Accredited (PMA) professionals with over

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Developing Win Themes: A Practical Guide

Win themes are a key part of a successful bid, and without them you are at risk of submitting a bid that sounds just like your competitors. They provide an overarching narrative that runs through the bid and ensures you communicate the story that you want to tell. They help to drive consistent writing throughout your response, making it a

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Engaging the Next Generation in the Transition to Net Zero

The net zero journey has been a topic of conversation since 2008 when the UK Climate Change Act first set a target of achieving 80% of 1990 emissions levels by 2050. This target has changed several times, usually in response to the annual Carbon Budget, with the current target being to achieve 68% of 1990 levels by 2030 and achieve

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