Over the past 3 weeks we have looked at the big 3 industries that tenders provide a major way of securing work. There are however a number of industries that provide more specialist, specific and niche services or products. From grounds maintenance to dent removal...
Following on from our first two blogs in our Bid Writing Series, this week we are looking at Bid Writing in the Healthcare industry. We look at the differences in writing bids for providing services to the healthcare industry compared to other industries and how...
We have put together a series of blogs on Bid Writing within different industries to show how we can help and support you through the Bid Writing Process. This week we will be looking at bid writing in the Technology industry. Tenders within the Technology industry...
Every industry is different and with the constant pressures to be lean and keep staffing levels down to a minimum, finding the time and resources to complete bids can be challenging. We have put together a series of blogs on Bid Writing within different industries...
With Christmas coming at an alarming rate - lists and lists of things you need to do, get and complete, now is the time to STOP. Take a few minutes to take stock and look at what you need to complete to ensure that you...
Our quick reference guide to the many abbreviations found in bid and tender documents. Everywhere you look there are abbreviations and terms for everything, in fact today’s children can almost have a whole conversation using abbreviations. Bid and Tender documents are no different, they use abbreviations...
SQ’s - do you truly understand the question? Recently I was talking about bid writing and trying to explain what it involves. Until someone completes a tender process I’m not sure they will truly understand. The best comparison I could find was that it was like...
“Remember, remember, the 5th of November, The Gunpowder Treason and plot; I know of no reason why Gunpowder Treason; Should ever be forgot.” Whilst the Gunpowder plot wasn’t successful, and trusting the wrong people was their downfall, as Guy Fawkes found out in 1605 to his...
“Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble.” Macbeth, William Shakespeare. As the nights draw in, it is spooky how things creep up on you, days are shorter, deadlines approach and you struggle to see the light. Although working on tenders can be scary...
What is it? It is a standardised selection questionnaire designed to help bidders speed up the selection stage of the procurement tender process. As part of the Europe 2020 strategy the ESPD standardisation process for tenders across Europe the ESPD was meant to open the market...
