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Thinking about a Consortium Bid?

Bidding as part of a consortium can increase the opportunities available to your organisation. There are some important factors though to take into account before embarking on a consortium bid. Making sure you have these covered will increase your win prospects. What is a consortium bid?  This is where more than one organisation comes together to submit a joint bid.

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Bid Specialists post 195% increase in turnover

Award Winning Bid Specialists, AM Bid Services are delighted to report an exponential 195% increase in the company’s turnover for its second year of year of trading. Turnover soared to £268k (with net profit of £68k) from £91k in Year 1 – all achieved with no external financial support. /> Since AM Bid Services inception in October 2014, the company

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Bidding Consultancy Wins Graduate Employer of the Year Award!

Bid Specialists, AM Bid Services were thrilled to be crowned winners of the coveted ‘Best Employer for Student & Graduate Recruitment’ Award at the 2016 Midlothian and East Lothian Chamber of Commerce Awards./> The ‘Best Employer for Student & Graduate Recruitment’ Award AM Bid Services received was sponsored by Queen Margaret University, where graduate employee Dane Thomson successfully gained his 2:1 BA (Hons) PR &

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Our Survey says…our customers love us!

AM Bid Services issued our ‘You Say, We Listen’ Customer Satisfaction survey to all our valued customers past and present. Our questions provided opportunity to give feedback on what extent their expectations of our services were met. We also asked them how likely they would be to recommend us to others, and most importantly, what we could do to further

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Beginners Guide to Public Contracts Scotland

As a first time or relatively new bidder, you may have heard the term ‘PCS’ being mentioned, but may be wondering what it means? Let us put you in the know, ‘PCS’ is the abbreviation for Public Contracts Scotland. What is Public Contracts Scotland? Public Contracts Scotland is the national advertising portal for all contracting opportunities across the Scottish public

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5 Ways to Save Time During a Bid

When it comes to bidding, as soon as the client issues the documents, the clock is ticking. It’s now over to the bidder to ensure that the time available is optimised for the benefit of your submission. In other words, every minute, every hour and every day counts. We’ve put together this handy list of 5 proven ways in which

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Mind the Gap… Why undertake a Bid Gap Analysis Review?

Picture this… You’ve been working hard for 20 days completing a bid. You’re confident that you’ve answered all the client’s questions. You congratulate yourself for staying calm and for all the extra time outwith your working hours you spent getting it completed. 30 days later, the bid feedback comes in… unfortunately you’ve not won on this occasion and the feedback

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Bidding Specialists Get Year 3 off to a Winning Start!

Bid Specialists, AM Bid Services are delighted to announce the appointment of David Gray to the newly created role of Bid Development Director. David joins the business on 3rd October 2016, at the start of Year 3 for AM Bid Services. The first 2 years have seen the company grow at an exponential rate, with turnover for 2015/16 exceeding £¼

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7 Steps Clients Can Take to Attract Quality Bids

Smart clients are taking steps to ensure they attract a sufficient number of quality bids. Conversely, if clients adopt a “We’re the client; we set the rules; and bidders will just have to conform to what we want” they risk alienating bidders. When this happens, usually a lower number of bids are received – or even no bids at all.

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How to look after your wellbeing during a bid – with the seal of approval from Josh Quigley, The Tartan Explorer

In today’s world, we lead increasingly busy work lives. As a result of this, it’s now more important than ever to take care of not only our physical health, but also our well-being so we’re emotionally equipped to manage these demands. You may ask yourself… What does looking after your well-being have to do with bidding? The answer? Everything! In

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