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Bid Team Roles – Who Does What?

In this article we describe all the key people who can bring bids to life. Whether you’re looking for someone to help you steer your company’s bids to success, or you’re just starting out in the industry yourself and wondering what opportunities it holds, we’ve de-mystified the roles and responsibilities of the key players in Bid Management for you including:

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Upcoming Crown Commercial Service Opportunities

Crown Commercial Service are planning on procuring a variety of UK-wide frameworks including energy services, food supply to cloud computing in the coming months. What is Crown Commercial Service responsible for? managing the procurement of common goods and services, so public sector organisations with similar needs achieve value by buying as a single customer improving the quality of service delivery

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£250 Million South East New Build Framework

South East Consortium is procuring a framework for the provision of New Build works to include, but not be restricted to, affordable housing schemes predominately in the South East of England. The contract notice will be published on 20 July. The Prior Information Notice is available at the link below. https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:287875-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML The estimated value of the framework is £250 million

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AM Bid Directors Share Expertise

AM Bid Directors Share Expertise David Gray Delivers ‘Million Dollar Questions: How, when, and why to ask a buyer questions during the bid process – and why it can potentially be worth millions to your organisation’ Join David on Tuesday 23rd June 12.30pm – 1.30pm. Registration here What You’ll Learn The critical importance of asking the buyer questions during the

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6 Reasons Why You Should Consider Bidding to the Public Sector

The private sector has experienced a marked decline in the release of contracts and initiation of projects due to the uncertainty caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Contractors feeling these effects must identify more consistent and guaranteed sources of revenue if they are to operate and grow in the Covid-19 era. Pivoting to deliver public sector contracts will support organisations of

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How to Bid and Win in the COVID-19 Era

Following a sharp decline in tender activity during March and April 2020, we are now seeing the return of opportunities to bid for contracts. However, bidders need to take account of the changed environment that we are all in (the “new normal”), especially when the virus clearly has some way to run. In this article, I will briefly outline 13

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Coronavirus (COVID-19): Are You Bid Ready?

A significant part of the UK’s business community is dependent on winning work through competitive bid / tender processes. What are some of the ways that bidding is likely to be impacted by the coronavirus and, importantly, what steps can buyers and bidders take to mitigate the effects? Before listing these, it is worth stating that it will be vital

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£250m-£350m UK Wide Contract Opportunity

Industry – Residential property renting or leasing services – 70210000 Location of contract – Any region Value of contract – £250.0m – £350.0m Published date – 05 March 2020 Closing date – 09 April 2020 Contract start date – 27 May 2021 Contract end date – 26 May 2028 Residential property renting or leasing services. Residential property renting or leasing

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3 Quick Writing Tips to Boost Your Bids

Writing a winning bid can seem like a huge task. You not only need a compelling solution, but you also need to find a way to communicate it in a compelling and persuasive manner. So, here are three quick bid writing tips that you can use now to elevate your next bid or proposal. 1. Use powerful headings In my

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How to Maximise Your Time With Interim Bid Support

Taking on an interim bid support can be a great way of getting through busy times or completing a must-win bid. It is an investment and you will want to do what you can to get the most out of your investment. Below are 6 tips on how to maximise your time with interim bid support: 1. Prepare and plan

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