Organisations that have a track record of delivering winning bids usually do not wait to start their work on a bid until the PQQ or tender first appears. Has the client issued a Prior Information Notice (PIN)? This will contain some useful information and possibly a contact for further questions. It is well worth calling this contact to seek some
When it comes to bidding for contracts with the public sector, there is now substantial emphasis on social value/community benefits. Bidders need to demonstrate that they are good corporate citizens in the local areas they operate in. For some businesses, the terms social value/community benefits can be mystifying. However, when simply asked – what does your business do for the
When composing responses to bids, how much thought do you give to those who will be marking the bid? How much do they matter … you just need to answer the questions, right? Let’s take an imaginary Facilities Management contract for a Housing Association … How many will be on the evaluation panel? This can vary considerably from small panels of
If you are frequently losing bids on price, then it’s time to pause and take a look at what you can do to reverse the trend. Allowing some thinking time on the eight points below will help improve that win rate: 1. Warm or Cold Bid – does the buyer know your organisation or will your bid be the first
Pricing a bid can seem like a shot in the dark to many people. Especially if you have limited experience of tendering, how do you know what prices to submit? There will always be unknowns in where to fix your prices, and while our work focuses primarily on the capturing, solutioning and technical writing of bids, AM Bid Founder and
The collapse of Carillion (the UK’s second largest construction company) on 15th January 2018 was a disaster for its staff, sub-contractors, suppliers and shareholders. It will have significant impacts for many of its clients. But to quote Winston Churchill, “Never let a good crisis go to waste”. Andrew Morrison examines how a crisis can, and should, provide the catalyst for
The urgent need across the UK for more homes, including in the social housing sector, is receiving increasing media attention and is now attracting substantial additional funding from Government. The November 2017 Budget announced £15.3 billion of new financial support for house building over the next five years and more money to help SME builders. The Scottish Government has a
With a wealth of opportunities on offer, its easy to forget that you don’t have to bid for every contract. Take a look at Andrew Morrison’s top tips below 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
‘High value services delivered by skilled, qualified and regulated individuals’. This sounds like a Unique Selling Point but a combination of this phrase appears in every Professional Services tender submission. Whether it be an Accountant, Auditor, Lawyer or Management Consultant, the public and private sectors need all of these professional services to help them comply and thrive. The challenge for
First impressions are everything when you’re trying to secure business, Founder and Managing Director Andrew Morrison runs through his top ten tips on avoiding bid own goals to ensure you’re remembered for all the right reasons! Refers to the wrong client name … oops, could be a show-stopper! Not answering the question or answering the question you want to answer,
