Keeping ahead of competitors is at the top of every company’s agenda, but engaging a bid specialist could be a game changer to help you stay in the driving seat. AM Bid Services Founder and Managing Director Andrew Morrison shares his top tips on how a bid specialist can give businesses that all important competitive edge: Provide external bidding expertise
Over £250 billion in public sector contracts is tendered out annually across the UK. These contracts represent major opportunities for businesses to win contracts with a guaranteed income stream from reliable customers. However, if you’re thinking that public sector buyers will only be interested in working with large scale providers, think again! There’s never been a better time for SMEs
The collapse of Carillion – a disaster waiting to happen “hidden in plain sight” needs to provoke a fundamental rethink by all the involved stakeholders. Many of these were operating in silos without it appearing that anyone had grasped the full picture of the house of cards that was about to collapse, except perhaps the senior executives who left with
Whilst 2017 has seen some changes in what is important to buyers, 2018 looks like a period of greater flux. Successful bidders will have to navigate their way through some big issues, some or all of which will impact their bidding activity and success rates. Here’s Managing Director Andrew Morrison’s predictions on trends for next year: 1. Brexit – the
We’ve all been there… A tender for a big contract is published and you really want to win it, but you’re up to your eyeballs in work as it is, or some of your team are on holiday, or assigned to other business-critical projects. So, what now? Do you just leave it, because you don’t have enough resources to put
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.
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
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
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
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.
