The procurement of legal services is a critical aspect of the public and private sectors in the UK, with legal service tenders playing an essential role in ensuring fair competition, transparency, and efficiency.

This blog aims to provide a comprehensive guide to legal service tenders, discussing their importance, the various types of tenders available, and the steps involved in the procurement process. By the end of this blog, you should have a solid understanding of how legal service tenders operate and how they contribute to the efficient functioning of the legal system in the UK.

The Importance of Legal Service Tenders

Legal service tenders are invitations to law firms and legal professionals to submit proposals for providing specific legal services. They play a pivotal role in ensuring that public and private entities can procure the best possible legal advice at a competitive cost. Tenders help create a level playing field for all potential suppliers, promote transparency in the decision-making process, and ensure value for money for the procuring organisation. Additionally, they foster innovation and encourage new market entrants, which ultimately contribute to the overall growth and development of the legal industry.

Types of Legal Service Tenders

Legal service tenders can be broadly classified into three categories:

• Public Sector Tenders: These tenders are issued by public authorities such as government departments, local councils, and public bodies. Examples of public sector legal service tenders may include the provision of legal advice on employment law, tax law, and public procurement.
• Private Sector Tenders: Private sector tenders are issued by private organisations, such as corporations and non-profit entities. These tenders may involve a wide range of legal services, including corporate law, intellectual property, and litigation support.
• Framework Agreements: These agreements, also known as panel arrangements, involve the pre-qualification of a select group of suppliers to provide legal services over a specified period. Procuring organisations then call upon these pre-qualified suppliers to provide legal services as and when required, reducing the need for a separate tender process for each legal requirement.

The Legal Service Tender Process

Public vs Private Sector Tenders

In the UK, there are two primary categories of legal service tenders: the public sector and the private sector. Public sector tenders are issued by governmental bodies and agencies, while private sector tenders are released by private companies and organisations. Although the tendering process is similar for both categories, public sector tenders are subject to stricter regulations and requirements, such as adherence to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

Tender Notices

Tender notices provide information about available tenders, including the type of legal services required, the contract duration, and the submission deadline. The tender notices are published in various sources, such as the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU), Contracts Finder, and Tenders Electronic Daily (TED). Private sector tender notices can also be found on company websites or through procurement portals.

Pre-Qualification Questionnaires (PQQs) and Selection Questionnaires (SQs)

Before submitting a full tender proposal, law firms may be required to complete a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) or a Selection Questionnaire (SQ). These questionnaires assess the firm’s capabilities and financial stability, ensuring that only qualified firms proceed to the tender stage. PQQs and SQs typically request information on the firm’s experience, technical capacity, financial standing, and compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.

Invitation to Tender (ITT)

Once a firm passes the PQQ or SQ stage, they will receive an Invitation to Tender (ITT). The ITT outlines the specific requirements of the legal services contract and provides guidance on the format and content of the tender submission. Firms must follow these guidelines closely to ensure their bid is compliant and competitive.

Tips for Submitting a Winning Legal Service Tender

Understand the Client’s Needs

The key to a successful tender submission is understanding the client’s needs and demonstrating how your firm can fulfil them. Review the tender documents carefully, and identify the specific legal services the client requires, their objectives, and any potential challenges. Tailor your proposal to address these needs and provide evidence of your firm’s experience and expertise in handling similar cases or projects.

Provide Clear and Concise Responses

Tender evaluators often review numerous submissions, so it is crucial to make your proposal easy to read and understand. Use clear, concise language, and avoid jargon or overly technical terms. Organise your submission with headings and subheadings, and use bullet points or numbered lists where appropriate. Ensure your responses directly address the requirements set out in the ITT and avoid providing irrelevant information.

Demonstrate Value for Money

In addition to expertise and experience, clients are looking for legal service providers that offer value for money. Outline your pricing structure and provide a transparent breakdown of costs, ensuring that your fees are competitive and reasonable. Highlight any added value your firm can offer, such as innovative approaches, cost-saving measures, or supplementary services that are included in your fees.

Highlight Relevant Experience and Expertise

To build confidence in your firm’s ability to deliver the required legal services, provide evidence of your experience and expertise. Include case studies, examples of past projects, and testimonials from satisfied clients. Focus on showcasing your firm’s experience in the specific areas of law relevant to the tender, and demonstrate a track record of success in similar cases or projects.

Emphasise Your Team’s Qualifications and Skills

The strength and expertise of your legal team are critical factors in a successful tender submission. Provide detailed information on the qualifications, skills, and experience of the team members who will be working on the project. Highlight any relevant accreditations or certifications and demonstrate how the team’s combined expertise will deliver the best possible outcome for the client.

Showcase Your Firm’s Commitment to Quality

Clients want to work with law firms that are committed to delivering high-quality legal services. Outline your firm’s quality management processes and any relevant certifications, such as ISO 9001. Explain how your firm ensures consistent quality across all aspects of its work. This means from client communication and case management to legal research and documentation.

Address Risk Management and Compliance

Legal service providers must adhere to strict regulations and compliance requirements, and clients need assurance that your firm can manage these risks effectively. Outline your firm’s risk management processes, and provide evidence of your compliance with relevant regulations, such as data protection, anti-money laundering, and professional indemnity insurance requirements.

Pay Attention to Presentation and Formatting

The presentation and formatting of your tender submission can make a significant difference in the evaluator’s impression of your proposal. Ensure your submission is professionally formatted, with consistent fonts, headings, and numbering. Proofread your proposal carefully to eliminate any errors, and consider having a colleague or external proofreader review the document to provide an objective perspective.

Submit Your Tender on Time

Failing to submit your tender by the specified deadline can result in automatic disqualification. Allow plenty of time to prepare your submission, and ensure you have a clear understanding of the deadline, any required formats, and the method of submission. Aim to submit your tender well before the deadline to avoid any last-minute issues or technical difficulties.

Let’s sum it up!

Submitting a winning legal service tender requires careful attention to detail, a thorough understanding of the client’s needs, and a demonstration of your firm’s expertise and value. By following the tips outlined in this blog post, you can enhance your chances of securing valuable legal service contracts and expanding your firm’s client base. Stay up to date with the latest tender opportunities, and invest time and resources into crafting high-quality, competitive submissions.

How we can help!

Tender Writing

Once you’ve found the perfect bid for your business, send it our way. Our Bid Writers can take care of the whole thing for you they’ll even submit it on your behalf. They’ll let you know what they need from you, providing you with a full Tender Writing breakdown.

Tender Ready

Our Tender Ready 4-week programme is perfect for businesses that have never tendered before. A Bid Writer will work with you to ensure you have everything in place to tender successfully. Tender Ready offers your business:

• A 12-month subscription to one Hudson Discover
• Access to Global Bid Directors and Senior Bidding Professionals.
• An Organisation-wide Bid library, including 3 case studies, 5 CVs and policies.
• Additional flexible benefits.

Tender Improvement

If you’ve been tendering but aren’t seeing success from your current efforts, our Tender Improvement package can help. Our Bid Team will assess your previous responses and tender documents. They will work with you to improve for future submissions. This package includes a 12-month subscription to a Hudson Discover portal and additional tendering development services.

Tender Mentor

If you’ve written your tender response and need it double-checked for errors, Tender Mentor can help. A Bid Writer will proofread your work for any inconsistencies, grammar, or spelling mistakes. They will also ensure it’s in line with the specification before you submit it. This is a great way of improving your skills and understanding of how to polish your tender.

Contact us:

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Additional support:

Do you only require assistance with PQQs or SQs? We can help!

Submit the relevant information regarding the work you need, and we will provide a quote for the work agreed upon.

We provide support at all levels of the bid writing process, so if you simply need it proofread before you submit it, we can also help with that!

Discover Elite

Upgrading to Discover Elite can optimise your tendering efforts!

Our two new time-saving tools can improve competitor awareness and success rate when bidding for a contract:

The Ultimate Time Save Package (for those on the go!)

• Five tender breakdowns per month.
• Annual subscription to two sector-specific portals.
• Dedicated account manager.

The Become a Pre-Bid Master package

• All of the above.
• Seven tender breakdowns per month.
• Bid Strategy delivered by a Senior Bid Manager (minimum five years experience). Our Global Bid Director will manage the bid strategy.

Our other divisions:

Vocal

Wanting to impress a buyer? Our creative content agency Vocal is always on hand to help!

Our Vocal team are never afraid to be heard – we’re a loud bunch!

From micro-businesses to large organisations, we provide ways to make your business stand out from the crowd. We can transform your bid into a professionally designed tender document!

Vocal specialises in:

• Copywriting
• Marketing
• Branding
• Websites
• Design
• Illustration

Alpha

Our online virtual learning environment for Education, Enterprise and Home Learners is currently being used to power our platforms – Tender VLE and Procure VLE (Coming soon).

We believe in learning at your own pace, wherever you are!

Find more helpful tips and advice in our blogs. We cover topics including:

• How to win a tender
• What is a Bid Writer?
• Writing winning bids
• 7 tips for tendering for contracts
• Tips for bid management
• Bid writing services
• The types of tendering procedures
• Writing bids
• Bid Writing Consultants
• Submitting a tender response

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Got questions about bid and tender writing services? We have the answers! We know that bidding for a contract can be a stressful process, especially for those with little to no experience. So, we put together this blog to help people learn how bid and tender writing services can help them. So, keep reading to learn more about the services available to you and how they could be your best option.

What are bid and tender writing services?

If you are completely new to the tendering process, then you may wonder what bid and tender writing services are. Bid and tender writing services are a form of support you can receive from Tender Writing Consultants.

Bid writing can take up a lot of time and resources. So, bid and tender writing services are often chosen for this reason. In short, these experts will handle the process for you. Read our next section to learn the benefits of bid and tender writing services!

How can bid and tender writing services benefit your business?

Now that you know what bid and tender writing services are, you may wonder what the benefits are. Well, there are several. Here are some of the main benefits:

1.     Increased chance of success

By relying on a professional Bid Writer, you can rest assured that you’ve increased your chances of success. These experts know what it takes to win. They’ve made mistakes and learnt throughout their career. This means if you are new to tendering, you won’t need to go through this learning curve. They’ve already done it and therefore can apply their expertise to give you the best chance of winning.

2.     Takes the pressure off your shoulders

One of the best benefits of bid and tender writing services is that it takes the stress out of the process. You can sit back and relax as the experts do the work on your behalf. They can even submit it for you!

This is certainly a benefit if you are already incredibly busy trying to run a business. The chances are you have little to no time to dedicate to writing a bid. By using bid and tender writing services, you don’t have to sacrifice your time to the bid. You can continue with your usual responsibilities and there is no disruption to your business.

3.     Saves you resources

Running on from our last point, by using bid and tender writing services, you are saving yourself resources. You could always hire an inhouse Bid Writer. However, you’d have to be using them constantly for it to be a worthy investment. Plus, the hiring process can take a lot of time. By using bid and tender writing services, you can get instant support. It saves you money and resources in the long run.

4.     Bid Writers understand documents

One of the most difficult parts of bidding for work is the number of lengthy tender documents to go through. If you aren’t well versed in these, you’ll likely find them overwhelming. You may also miss key details. Experts know exactly what they are looking for and what needs to be prioritised.

Summary

Now that we have discussed bid and tender writing services, let’s recap so nothing is forgotten!

What are bid and tender writing services?

Bid and tender writing services are available from industry professionals. If you are new to or inexperienced with bidding, they can support you. If you aren’t seeing the success you want, they can also help.

How can bid and tender writing services benefit your business?

1.     Increased chance of success

2.     Takes the pressure off your shoulders

3.     Saves you resources

4.     Bid Writers understand tender documents.

Need help searching for tenders?

You may be wondering where you can find a tender for your business. There’s no shortage of websites offering multi-sector tendering opportunities and leads. Ideally, you should be searching for a sector-specific site that posts all unique, public and private sector opportunities.

Our sister company, Hudson Discover, has 11 sector-specific tendering portals.  One centralised and easy-to-navigate portal can help you save time, streamlining the process.

Once signed up, you’ll have access to your own dedicated Account Manager. They’ll be able to answer any questions you may have about public sector contracts. You’ll also get an email alert when new and relevant tenders are uploaded to your sector.

A subscription to one of our industry-specific portals will include:

• Unlimited portal access. You can browse your industry’s portal to your heart’s content. See the hundreds of opportunities that are available, intuitively categorised, and easily accessible.
• A daily email bulletin. When you sign up to a portal, you’ll receive an email alert when new tenders are uploaded.
• A dedicated Account Manager. They’ll handle any questions or queries you may have about the portal.
• A free 20-minute phone consultation with a Bid Writer. Our expert Bid Consultants will chat with you about anything tender related.

What opportunities can I expect from a tender search on a Hudson Discover portal?

We host all kinds of tenders in both the public and private sectors. These are inclusive of, but aren’t limited to:

• Open tenders
• Restricted procedure tenders
• Competitive dialogues
• Negotiated tendering procedures
• Innovation partnerships
• Single supplier contracts
• Framework agreements
• Dynamic Purchasing Systems.

What we can do for you

We have over 60 years of bid writing experience and an 87% success rate. Whether you’re completely new to tendering or aren’t seeing results – they can help. There are four bid writing packages available:

• Tender Writing

Once you’ve found a tender you’d like to go for, send it over to us. One of our Bid Writers will write the tender response for you. They’ll provide a full Tender Writing breakdown and even submit it on your behalf.

• Tender Mentor

Tender Mentor can give your tender response a once over before you submit. The Bid Writing Team will analyse your response, notifying you of any errors and opportunities for improvements prior to submission.

• Tender Ready

During the Tender Ready service, our team will create professional policies, procedures, and case studies in your company branding. If you already have this content, we will review everything carefully to ensure that nothing is missed. This service also helps businesses who are new to tendering with terminology and industry knowledge.

• Tender Improvement

The Tender Improvement package can help those who have tendered before but aren’t seeing results. Our Bid Writers will assess your previous responses and work with you to develop improved content.

Get in touch to find out how we can help your business grow.

Vocal

Our support doesn’t end there! Our creative content agency, Vocal, are on hand to help.

The Vocal Team are not afraid to stand up and be heard. And we make sure our clients aren’t either! From small, micro businesses to large organisations, we are vocal about the things that make your business unique.

Our creative service is dedicated to growing your business through striking and thought-provoking content. Our team specialise in six areas, including:

• Copywriting
• Marketing
• Branding
• Websites
• Design
• Illustration.

If you’d like to know more about what we can do for your business, introduce yourself to the team!

Contact us today to find out more.

Find more helpful tips and advice in our blogs. We cover topics including:

• How to win a tender
• What is a Bid Writer?
• The tendering process
• Writing winning bids
• 7 tips for tendering for contracts
• Tips for bid management
• Bid writing services
• The types of tendering procedures
• Writing bids
• Bid writing consultants
• Submitting a tender response
• And many more.

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If you are familiar with bid proposals, you may have seen that scenario-based questions are making a regular appearance. But are you aware of what the buyer is asking, and how to answer the questions efficiently?

We caught up with one of our Senior Bid Writers, Robyn Crawford, to pick her brain on scenario-based questions.

What are scenario-based questions?

Scenario-based questions are included within a tender and are issued by the buyer. This is so they can learn how you, the supplier, will respond to a hypothetical situation in the future. This is a great way for the buyer to learn about the supplier’s values, ethical standards and thought process.

Scenario-based questions ask for a practical-based application of the supplier’s working practices. This is a good test to see what a supplier’s priorities are. But also, how they will adapt to unfamiliar situations. They’re looking at what processes you have in place and whether they are sufficient for dealing with potential problems.

What type of scenario-based questions can occur during bid proposals?

When issuing scenario-based questions, buyers will pose potential situations that they’re looking for a response to. Here are some examples that Robyn has seen when working on tender responses, across a range of industries:

Scenario 1: Supported Living

Your Support Workers have noted a young person, placed at your service, is regularly making excuses to stay out of the placement. The young person is respectful, polite, and gentle to the Support Workers and to other tenants. The Support Worker has also noted that the young person is bringing expensive gifts back with them when they do come home. For example, new clothes, a smart phone, and they have a lot of excess cash.

What are the identified concerns and how will you safeguard the young person and address the issues?

Scenario 2: Construction

Please explain how you would manage the safety and wellbeing of residents, in the event of a sudden failure of power supply to part of the building whilst carrying out the installation.

Scenario 3: Healthcare

Betty has end-stage dementia and has been cared for a number of years in her own home. She requires all care and is nursed in bed. Betty has an Advance Care Plan and a ‘Do Not Attempt to Resuscitate (DNAR)’ recommendation in place, written and witnessed prior to her losing mental capacity. Betty’s wish is to die in her own home, although her daughters do not agree with this decision. Neither daughter lives with Betty. 

Betty’s GP has made a number of anticipatory medications available within the house and there is an associated current drug chart in situ. 

Over the past week, your staff have reported that Betty appears a bit more frail but still appears comfortable. 

A member of your staff has visited this morning and Betty appears distressed and unsettled, is crying in pain upon movement, and is cold to touch but appears flushed in the face. The night Carer reports that Betty has been like this all night.  

What action would your staff take?

These are just a handful of questions that you could find in bid proposals. Scenario-based questions will be unique to each buyer. If you have the right policies and procedures in place, you will be able to answer the questions with ease.

But why do buyers seek answers to scenario-based questions?

There can be many different reasons as to why a buyer would be looking for a response to these questions. From experience, these are the most common reasons why:

1. Predicting future performance

Scenario-based questions are a great way for the buyer to assess and predict a supplier’s future job performance. Furthermore, it allows the buyer to draw a conclusion about how the supplier will solve problems, handle challenges, etc. They are also used to assess soft skills such as communication, teamwork, leadership, adaptability, and decision making.

2. Problems in the past

The scenario asked may provide an insight into previous failings by an incumbent provider. Therefore, the buyer will be looking to proactively address these issues. Your answer should therefore provide reassurance to the buyer – how will these problems be mitigated?

This is shown in example three. The buyer will be looking for the supplier to address how they would handle this shortfall in service. Whilst also showing how they will mitigate its reoccurrence.

3. Common occurrence

In some cases, there will be common occurrence within reactive maintenance. Through your response, you should breed confidence on how you will deal with these day-to-day tasks. E.g., how performance will be monitored/managed, how response times will be maintained, health and safety measures in place, etc.

4. High–risk occurrence

Example one refers to a young person at risk of Child Sex Exploitation. Which in supported living, is a high-risk occurrence. Here, the buyer will want you to demonstrate how your staff are trained to identify this risk. Along with the steps that you will take to keep this young person safe. The buyer will also be looking for any preventative measures. This is what the supplier is putting forward in order to prevent this from ever occurring whilst delivering the contract.

5. Easier for the evaluator

This type of question can be easier for panels who aren’t necessarily experienced/skilled at reviewing information or are non-specialists. For example, consider this question:

‘Can you describe how you would react if a service user was found to be under the influence of alcohol?’

This will be more accessible to a Care Assistant on the procurement panel and easier for them to assess.

6. Getting the best out of bidders

Scenario responses are usually easier to respond to – especially for those who are not specialists in tendering. It ensures the buyer is drawing out the best from bidders.

What are your tips when it comes to answering scenario-based questions?

After seeing scenario-based questions become a regular occurrence within bid proposals, I have become adapt in answering the questions. Here are my tips to help you with your own responses:

• Use a step by step, methodical approach. This will demonstrate logic and critical thinking.
• Draw on experience. If you have experience with the scenario being presented and have successfully managed this, ensure you make this clear. For example, a response for scenario two could start with:

“COMPANY have dealt with NUMBER of power failures during installation and have successfully resolved this issue by…”

• Be factual. Although the question is hypothetical, it is important to think critically and respond as though it is a real occurrence. What exactly would you do?
• Add value – feed innovative methods/technologies into your response. For example, training or IT systems. It is important to constantly demonstrate where you can go above and beyond the expectations of the buyer.

In summary

Scenario-based questions are issued by the buyer to establish if you, the supplier, can adapt easily to unpredicted situations.

They will issue questions with hypothetical scenarios, where you’ll be expected to respond with how you will handle the situation. They will be looking at what policies and procedures you have in place when reacting to issues. The six main reasons why buyers will be issuing scenario-based questions are:

1. Predicting future performance of the supplier
2. Identifying solutions for problems they have had in the past
3. Common occurrence
4. High–risk occurrence
5. Easier for the evaluator
6. Getting the best out of bidders.

When responding to these questions, whilst they may be hypothetical, treat them as if they were really happening. Answer in full detail how you would handle the scenario posed to you. To ensure your response is of the highest quality, here are Robyn’s tips to follow:

• Use a step by step, methodical approach
• Draw on experience
• Be factual. As yourself, what exactly would you do?
• Add value – feed innovative methods / technologies into your response.

How Hudson Succeed can help 

Now you know what scenario questions are, and why the buyer is asking them. You can begin to improve your bid response. However, our Bid Writers have great experience in answering scenario-based questions. If you feel you lack the ability to respond to these questions, let us help.

We have over 60 years of bid writing experience and an 87% success rate. Whether you’re completely new to tendering or aren’t seeing results – we can help. There are four bid writing packages available:

·       Tender Writing

Once you’ve found a tender you’d like to go for, send it over to us. One of our Bid Writers will write the tender response for you. We’ll provide a full Tender Writing breakdown and even submit it on your behalf.

·       Tender Mentor 

Tender Mentor can give your tender response a once over before you submit. Our Bid Writing Team will analyse your response, notifying you of any errors and opportunities for improvements prior to submission.

·       Tender Ready

During the Tender Ready service, our team will create professional policies, procedures, and case studies in your company branding. If you already have this content, we will review everything carefully to ensure that nothing is missed. Once the programme is complete, you’ll have access to three days’ worth of bid consultancy. This can be used for bid writing, tender reviews, or general advice and guidance.

·       Tender Improvement

The Tender Improvement package can help those who have tendered before but aren’t seeing results. Our Bid Writers will assess your previous responses and work with you to develop improved content.

Get in touch to find out how we can help your business grow.

Need help with searching for tenders?

Now you know about scenario-based questions, you might be curious about finding tenders for your business.

There’s no shortage of websites offering multi-sector tendering opportunities and leads.

Ideally, you should be searching for a sector-specific site that posts all unique, public and private sector opportunities.

Our sister company, Hudson Discover, has 11 sector-specific tendering portals.  One centralised and easy-to-navigate portal can help you save time, streamlining the process.

Once signed up, you’ll have access to your own dedicated Account Manager. They’ll be able to answer any questions you may have about tendering for work. You’ll also get an email alert when new and relevant tenders are uploaded to your sector.

A subscription to one of our industry-specific portals will include:  

• Unlimited portal access. You can browse your industry’s portal to your heart’s content. See all the opportunities that are available, intuitively categorised, and easily accessible.
• A daily email bulletin. When you sign up to a portal, you’ll receive an email alert when new tenders are uploaded.
• A dedicated Account Manager. They’ll handle any questions or queries you may have about the portal.
• A free 20-minute phone consultation with a Bid Writer. Our expert Bid Consultants will chat with you about anything tender related.

What opportunities can I expect from a tender search on a Hudson Discover portal?

Hudson Discover hosts all kinds of tenders in both the public and private sectors. These are inclusive of, but aren’t limited to:

• Open tenders
• Restricted procedure tenders
• Competitive dialogues
• Negotiated tendering procedures
• Innovation partnerships
• Single supplier contracts
• Framework agreements
• Dynamic Purchasing Systems.

 Discover Elite

If you want to streamline the process even further, you can sign up to Discover Elite via your chosen portal. With this service, a dedicated Account Manager will find live bids on your behalf. They’ll speak with you weekly to discuss opportunities that may interest you. This is especially helpful for those with little time to spare due to busy schedules.

Vocal

Our support doesn’t end there! Our creative content agency, Vocal, are on hand to help.

The Vocal Team are not afraid to stand up and be heard. And we make sure our clients aren’t either! From small, micro businesses to large organisations, we are vocal about the things that make your business unique.

Our creative service is dedicated to growing your business through striking and thought-provoking content. We’ll take your bid and give it a complete makeover. With professionally designed tender documents, you’re sure to make an impression on the buyer!

Our team specialise in six areas, including:

• Copywriting
• Marketing
• Branding
• Websites
• Design
• Illustration.

If you’d like to know more about what we can do for your business, introduce yourself to the team!

Contact us to find out more!

Find more helpful tips and advice in our blogs. We cover topics including:   

• How to win a tender
• What is a Bid Writer?
• The tendering process
• Writing winning bids
• 7 tips for tendering for contracts
• Tips for bid management
• Bid writing services
• The types of tendering procedures
• Writing bids
• Bid Writing Consultants
• Submitting a tender response
• And many more.

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Got questions about bid writing companies? Here at Hudson Succeed, we aspire to help anyone and everyone to learn more about bidding for work. Our blogs are produced to help those who have broad and specific questions about all things tendering.

When it comes to the services of bid writing companies, you may wonder what is to be expected. Ultimately, they are here to help! So, let’s get into how bid writing companies can benefit you and your business.

Bid writing companies save you time and money

This is perhaps one of the biggest benefits of bid writing companies. It’s also why so many businesses turn to them for help. Bid Writers take the stress out of the entire tendering process. The chances are that you are incredibly busy running a business and working on projects. You may not have the time or the skills to complete a winning bid. That is why it is so much easier to turn to professional Bid Writers. They can complete the entire bid whilst you focus on your usual work. Some will even submit the bid on your behalf.

Bid writing companies produce high-quality bids

Another great benefit of turning to bid writing companies is that they can offer a unique skillset. They have experience in the industry and understand exactly how to go about the task. It is their job, after all.

Firstly, they’ll break down all the documents to note all key information. This will include dates such as the final deadline and any other requirements. They will manage the workload so that it is done on time and not rushed. Rushing a bid at the last minute will no doubt result in plenty of mistakes, and the buyers will not approve. If they get the impression that you are lazy, they will not award you the contract.

Summary

In summary, bid writing companies can do a lot for your business. They are able to execute expert level skills to create the highest quality of work. Relying on them also saves you time and money by increasing your chances of success and decreasing your workload.

If you still have questions and want a more direct answer you can contact us. We will be more than happy to help! We have only scratched the surface. For more information on the benefits of using bid writing companies, check out our other blogs.

We cover topics including:

• How to win a tender
• What is a Bid Writer?
• The tendering process
• Writing winning bids
• 7 tips for tendering for contracts
• Tips for bid management
• Bid writing services
• The types of tendering procedures
• Writing bids
• Bid writing consultants
• Submitting a tender response
• And many more.

Our services

Tender Writing

Once you’ve found the perfect bid for your business, send it our way. Our Bid Writers can take care of the whole thing for you they’ll even submit it on your behalf. They’ll let you know what they need from you, providing you with a full Tender Writing breakdown.

Tender Ready

Our Tender Ready 4-week programme is perfect for businesses that have never tendered before. A Bid Writer will work with you to ensure you have everything in place to tender successfully. They can also help you better understand the tendering process. Tender Ready offers your business:

• A 12-month subscription to one Hudson Discover.
• Access to Global Bid Directors and Senior Bidding Professionals.
• An Organisation-wide Bid library, including 3 case studies, 5 CVs and policies.
• Additional flexible benefits.

Tender Improvement

If you’ve been tendering but aren’t seeing success from your current efforts, our Tender Improvement package can help. Our Bid Team will assess your previous responses and tender documents. They will work with you to improve for future submissions. This package includes a 12-month subscription to a Hudson Discover portal and additional tendering development services.

Tender Mentor

If you’ve written your own tender response and need it double-checked for errors, Tender Mentor can help. A Bid Writer will proofread your work for any inconsistencies, grammar or spelling mistakes. They will also ensure it’s in line with the specification before you submit. This can help you formulate a winning submission.

Additional support

If you only need the assistance with PQQs or SQs we can help. Send the information over to us and we can provide you with a quote for the work involved.

Discover Elite

Upgrading to Discover Elite can help optimise your tendering efforts – even when you’re busy. Our two new time-saving tools can improve your competitor awareness and success rate when bidding for a contract.

The Ultimate Time Saver package offers your business:

• A maximum of five tender breakdowns per month.
• An annual subscription to a maximum of two Hudson Discover sector-specific portals. This option can help businesses that overlap two industries such as Healthcare and Technology, for example.
• Pre-market and award engagement notices monitored on your behalf.
• Buyer portal management, including registration, password management, downloading documents and assessing viability based on your bid or no-bid strategy.
• Weekly phone calls with your dedicated Account Manager to discuss viable tendering opportunities.

The Become a Pre-Bid Master package also includes:

• All of the above.
• Up to seven tender breakdowns per month.
• A Bid Strategy delivered by a Senior Bid Manager with a minimum of 5 years of experience. It will also be managed by our Global Bid Director.

Contact us to find out how we can help your business grow.

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When you’re looking for how to tender for building work, you may have several questions. The more you learn, the more questions may arise. Luckily, we aim to offer as much advise in our blogs as we can. If you have questions, we will use decades of experience and our 87% success rate to offer support.

Let’s get into how to tender for building work.

Finding building work opportunities

When you want to search for tendering opportunities, the easiest and best way is through portals. This is the first stage of how to tender for building work. There are several sites, ours included, that offer streamlined experiences to help make finding contracts easy. The UK has a contract finder, for example, that allows users to use filters. These filters can be selected to show results that are suitable for SMEs or from certain periods of time. You can also discover awarded contracts. It is a great tool for finding contracts.

As mentioned, there are lots of sites that host portals for tender opportunities. These portals make it much easier to find contracts. So, instead of going through dozens of websites and painstakingly searching, you can easily find the information you need. One aspect that sets our portals apart from the rest is that we don’t use CPV codes. This means we check all opportunities as we upload them to our portal, so no contracts will be missed.

Since we are focused on how to tender for building work, we recommend our Construction Tenders portal.

It is important when searching for opportunities that you check your eligibility. Many businesses will tender for work they cannot actually deliver. This is a huge waste of time, money, and resources. If you hire bid writing services, these experts will be able to help you breakdown a bid, checking your eligibility.

Writing the bid

Once you have selected the opportunity you wish to pursue, you can begin to write your bid. A lot of people may worry at this stage. A lot goes into bid writing, so it can be better to hire an expert. Professional Bid Writers can take the stress out of the process for you by handling the entire thing. They may even submit the bid on your behalf. Whether you choose to write it yourself, or hire an expert, here’s what needs to be implemented to ensure success.

1. Break down the documents

The first stage of writing your bid is to break down the buyer’s tender documents. This is important so you know exactly what is required. This is often done when checking for eligibility as you can see whether you can deliver the required work.

2. Use excellent writing and communication skills

Writing a bid does require excellent writing and communication skills. This is why so many businesses outsource to Bid Writers. It is their job to do it well. Your bid needs to be well written and communicate clearly your ideas and concepts.

3. Proofreading abilities

Your bid is your opportunity to stand out and impress the buyer. You won’t do this if your bid is full of errors. It gives the impression you are not thorough with your work. So, it is important to proof and edit your work, so it is as close to perfect as possible.

4. Time and project management

Since tenders often have several deadlines, it is important to be organised. This is why it is important to break down the tender. This way you can work out exactly what needs to be done, and when to do it by.

Summary

In summary, the process of how to tender for building work is broken into two parts:

• Finding the opportunities
• Writing the bid.

These are some of the skills needed to increase your chances of success:

1. Breaking down the documents
2. Using excellent writing and communication skills
3. Proofreading abilities
4. Time and project management.

If you still have questions on how to tender for building work, don’t hesitate to contact us. We aim to help however we can, and we are confident we can support you.

Find more helpful tips and advice in our blogs. We cover topics including:

• How to win a tender
• What is a Bid Writer?
• The tendering process
• Writing winning bids
• 7 tips for tendering for contracts
• Tips for bid management
• Bid writing services
• The types of tendering procedures
• Writing bids
• Bid writing consultants
• Submitting a tender response
• And many more.

Our services

Tender Writing

Once you’ve found the perfect bid for your business, send it our way. Our Bid Writers can take care of the whole thing for you they’ll even submit it on your behalf. They’ll let you know what they need from you, providing you with a full Tender Writing breakdown.

Tender Ready

Our Tender Ready 4-week programme is perfect for businesses that have never tendered before. A Bid Writer will work with you to ensure you have everything in place to tender successfully. They can also help you better understand the tendering process. Tender Ready offers your business:

• A 12-month subscription to one Hudson Discover.
• Access to Global Bid Directors and Senior Bidding Professionals.
• An Organisation-wide Bid library, including 3 case studies, 5 CVs and policies.
• Additional flexible benefits.

Tender Improvement

If you’ve been tendering but aren’t seeing success from your current efforts, our Tender Improvement package can help. Our Bid Team will assess your previous responses and tender documents. They will work with you to improve for future submissions. This package includes a 12-month subscription to a Hudson Discover portal and additional tendering development services.

Tender Mentor

If you’ve written your own tender response and need it double-checked for errors, Tender Mentor can help. A Bid Writer will proofread your work for any inconsistencies, grammar or spelling mistakes. They will also ensure it’s in line with the specification before you submit. This can help you formulate a winning submission.

Additional support

If you only need the assistance with PQQs or SQs we can help. Send the information over to us and we can provide you with a quote for the work involved.

Discover Elite

Upgrading to Discover Elite can help optimise your tendering efforts – even when you’re busy. Our two new time-saving tools can improve your competitor awareness and success rate when bidding for a contract.

The Ultimate Time Saver package offers your business:

• A maximum of five tender breakdowns per month.
• An annual subscription to a maximum of two Hudson Discover sector-specific portals. This option can help businesses that overlap two industries such as Healthcare and Technology, for example.
• Pre-market and award engagement notices monitored on your behalf.
• Buyer portal management, including registration, password management, downloading documents and assessing viability based on your bid or no-bid strategy.
• Weekly phone calls with your dedicated Account Manager to discuss viable tendering opportunities.

The Become a Pre-Bid Master package also includes:

• All of the above.
• Up to seven tender breakdowns per month.
• A Bid Strategy delivered by a Senior Bid Manager with a minimum of 5 years of experience. It will also be managed by our Global Bid Director.

Contact us to find out how we can help your business grow.

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Tender services have a lot to offer your business. This is why so many businesses outsource to companies that offer them. At Hudson Succeed, we offer our own tender services. We conduct these tender services to help businesses win contracts for their company. A lot of these contracts of for multiple years too. Therefore, we support our clients in securing years’ worth of work. Let’s get into what exactly tender services are.

What are tender services?

Tender services can consist of several elements. Primarily they will involve the process of writing the tender/bid. A lot of companies choose to outsource to a bid writer for several reasons. Other services may include mentorship advice or consultancy support.

How tender services can benefit you

One of the reasons companies turn to tender services is that it saves the company time and money. They could write the tender themselves, but if they aren’t experienced, they may not see the results they desire. They may also find the various documents and information to be overwhelming as there can be a lot. Not to mention the word count required for some bids can be excessive! So, if you don’t have the time to dedicate to writing a bid, then tender services can help.

You may want to hire an in-house bid writer if you intend to bid for work often. This would likely be a good idea. If you only intend to bid for one contract, it’s a lot of money to hire someone for one job. Not to mention the whole hiring process and more. That is one way that tender services companies can save you time and money.

They also help by being experts in their field. It makes sense to rely on an expert if you aren’t sure of something. They have the experience to know exactly how to complete the bid. It can be good to research companies that offer tender services to see their success rate. For example, ours is 87%, so we are confident in our ability to support and succeed for our clients.

What skills do tender service companies possess?

Those companies that offer tender services will possess a plethora of skills. For example, they will have excellent writing and communication skills. It is important for the buyer to get a good impression from you. If your bid is unclear or features grammatical errors and mistakes, you’ll leave the impression that you aren’t thorough. This could be the detail that costs you the bid. So, it is important to get it as perfect as possible. Bid writers can do this for you. They’ll make sure your ideas and concepts are communicated clearly too.

A very important skill that they have is time and project management. The bidding process can get complicated when there are lots of documents. Luckily, tender services providers have dealt with this plenty of times. Therefore, they know how to break down the workload to avoid mistakes and stress. They do this so they have plenty of time, later on, to review the work and submit it early. We do this as we know there can always be technological errors at the finish line or other unforeseen issues. If you are stressed and rush a bid, it will almost certainly have mistakes and you won’t succeed. Don’t let this be the reason for your loss!

Summary

Let’s recap what we have covered in this brief look into how tender services can support you and your business.

Tender services are companies that offer support for businesses looking to tender for work.

They can help you by taking the workload off your hands. They’ll also use expert skills and industry knowledge to increase your chances of success.

If you have further questions on tender services, don’t hesitate to contact us. We will be more than happy to help.

Our services

Tender Writing

Once you’ve found the perfect bid for your business, send it our way. Our Bid Writers can take care of the whole thing for you they’ll even submit it on your behalf. They’ll let you know what they need from you, providing you with a full Tender Writing breakdown.

Tender Ready

Our Tender Ready 4-week programme is perfect for businesses that have never tendered before. A Bid Writer will work with you to ensure you have everything in place to tender successfully. They can also help you better understand the tendering process. Tender Ready offers your business:

• A 12-month subscription to one Hudson Discover.
• Access to Global Bid Directors and Senior Bidding Professionals.
• An Organisation-wide Bid library, including 3 case studies, 5 CVs and policies.
• Additional flexible benefits.

Tender Improvement

If you’ve been tendering but aren’t seeing success from your current efforts, our Tender Improvement package can help. Our Bid Team will assess your previous responses and tender documents. They will work with you to improve for future submissions. This package includes a 12-month subscription to a Hudson Discover portal and additional tendering development services.

Tender Mentor

If you’ve written your own tender response and need it double-checked for errors, Tender Mentor can help. A Bid Writer will proofread your work for any inconsistencies, grammar or spelling mistakes. They will also ensure it’s in line with the specification before you submit. This can help you formulate a winning submission.

Additional support

If you only need the assistance with PQQs or SQs we can help. Send the information over to us and we can provide you with a quote for the work involved.

Discover Elite

Upgrading to Discover Elite can help optimise your tendering efforts – even when you’re busy. Our two new time-saving tools can improve your competitor awareness and success rate when bidding for a contract.

The Ultimate Time Saver package offers your business:

• A maximum of five tender breakdowns per month.
• An annual subscription to a maximum of two Hudson Discover sector-specific portals. This option can help businesses that overlap two industries such as Healthcare and Technology, for example.
• Pre-market and award engagement notices monitored on your behalf.
• Buyer portal management, including registration, password management, downloading documents and assessing viability based on your bid or no-bid strategy.
• Weekly phone calls with your dedicated Account Manager to discuss viable tendering opportunities.

The Become a Pre-Bid Master package also includes:

• All of the above.
• Up to seven tender breakdowns per month.
• A Bid Strategy delivered by a Senior Bid Manager with a minimum of 5 years of experience. It will also be managed by our Global Bid Director.

Contact us to find out how we can help your business grow.

Find more helpful tips and advice in our blogs. We cover topics including:

• How to win a tender
• What is a Bid Writer?
• The tendering process
• Writing winning bids
• 7 tips for tendering for contracts
• Tips for bid management
• Bid writing services
• The types of tendering procedures
• Writing bids
• Bid writing consultants
• Submitting a tender response
• And many more.

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If you are looking for how to tender for construction work, then you’ve come to the right place. We offer as much support and advice as we can. Whether it’s how to win with the right pricing strategy, PPQs, or government contracts. We are confident we can offer you our expert advice to answer whatever questions you may have.

Finding a contract

If you’re new to tendering, you may wonder what the first stage is. The first stage of how to tender for construction work is to find contracts and opportunities. You can do this by researching via online search engines such as Google. You may find it tiring to go through countless websites, so it can be better to try a tendering portal. We offer 11 sector-specific tendering portals for clients to discover hundreds of opportunities. They include:

• Healthcare Tenders
• Creative Tenders
• Facilities Tenders
• Construction Tenders
• Technology Tenders
• Logistics Tenders
• Research Tenders
• Consultancy Tenders
• HR Tenders
• Finance Tenders
• Hospitality Tenders

Our portals are updated daily by our admin team so you will not miss opportunities. Plus, we don’t use CPV codes, so you can be sure to find legitimate opportunities in the right place.

Once you find the right opportunity, you can look at the documents and see if you are eligible. If you hire a bid writer, they’ll be able to do this for you.

Since you’re looking into how to tender for construction work, our construction portal is the one for you.

Break the tenders down

When you have the tender documents, you can break down all the work that is involved. This is also how you can see if your company are eligible for the contract. For example, if your annual turnover was £1million, you probably shouldn’t bid for contracts of excess £500k. You may be surprised at how many companies bid for work without checking if they are eligible. This is a complete waste of their time and money and can easily be avoided.

Here is where you can also make a note of all the key dates so you can stay organised. Using a bid sheet can help you when breaking down all of the work involved.

Writing the bid

Now that you’re ready to write the bid, you should keep the following information in mind. These tips are from our own expert Bid Writers, and it’s how we have a win rate of 87%.

1. Meet the word counts to show you can follow instructions.
2. Be organised so you get everything done on time. Rushing at the last minute will almost certainly result in mistakes and a lot of stress.
3. Edit your work to ensure the bid is of high quality. You give the impression you are lazy and unprofessional if your bid is full of errors.

Do you not have the time to write a bid? Why not trust us to give you the tools to succeed?

If you still have questions about how to tender for construction work, don’t hesitate to contact us. We are always more than happy to help and offer advice to those who need it. If you would like to know more about how we can help with your bid, see details below.

Our services

Tender Writing

Once you’ve found the perfect bid for your business, send it our way. Our Bid Writers can take care of the whole thing for you they’ll even submit it on your behalf. They’ll let you know what they need from you, providing you with a full Tender Writing breakdown.

Tender Ready

Our Tender Ready 4-week programme is perfect for businesses that have never tendered before. A Bid Writer will work with you to ensure you have everything in place to tender successfully. They can also help you better understand the tendering process. Tender Ready offers your business:

• A 12-month subscription to one Hudson Discover.
• Access to Global Bid Directors and Senior Bidding Professionals.
• An Organisation-wide Bid library, including 3 case studies, 5 CVs and policies.
• Additional flexible benefits.

Tender Improvement

If you’ve been tendering but aren’t seeing success from your current efforts, our Tender Improvement package can help. Our Bid Team will assess your previous responses and tender documents. They will work with you to improve for future submissions. This package includes a 12-month subscription to a Hudson Discover portal and additional tendering development services.

Tender Mentor

If you’ve written your own tender response and need it double-checked for errors, Tender Mentor can help. A Bid Writer will proofread your work for any inconsistencies, grammar or spelling mistakes. They will also ensure it’s in line with the specification before you submit. This can help you formulate a winning submission.

Additional support

If you only need the assistance with PQQs or SQs we can help. Send the information over to us and we can provide you with a quote for the work involved.

Discover Elite

Upgrading to Discover Elite can help optimise your tendering efforts – even when you’re busy. Our two new time-saving tools can improve your competitor awareness and success rate when bidding for a contract.

The Ultimate Time Saver package offers your business:

• A maximum of five tender breakdowns per month.
• An annual subscription to a maximum of two Hudson Discover sector-specific portals. This option can help businesses that overlap two industries such as Healthcare and Technology, for example.
• Pre-market and award engagement notices monitored on your behalf.
• Buyer portal management, including registration, password management, downloading documents and assessing viability based on your bid or no-bid strategy.
• Weekly phone calls with your dedicated Account Manager to discuss viable tendering opportunities.

The Become a Pre-Bid Master package also includes:

• All of the above.
• Up to seven tender breakdowns per month.
• A Bid Strategy delivered by a Senior Bid Manager with a minimum of 5 years of experience. It will also be managed by our Global Bid Director.

Contact us to find out how we can help your business grow.

Find more helpful tips and advice in our blogs. We cover topics including:

• How to win a tender
• What is a Bid Writer?
• The tendering process
• Writing winning bids
• 7 tips for tendering for contracts
• Tips for bid management
• Bid writing services
• The types of tendering procedures
• Writing bids
• Bid writing consultants
• Submitting a tender response
• And many more.

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If you’re new to the tendering process, have you considered seeking the help of Bid Writers in the UK?

Bid Writers in the UK can offer many advantages to your business. If you’re not sure what they are, keep reading to find out!

3 ways that Bid Writers in the UK can help your business

1. Exceptional writing skills

A major advantage of working with a bid writing professional is their exceptional writing skills. Bid Writers in the UK have a unique skillset that will improve your chances of success when tendering for contracts. No matter your sector, they can produce a compelling, persuasive tender response that showcases your business in the best light.

2. Research opportunities

Bid Writers in the UK can benefit your business by researching opportunities for you to bid for.

Finding suitable opportunities for your business can be half the battle of the tendering process. However, Bid Writers will evaluate your business and source opportunities that match your strengths. This will prevent you from bidding on irrelevant contracts, which will save you time, effort and resources. Technical Bid Writers have a certain speciality and area of expertise. However, they don’t always need to be experts in order to win you a bid.

3. Time management and planning

Effective time management and planning skills are vital for tendering success. Depending on the project, the tender you’re bidding for could be huge. If that’s the case, it’ll take a lot of planning to ensure your tender response is up to scratch.

By trusting your tender to a professional Bid Writer, they’ll handle everything from you. From internal deadlines through to submission! So, you’ll be free to focus on your business.

Do you want support from Bid Writers in the UK?

To increase your chances of success, you might be looking for some support with your tender. Writing isn’t everyone’s strong suit and that’s ok. Outsourcing to bid writing specialists can help you secure that next contract and grow your business.

Here at Hudson Succeed, we pride ourselves on being bid writing experts. We hold an 87% success rate and have over 60 years of collective bid writing experience.

We offer four levels of bid writing support to suit every business need. You may not need the whole tender written for you; you may simply need it proofread before you submit. We can help with that.

Our services

Tender Writing

Once you’ve found the perfect bid for your business, send it our way. Our Bid Writers can take care of the whole thing for you they’ll even submit it on your behalf. They’ll let you know what they need from you, providing you with a full Tender Writing breakdown.

Tender Ready

Our Tender Ready 4-week programme is perfect for businesses that have never tendered before. A Bid Writer will work with you to ensure you have everything in place to tender successfully. They can also help you better understand the tendering process. Tender Ready offers your business:

• A 12-month subscription to one Hudson Discover.
• Access to Global Bid Directors and Senior Bidding Professionals.
• An Organisation-wide Bid library, including 3 case studies, 5 CVs and policies.
• Additional flexible benefits.

Tender Improvement

If you’ve been tendering but aren’t seeing success from your current efforts, our Tender Improvement package can help. Our Bid Team will assess your previous responses and tender documents. They will work with you to improve for future submissions. This package includes a 12-month subscription to a Hudson Discover portal and additional tendering development services.

Tender Mentor

If you’ve written your own tender response and need it double-checked for errors, Tender Mentor can help. A Bid Writer will proofread your work for any inconsistencies, grammar or spelling mistakes. They will also ensure it’s in line with the specification before you submit. This can help you formulate a winning submission.

Additional support

If you only need the assistance with PQQs or SQs we can help. Send the information over to us and we can provide you with a quote for the work involved.

Discover Elite

Upgrading to Discover Elite can help optimise your tendering efforts – even when you’re busy. Our two new time-saving tools can improve your competitor awareness and success rate when bidding for a contract.

The Ultimate Time Saver package offers your business:

• A maximum of five tender breakdowns per month.
• An annual subscription to a maximum of two Hudson Discover sector-specific portals. This option can help businesses that overlap two industries such as Healthcare and Technology, for example.
• Pre-market and award engagement notices monitored on your behalf.
• Buyer portal management, including registration, password management, downloading documents and assessing viability based on your bid or no-bid strategy.
• Weekly phone calls with your dedicated Account Manager to discuss viable tendering opportunities.

The Become a Pre-Bid Master package also includes:

• All of the above.
• Up to seven tender breakdowns per month.
• A Bid Strategy delivered by a Senior Bid Manager with a minimum of 5 years of experience. It will also be managed by our Global Bid Director.

Contact us to find out how we can help your business grow.

Find more helpful tips and advice in our blogs. We cover topics including:

• How to win a tender
• What is a Bid Writer?
• The tendering process
• Writing winning bids
• 7 tips for tendering for contracts
• Tips for bid management
• Bid writing services
• The types of tendering procedures
• Writing bids
• Bid writing consultants
• Submitting a tender response
• And many more.

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Hiring tender writing consultants can massively increase your chances of success when tendering for work. There is a lot of expert knowledge and skills that tender writing consultants possess. Since we want to help people learn, we will be covering how tender writing consultants can benefit your business.

Tender writing consultants offer industry knowledge

Since tender writing consultants are so familiar with the process and their industry, they know how best to advise clients. This means they can clarify which opportunities you are eligible for. Tender documents can be long and chock-full of information, so it can be easy to miss key information. Tender writing consultants can look through these for you and break them down into the key information. These breakdowns will include information such as the contract price, deadlines, what work is needed, and so on.

Tender writing consultants are experts at bid writing

As you might guess, consultants of tender writing need to be talented writers. They use their writing and language skills to persuade the buyer why you should be awarded the contract. They also use their skills to make your tender response interesting and engaging to read. You don’t want the reader being bored to the point they don’t even want to read your proposal. The very point of your proposal is to make you stand out! It goes without saying that they are also skilled proof-readers. So, they can check over proposals for grammatical errors and punctuation and spelling mistakes.

Whether you are wanting your entire proposal written or you need advice, tender consultants can help. They know exactly what is expected and how to make sure your proposal is of the highest standard.

Tender writing consultants have excellent communication skills

As a proposal is used to show the buyer what you can offer, it needs to be communicated clearly. Tender writing consultants are professionals at clearly stating your values and attributes. They will showcase your business and explain why you should be awarded the contract. They won’t waffle about points that are irrelevant to the questions as this would lose you marks.

Tender writing consultants know exactly how to manage their time and workload

One of the greatest skills of tender writing consultants is that they are organised. They know how to break down their workload and can do the same for clients. This is to ensure deadlines are never missed and work is done in advance. This way, there is no stressful rush at the last minute to submit. Technical Bid Writers know how to manage their time in order to get your bid proposal submitted on time, if not early.

Summary

Let’s summarise just some of the many ways consultants of tender writing can help you.

Tender writing consultants have industry knowledge

Being familiar with their industry is a crucial asset for consultants. They know what is expected, so they can offer expert advice.

Tender writing consultants are experts in their field of writing

They have written hundreds, sometimes thousands, of bids. So, they have perfected their writing skills to create high-quality proposals.

Tender writing consultants are excellent communicators

They are able to clearly communicate why a client should be awarded the contract.

Tender writing consultants have great time and project management abilities

The process of tendering and writing bids can be tedious, but they know how to manage their workload. Tender writing consultants will not miss deadlines and will have work done in advance to avoid stressful, last-minute submissions.

Need assistance with your next tender?

Although you’re a bit more familiar with what’s required, you might still be looking for some support with your tender. Writing isn’t everyone’s strong suit and that’s ok. Outsourcing to bid writing specialists can help you secure that next contract and grow your business.

Here at Hudson Succeed, we pride ourselves on being bid writing experts. We hold an 87% success rate and have over 60 years of collective bid writing experience.

We offer four levels of bid writing support to suit every business need. You may not need the whole tender written for you; you may simply need it proofread before you submit. We can help with that.

Our services

Tender Writing

Once you’ve found the perfect bid for your business, send it our way. Our Bid Writers can take care of the whole thing for you, they’ll even submit it on your behalf. They’ll let you know what they need from you, providing you with a full Tender Writing breakdown.

Tender Ready

Our Tender Ready 4-week programme is perfect for businesses that have never tendered before. A Bid Writer will work with you to ensure you have everything in place to tender successfully. They can also help you better understand the tendering process. Tender Ready offers your business:

• A 12-month subscription to one Hudson Discover.
• Access to Global Bid Directors and Senior Bidding Professionals.
• An Organisation-wide Bid library, including 3 case studies, 5 CVs and policies.
• Additional flexible benefits.

Tender Improvement

If you’ve been tendering but aren’t seeing success from your current efforts, our Tender Improvement package can help. Our Bid Team will assess your previous responses and tender documents. They will work with you to improve for future submissions. This package includes a 12-month subscription to a Hudson Discover portal and additional tendering development services.

Tender Mentor

If you’ve written your own tender response and need it double-checked for errors, Tender Mentor can help. A Bid Writer will proofread your work for any inconsistencies, grammar or spelling mistakes. They will also ensure it’s in line with the specification before you submit.

Additional support

If you only need assistance with PQQs or SQs, we can help. Send the information over to us and we can provide you with a quote for the work involved.

Discover Elite

Upgrading to Discover Elite can help optimise your tendering efforts – even when you’re busy. Our two new time-saving tools can improve your competitor awareness and success rate when bidding for a contract.

The Ultimate Time Saver package offers your business:

• A maximum of five tender breakdowns per month.
• An annual subscription to a maximum of two Hudson Discover sector-specific portals. This option can help businesses that overlap two industries such as Healthcare and Technology, for example.
• Pre-market and award engagement notices monitored on your behalf.
• Buyer portal management, including registration, password management, downloading documents and assessing viability based on your bid or no-bid strategy.
• Weekly phone calls with your dedicated Account Manager to discuss viable tendering opportunities.

The Become a Pre-Bid Master package also includes:

• All of the above.
• Up to seven tender breakdowns per month.
• A Bid Strategy delivered by a Senior Bid Manager with a minimum of 5 years of experience. It will also be managed by our Global Bid Director.

Contact us to find out how we can help your business grow.

Find more helpful tips and advice in our blogs. We cover topics including:

• How to win a tender
• What is a Bid Writer?
• The tendering process
• Writing winning bids
• 7 tips for tendering for contracts
• Tips for bid management
• Bid writing services
• The types of tendering procedures
• Writing bids
• Bid writing consultants
• Submitting a tender response
• And many more.

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Using a bid writing company can help you win your next tender. You’re busy enough as it is running your business! Outsourcing your next tender to a bid writing company can greatly benefit your business.

Here are 5 ways a bid writing company can benefit your business:

1. Work with your business development objectives

A bid writing company can work with you to achieve your business development objectives. You should assess the bid proposals you have to prepare, the value of the contracts and consider your win rate. This will enable you to identify the level of effort and support you will need in order to be successful. You can then see the number of hours it will take. If you feel it’s more than you can afford to expand, outsourcing it can help you handle the workload.

2. Win you more work

Winning bids can be great for your business, obviously. A bid writing company can achieve this for you. The more contracts you win, the more experience you will have. The more experience you have, the bigger contracts you can go for. The bigger the contracts you go for, the bigger your business can grow! Securing a place on a framework or Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) can help. They are a great way to help you secure a pipeline of work for your business. An advantage of this is that they can often run for years a time. This can help you see consistent growth within your company.

3. Allow you to focus on running your business

Outsourcing a tender response to a bid writing company can allow you to focus on the running of your business. Depending on the contract, some responses can take weeks or even months. Can you afford to have your team juggling this as well as their current role? Are you able to continue with the day to day running of your business taking this into consideration?

A bid writing company can save you time and resources when tendering for contracts. This can allow you to continue with business as normal. Your designated Bid Writer can even write, manage, and submit the tender on your behalf. You can then relax knowing your bid response is well taken care of and in good hands.

4. Experts in writing bids

A bid writing company does just that. It’s in the name. Therefore, you’d be right to assume that they are experts in what they do – writing bids. Their communication, writing and research skills are unparalleled. It’s their job to win you bids, and win you bids they do. They can work alongside your business to develop high-quality, detailed tender responses.

What is crucial, is that you work with the Bid Writing Consultants. They don’t claim to be experts in your industry but in writing bids. Therefore, they will need your input for industry and technical responses about the running of your business. If you give them all the information they require, this can help them write you a winning bid.

5. Have a higher chance of success

Carrying on from the point above, using a bid writing company will result in a higher chance of success. Most bid writing companies will proudly note their success rates on their websites. You should take note of this. As it’s their full-time job to write bids, they will likely be more experienced than you in this respect. Thus, your chance of success will increase more than if you did it yourself.

What should I look for in a bid writing company?

Deciding whether or not to use a bid writing company is understandably a big decision. You may still be on the fence as to use them or not. They can offer you a range of services to suit all needs. Below are just some of the services you should look for in a bid writing company.

• Notable success rate

As mentioned above, while browsing your options for which bid writing company to use, take note of their success rate. Most will note this on their website. This can help you distinguish which are actually winning contracts for their clients, and the others that aren’t.

• Years of experience

Obviously, the more experience one has, the more likely they will be to succeed. When considering using a bid writing company, you should also note the years of experience they have. The more experience they have, the more likely they will know how to cater to a buyer’s needs.

• Offer more than just bid writing support

A good bid writing company will offer a plethora of tender support options. They could offer the following services:

Bid management

Your bid management process and approach are crucial to achieving winning results. In the majority of cases, buyers will require:

• High-quality written responses
• Evidence of qualifications and/or accreditations
• Case studies
• Company CVs
• Economic financial standing/business accounts
• Pricing documents

To bid or not to bid

To bid or not to bid? That is the ultimate question you need to think about before beginning your bid response. A bid writing company can refine your approach to the decision-making process. This can help ensure that you’re going for the right opportunities for your business going forward.

Opportunity tracking

Keeping track and finding the right bid for your business is an essential aspect. Ideally, you should be looking for a bid writing company that offers this as an option. This can help you streamline the whole process. Ideally, industry-specific portals that you can filter results via keyword, budget or location can tailor and optimise your search.

Our sister company, Hudson Discover, hosts 11 sector-specific tendering portals. They are easy to navigate, helping you save time.

Sectors include:

• Creative Tenders
• Healthcare Tenders
• Facilities Tenders
• Construction Tenders
• Technology Tenders
• Logistics Tenders
• Research Tenders
• Consultancy Tenders
• HR Tenders
• Finance Tenders
• Hospitality Tenders

Once you have signed up, you will have access to your own Account Manager. They can answer any questions you may have about the tender process in general. They can also offer support with an ongoing bid. You will also receive an email alert whenever new and relevant tenders are uploaded to your sector. There’s no reliance on inaccurate CPV codes, allowing you to find relevant opportunities for your business.

Writing, reviewing, and submitting bids

Bid Writers have great attention to detail and communication skills. These are essential in order to write you a winning bid. They need to be able to convey and explain your business in the most persuasive and effective way to buyers. This means they need to know how to communicate in a way the ensures you stand out from your competitors.

Their meticulous attention to detail will allow them to explain the details you otherwise would overlook. This is the type of thing buyers are looking for within a bid response. Particularly if they stick to the word/page/character counts. Buyers expect a thorough, detailed quality response. A bid writing company can help you achieve this.

A bid writing company can also review your previous submissions. They can point out what you could improve on helping you build on weak content. They can assess how it was/wasn’t in line with the specification and how to build on this going forward.

So, now you know how using a bid writing company can help you win a tender. It’s now up to you to take that step and start growing your business.

Our services

Tender Writing

Once you’ve found the perfect bid for your business, send it our way. Our Bid Writers can take care of the whole thing for you they’ll even submit it on your behalf. They’ll let you know what they need from you, providing you with a full Tender Writing breakdown.

Tender Ready

Our Tender Ready 4-week programme is perfect for businesses that have never tendered before. A Bid Writer will work with you to ensure you have everything in place to tender successfully. Tender Ready offers your business:

• A 12-month subscription to one Hudson Discover
• Access to Global Bid Directors and Senior Bidding Professionals.
• An Organisation-wide Bid library, including 3 case studies, 5 CVs and policies.
• Additional flexible benefits.

Tender Improvement

If you’ve been tendering but aren’t seeing success from your current efforts, our Tender Improvement package can help. Our Bid Team will assess your previous responses and tender documents. They will work with you to improve for future submissions. This package includes a 12-month subscription to a Hudson Discover portal and additional tendering development services.

Tender Mentor

If you’ve written your own tender response and need it double-checked for errors, Tender Mentor can help. A Bid Writer will proofread your work for any inconsistencies, grammar or spelling mistakes. They will also ensure it’s in line with the specification before you submit.

Discover Elite

Upgrading to Discover Elite can help optimise your tendering efforts – even when you’re busy. Our two new time-saving tools can improve your competitor awareness and success rate when bidding for a contract.

The Ultimate Time Saver package offers your business:

• A maximum of five tender breakdowns per month.
• An annual subscription to a maximum of two Hudson Discover sector-specific portals. This option can help businesses that overlap two industries such as Healthcare and Technology, for example.
• Pre-market and award engagement notices monitored on your behalf.
• Buyer portal management, including registration, password management, downloading documents and assessing viability based on your bid or no-bid strategy.
• Weekly phone calls with your dedicated Account Manager to discuss viable tendering opportunities.

The Become a Pre-Bid Master package also includes:

• All of the above.
• Up to seven tender breakdowns per month.
• A Bid Strategy delivered by a Senior Bid Manager with a minimum of 5 years of experience. It will also be managed by our Global Bid Director.

Contact us to find out how we can help your business grow.

Find more helpful tips and advice in our blogs. We cover topics including:

• How to win a tender
• What is a Bid Writer?
• The tendering process
• Writing winning bids
• 7 tips for tendering for contracts
• Tips for bid management
• Bid writing services
• The types of tendering procedures
• Writing bids
• Bid writing consultants
• Submitting a tender response
• And many more.

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