A fifteen-person EdTech company needed support with a council transformation tender. The resulting contract was valued at £6M over five years.
15 people
Client team size
£6M
5-year value
4 more
Council wins followed
§ 01
The challenge
A fifteen-person EdTech SaaS company was preparing its first public-sector tender, for a council education transformation programme. The product team could demonstrate the platform but needed help writing up its delivery plan and evidence for a formal submission.
§ 02
Our approach
We agreed the scope with the CEO and worked with the team on the written submission. The answers covered data protection, security, implementation and social value. The social value answer drew on the company's existing schools programme, and the implementation method on its development practices.
§ 03
The result
The company was shortlisted, and we helped it prepare for the presentation. It won the contract, worth £6M over five years, and later won contracts with four more councils, using the response material as a starting point. The business continued working with Bidgen on public-sector bids: “You understand both worlds.”
“We had 48 hours to respond or miss out. Bidgen understood our tech AND council procurement.”
CEO & Founder·EdTech SaaS Startup§ 04
How the response was developed
•A delivery method based on the company’s development practices
•Support with the written response and presentation
•An agreed scope and fee before work began
•The company’s actual experience and capacity explained clearly
•Approved response material kept for later bids
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