Practical guides for your next bid
Start with the work in front of you: finding opportunities, deciding whether to bid, preparing the response or learning from the result.
17 practical resources · Reviewed 5 September 2026
Choose bid support
Bid writing support for SMEs
Plan bid support around an SME’s limited time, the work it can really take on and the evidence it already has, with a way of working that suits a small team.
Read guide →Overflow bid writing capacity for busy tender teams
Bring temporary bid writing support into an existing team with a clear work package, a proper handover and one route for decisions and review.
Read guide →How an outsourced bid team works
Understand how an outsourced bid team handles discovery, writing and review, what your business still owns, and how to scope an ongoing partnership.
Read guide →What does bid writing cost in the UK?
Work out the likely cost of bid writing support from a defined scope, compare fee models and spot the internal time and extra work that headline prices leave out.
Read guide →How to choose a bid writing company
Choose a bid writing company by meeting the delivery team, testing a sample question and comparing scope, evidence, reviews and fees.
Read guide →Find and choose opportunities
Support for your first public-sector tender
Prepare for a first public-sector tender by checking the route, full response requirements, evidence, commercial commitments and portal submission steps.
Read guide →A practical bid/no-bid process
A practical bid/no-bid method with hard gates, a short decision record, an illustrative conditional bid and a way to learn from the outcome.
Read guide →How to improve your chances of winning public-sector tenders
Improve your public-sector tender responses by choosing the right tenders, planning each answer, proving your claims and pricing what you promise.
Read guide →Framework application guide for suppliers
Choose suitable framework lots, check entry requirements and prepare a credible application, with a practical plan for winning call-offs.
Read guide →How to respond to a framework mini-competition
Respond to a framework mini-competition: confirm access, check the call-off requirements and pricing rules, then build a complete bid.
Read guide →Prepare your response
Tender response process from pack review to submission
Run a tender from first pack review to verified submission, with a response register, decision dates, review gates and a practical example timetable.
Read guide →SQ and PQQ response guide
Prepare SQ and PQQ responses for UK tenders. Check the procurement route, bidding entity, evidence and declarations before submission.
Read guide →How to write a social value tender response
Write a social value response around the buyer’s model and local needs, with commitments you can deliver, named owners, costs and a clear way to measure them.
Read guide →How to write a tender mobilisation plan
Build a tender mobilisation plan that connects dates, owners, dependencies, readiness checks and contingency to the service and price being offered.
Read guide →How to build a bid evidence library
Build a bid evidence library your team can use: source records, approvals, permissions and review dates, organised around real tender questions.
Read guide →Review and improve
How to use tender feedback after a win or loss
Use tender scores and evaluator comments to find the actual weakness, ask useful follow-up questions and make specific improvements before the next bid.
Read guide →How to run a red-team bid review
Run an independent bid review that tests the response against the published evaluation, identifies material gaps and leaves time to fix and recheck them.
Read guide →Talk through your public-sector plans.
Tell us where you want to grow, where your team needs support or which tender you want to win. We agree the work, who does what and the fee before we start.