5 Ways The New Procurement Changes Will Benefit SMEs
As an SME bidding in the public sector, it can often feel as though things are stacked against you. As always, with bigger businesses having more resources at their disposal,
As an SME bidding in the public sector, it can often feel as though things are stacked against you. As always, with bigger businesses having more resources at their disposal,
After years of working in content writing, from creating articles aimed at international students to putting together marketing content for various businesses, I anticipated a distinct shift when I joined
If you have a vital ‘must win’ contract to retain, you may be considering outsourcing the bid writing and management of the bid to a bid writing company to give
Understanding frameworks and mini competitions has become somewhat essential for any supplier aiming to secure a Government contract. Whether you’re completely new to supplying the public sector or looking to
If you’ve briefly looked into bidding for certain contracts, or have considered working for a government body/public body, you have probably heard of the term DPS. But what is it?
At first glance, public sector bidding can seem complicated. While many business owners know that Government contracts provide great opportunities, we have found they are often put off from starting
If you’ve won your bid and got onto a public sector or government Framework, congratulations! If you know how to get lots of new business out of being on the
With public sector tendering, pricing used to be the be all and end all, but in this era of MEAT (Most Economically Advantageous Tenders), public bodies rarely issue a tender with
If you’re faced with a tender and have lots of questions: ask the buyer. Some people don’t realise this is an option, but it’s actually a great thing to do.
Here, Winning Tenders’ Bid Writer, Blaire Pretorius, talks you through the answers to some of the questions which our clients frequently ask us… With increasing competition in the market place,
In our recent LinkedIn poll, 46% of responders said that they “don’t bid for government contracts because it seems too hard”. So, why are you just not winning tenders? There is a
Exciting news! We can finally announce that towards the end of last year, Winning Tenders won the SME News Southern Enterprise Award for Best Tailored External Bid Management Company in the South
In the current climate and with cuts to public funding inevitably around the corner, you may be wondering what impact that will have upon your public sector sales strategy. Of
Did you know that Public Procurement is due to be changing in 2023? The good news is that the changes are designed to benefit SMEs. So, why is it changing?
We’ve spoken to many businesses recently who are convinced that SMEs hardly ever win public contracts. The truth is that 25% of public procurement spend is with SMEs and most
‘Bid writing tedium’; an affliction suffered by many bidders. And from a bid evaluation point of view, unfortunately, a very visible affliction. There are lots of bidders who approach the
The grammar police are rife. Bid content is endlessly reviewed internally and inconsistent grammatical changes are made by many. We see the best and worst of this. Within a business,
The tender has landed and you are chomping at the bit to get started. The temptation is to start answering the questions and run to the deadline as quickly as
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