PPN 06/21 – Net Zero and Public Procurement

by SarahDixon | 14/06/2021 | Bid Management, Research, SME Champions, Social Value, Tender Writing

Back in 2019, the Government amended the Climate Change Act (2008) to include a target of at least 100% reduction in the net UK carbon account by 2050 – also known as the Net Zero target. One of the ways in which the government can reach that target is by ensuring...

How Running Quality Apprenticeships Can Win You Tenders

by SarahDixon | 30/05/2021 | Bid Writing, General, SME Champions, Social Value, Tender Writing

Ensuring that you deliver high-quality apprenticeships is important. It makes sense for you as a business to ensure that your apprentices get well trained and integrated into the company so that they go on to have a career with you. It also makes sense in terms of...

6 Must-haves for your Bid Library

by SarahDixon | 19/05/2021 | Bid Management, Bid Training, Bid Writing, SME Champions, Social Value, Tender Process, Tender Writing

If you plan on tendering for contracts on a regular basis, then creating your own bid library will pay dividends in terms of saving time in the future. If you’re new to the idea of a bid library, it’s a collection of previous answers and supporting evidence that you...

How to Write Great Funding Bids

by SarahDixon | 14/05/2021 | Grant Funding, SME Champions, Tender Writing

We know from the number of enquiries we are getting at the moment, that many companies are trying to win grant funding bids for their businesses, CICs, or charities. While there is a lot of crossover between tender writing and funding bids, there are some key...

How to Get the Most Out of Tender Writing Consultants

by SarahDixon | 30/04/2021 | Bid Management, Bid Writing, Tender Writing

Tender writing consultants can be a useful part of your bid team, whether you’re the director of a small business who writes tender responses in your ‘spare time’ or the Bid Director of a Corporate who finds their bid team overwhelmed. At Bid for Success, we support...

Where to Find Tender Writing Help

by SarahDixon | 17/04/2021 | Bid Training, Bid Writing, SME Champions, Tender Writing

Bid for Success are specialists at working with small businesses or SMEs, which by the EU definition is a company with fewer than 250 staff and a turnover of less than €50 million. We know, from talking to SMEs around the country, that starting to bid for public...

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