SMEs need to focus equally on both the quality of their proposals and the precision of their public sector bids. The public sector evaluation process frequently eliminates suppliers through preventable minor errors instead of their technical proposal content. The following section presents three typical mistakes which frequently occur in tender submissions together with methods to […]

For SMEs bidding into the public sector, success often hinges on one thing: the quality of your written responses. While pricing matters, most public contracts are awarded based on best value — and that means achieving a strong score in the quality section of your tender. Crafting a high-scoring response isn’t about creative writing or […]

In the final hours before a bid submission, it’s tempting to rely on instinct and experience. But even seasoned bid teams can miss critical marks, especially when frameworks evolve, scoring matrices shift, and buyer expectations become more nuanced. Experienced bid teams leave nothing to chance… we like to evaluate our bids against the tender requirements […]