The rock and the hard place for the procurement team Public sector procurement teams find themselves in the difficult position of having to balance economic austerity and the ever-increasing wave of outsourced services. While fidgeting for comfort in that usually uncomfortable place, they have to deliver strategies founded on increasing value for money and quality, […]
Category: Writing
Make Bid Assessment Easier for Your Clients
The woes of an overloaded bid assessor “Some poor soul has to read all this!” We’ve heard that – and more colourful versions – said by members of bid teams several times over the years, referring to the numerous pages of documents submitted to clients. If a writer perceives a reader as having to ‘wade’ […]
Writing Concisely In 2015
Less is more Happy new year, everyone! We’re now well and truly ‘in the swing’ of 2015 and I’ve seen the expected wave of new year’s resolutions from people determined to lose weight, stop smoking, eat less unhealthy food and various other excellent changes aimed at achieving admirable goals. The issue with saying we want […]
How Do You Overcome Writing Inertia When You’re Faced With Producing A Bid Submission?
We’ve all been there You know the situation: you have a bid to write, or at least a section of the bid at that moment, and you’re struggling to know what to write and how best to get your messages across. This is a scenario that we hear about frequently. What’s the magic solution? Jump-starting […]
Before Writing A Bid To Win New Work, Do You Ask The Best Questions?
What’s coaching got to do with bidding? In a previous blog post, we explored some of the essential factors to remember when writing a bid document. You can catch up with that post here. This time, let’s consider examples of great questions you can ask your clients and yourself before setting pen to paper…or should […]
The Zen of Bid Writing: Submit Your Killer Proposal
The five top tips in the attached article will maximise your opportunities for submitting great written material for your bids. These top tips are based on experience in the construction industry but they apply equally in other industries. Write with impact and tell your client why your bid is the one to accept. Read article […]
Corporate Identity, Communication and Consistency
I’m using this post as an opportunity to consider the importance of corporate identity and communicating it in a consistent style across all of an organisation’s outgoing media.
Mind Your Ps and Qs
What’s important when submitting a pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) or tender? The client, your reader, will want to know that you have the experience, credibility, capacity and genuine desire to deliver their requirements on time and to a high quality.
Clear As Mud?
Have you ever read something and wondered what on Earth the writer was trying to convey, even after reading two or three times?
Writing Compelling Documents
Do you find that you have ideas of what to write and you know your subject, but it’s difficult to know how to put that down in writing?