Practical bid and tender advice for UK teams
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Tender evaluation: what happens after you submit?
After you submit, the buyer checks compliance and evaluates your bid against the published criteria. Bid evaluation includes scoring and moderation, and the buyer may ask for clarification. Evaluators must support their decision with evidence. After…
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Beating the incumbent supplier: a practical tender guide
Does the buyer already have a supplier? Are you wondering whether bidding is worth your team’s time? An incumbent supplier has an…
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Tender mobilisation plans: what to include
What is a tender mobilisation plan? It explains how you will prepare to deliver a contract after award. Contract mobilisation covers the…
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Tender interviews: what evaluators are really looking for
Made the shortlist, but unsure what the panel will ask? Worried your delivery team will promise something the bid never included? Tender…
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Tender method statements: how to make yours score well
Know you can deliver the work, but struggling to explain how? A method statement is a written answer showing how you’ll deliver…
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Mini-competitions: how to win framework work
Have you secured a place on an arrangement but are still waiting for work? Or facing another tender with a shorter deadline?…
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How to write a grant project plan UK funders can follow
The deadline is getting closer, you’re still waiting for delivery figures, and someone keeps asking whether the budget is “nearly there”. You…
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How to find and bid for below-threshold UK contracts
So you’ve found a promising contract, the deadline is next week, and you’re supposed to fit the bid around delivery, school pick-up…
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How to write a grant sustainability plan that holds up
The deadline’s close, the budget’s nearly agreed, and one question is still staring back: what happens when the grant funding ends? You’re…
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How to write a modern slavery answer for UK tenders
The modern slavery question has landed, you’re hunting for the policy, and the person who knows your suppliers is unavailable until tomorrow.…
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How to build a cash flow forecast for a UK grant
The grant deadline is tomorrow, and somebody asks: “Can we pay the team before the funding arrives?” Your project budget balances, and…
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Full cost recovery: calculate your real grant costs
Is your grant budget nearly finished, but you’re still wondering whether you can include management time, finance support and the software everyone…
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How to write a grant evaluation plan UK funders can trust
The grant deadline is close. Your delivery lead is checking the budget, someone is chasing a partner letter, and the form asks…
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