I am often asked what are my top tips for bid writing. Or sometimes what makes me different to other bid writers – external consultants and also people within organisations whose responsibility it is to write new proposals.
Tip 1 was “Do you really want it?” (see previous blog) and now:-
Can you do it
Do you have the resources? Do you have the team to be involved in gathering the information? Have you past bids we can use? Do you have policies and procedures (or do I need to help you write some)? Do you have the time to work alongside me (or delegate to someone who has the knowledge)? Do you have the money to spend on using an external bid writer? Do you have the time available? Do you meet the criteria? What are the finances (profit/surplus)? Are there competitors/partnerships? How likely is success?
Combine this with Tip 1 and once you have read the final tip, we can get started!
I do work with clients to build a bank of documents that can be used to speed up the bidding
process. If you are interested, please get in touch for a no obligation coffee!
