As leading bid and tender writers in the UK, we are continuing business as usual.

Whilst we are concerned about the economy we have chosen to keep calm and carry on. 

That's why we've continued to support our clients, throughout, submitting high quality bid writing and available tender writers.

​Many of our clients have told us whilst their competitors have been paralysed by recent events their access to our professional bid writing services has provided them opportunities to grow their business whilst they dealt with critical business survival issues.  

As many British Universities face a potential loss of tens of thousands of overseas students, some Universities have send they could go bust unless they receive Government support.

​With this in mind I was asked to join a panel of ICT experts to discuss how Universities can save money in other key areas of spend such as ICT.  

Key questions put to the panel were -

• What are some of the costliest mistakes HEIs make when buying ICT? 
• In your experience, how much should HEIs outsource? 

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​Read on to find out my response.  

As the year draws to a close and we reflect on 2019, the year has been one of learning and growth. We have learnt that we deliver excellent bid writing training courses that actually help people win bids. We have helped our long time customers and our new customers grow their business, through winning bids and tenders. We have grown our business too. We have moved into our new home in Newcastle and made lots of new friends. So at a time of peace and goodwill what are we most looking forward to in 2020?

A ​PQQ is the acronym for the now defunct Pre Qualification Questionnaire used in the OJEU tender process to vet suppliers suitability to supply to government. The Standard Selection Questionnaire (SQ) replaced the Pre Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) in 2016 so why do so many buyers and suppliers still refer to the method of qualifying suppliers (during a tender process) as a PQQ? 

Searching for a bid writer or tender writing support can be daunting. ​There's no shortage of claims - 'world's best bid writer', 'award winning tender writer' or 'the UK's leading bid writing company'. You may take these claims at face value or you may choose to dig a little deeper. 

​How can you determine if the bid writer is likely to win you the contract?

How do you separate the professional bid writer from the cow boy? 

​Ultimately, how do you get value for money from a bid writer? ​

Read on to find out.