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To all our fabulous clients, friends and acquaintances - Happy Christmas from us all at Winning Tenders! ✨ Have a very merry one and we look forward to catching up in the new year on all things bid-related. Our Christmas opening hours are below, but if you have a bidding emergency, please email us outside of these hours and we'll see what we can do for you: 🌟 25th December - closed 🌟 26th December - closed 🌟 27th December - closed 🌟 30th December - closed 🌟 31st December - closed 🌟 1st January - closed 🌟 2nd January - open for business as usual Best wishes, Phil and the team #winningtenders

A useful article for public sector suppliers on how to prepare for financial assessment during the procurement process. Worth a read 👇

🎄 Do the Buyers know it's Christmas? We are still seeing lots of new tender opportunities cropping up every day - around 150 today!... We recommend to keep checking for these every day if you're waiting for a tender to land and if you need any last minute help with a bid or are expecting one to crop up early in the New Year, just let us know and we can start the planning process. The Winning Tenders Christmas opening hours are: 🌟 25th December - closed 🌟 26th December - closed 🌟 27th December - closed 🌟 30th December - closed 🌟 31st December - closed 🌟 1st January - closed 🌟 2nd January - open for business as usual #bidwriter #bidwriting #governmentcontracts #tenders #bids #winningtenders

#Giveaway 🎁 If you've been struggling to win bids recently, you might find our FREE eBook "The Secret to Winning more Government Contracts" helpful. It's really not just about writing a good bid... Find out how to position yourself to put a winning bid strategy together and start gaining new business. Please feel free to download for a Christmas and New Year's read. Link in comments 🎄 #winningtenders #bidwriting #bidwriter #governmentcontracts

🤔 WHO ARE THE UK'S MAIN PUBLIC SECTOR BUYING ORGANISATIONS?... Today we're focussing on the UK’s biggest public procurement organisation 🔎 CCS (Crown Commercial Service)..... 👉 Who Are CCS? Crown Commercial Service (CCS) is the UK’s biggest public procurement organisation and an executive agency of the Cabinet Office. Their aim is to help the public sector maximise every pound. Their commercial agreements are designed to help organisations of all sizes sell to the government. Through their agreements, they give suppliers access to 20,000 UK public sector buyers and a spend of over £31 billion a year. In general, any supplier can bid for a place on one of their frameworks. Each framework is different, but as a general rule, suppliers must demonstrate how they can provide the goods and services required to an agreed standard. Suppliers will also need to meet the terms of their buyer assurance process, as well as explain how they can generate social value or meet carbon net zero targets. CCS agreements are designed to provide a wide range of products and services including: - communications services - construction - eCommerce - energy - fleet - technology - office solutions - print - professional services (including temporary labour) - property and facilities management - research and travel Why Partner with CCS? Becoming a CCS supplier opens doors to work with local councils, NHS trusts, government departments and more. CCS frameworks are designed to make procurement simple and efficient for public bodies while creating opportunities for businesses. ☑️ Trusted Expertise: CCS brings decades of experience in public sector procurement, ensuring best practices and compliance. ☑️ A Wide Range of Frameworks: Covering everything from technology and construction to professional services and facilities management. ☑️ SME Support: CCS actively supports small and medium-sized businesses, providing tools and guidance to help them succeed. Want to Know More? If you’d like to learn more about becoming a CCS supplier, how to navigate their frameworks, or explore new opportunities for your business, feel free to get in touch with us. We're on 01392 247997 or email info@winningtenders.com #winningtenders #tenders #frameworks #bidwriting #bids #sme #smes

This is the 🧹 Big YPO Cleaning Equipment Framework tender 🧽 . Are there any Cleaning Equipment suppliers out there who would like some help to get onto this Framework? We have past experience of this one... We're on 01392 247997 or email info@winningtenders.com if you need any further information on this tender. #winningtenders #cleaning #cleaningequipment #cleaningsupplier #janitorialsupplies

Are you starting to get a little nervous that your big, important tender might go live over the xmas period? 😱🎄 Here's some help: This is how you can get prepared in advance right now and spend less time writing and more time wrapping (and eating mince pies): 1. Ensure you meet all the eligibility criteria, such as certifications, licenses and qualifications and make sure you have the resources (staff, time, finances, and technical capability) to fulfil the contract. 2. Obtain the tender documents as early as possible and review them to understand the scope, requirements, evaluation criteria and deadlines. 3. Make a bidding timeline and break down the whole bid project into manageable tasks with deadlines. 4. Identify the internal team members responsible for writing, pricing, compliance, and submission and assign a project manager to oversee the tender process. 5. Get all the required documentation together in advance - put together a checklist of all documents needed and make sure they're up to date and meet the specifications (eg. company registration, financial statements, certifications, case studies, references). Or, just get in touch with us and we'll manage and write it for you. I'm on 07944 847014 if you need help. #winningtenders #bidwriter #bidwriting #tender #tenders #governmentcontracts

🎄 Here's our top five of what NOT to do when bidding (🎁 a little gift from us to you to make the whole process of bidding over the Christmas period a little less painful): 🌟 If you have clarification questions to ask about the bid, ask them before the clarification deadline. Once the deadline passes, that’s it, no more opportunity to ask questions. 🌟 In your bid, don't just focus on the 'features' of what you are selling - you need to align the main BENEFITS of your offering to the buyer's key objectives and help them solve the problem that they are looking to solve. 🌟 Don’t just settle for the bare minimum in your bid. It will never win. If there are word limits, go as close to them as possible (the word limit represents the importance placed on the question). Expand on your answers, give detail, but don’t blag or repeat. 🌟 Once you've completed the bid, don't just check it over yourself. You should get it proofread and reviewed by someone who has not been involved in the preparation. A professional, fresh pair of eyes can spot costly mistakes and weak areas and see it from the viewpoint of the evaluator – definitely worthwhile! 🌟 FINALLY...Never submit your bid late as it will be immediately disqualified! If you need any help with bids over the Christmas period or know that you have a tender due to land imminently, please get in touch so that we can book you in and start to plan the project - we're on 01392 247997 or email info@winningtenders.com. #winningtenders #bids #tenders #governmentcontracts #bidwriter #bidwriters

🤔 WHO ARE THE UK'S MAIN PUBLIC SECTOR BUYING ORGANISATIONS?... Today we're focussing on the buying organisation 🔎 ESPO (Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation)..... 👉 Who Are ESPO? As a public sector owned professional buying organisation, ESPO specialise in providing a wide range of goods and services to the public sector. They offer a comprehensive, one-stop shop solution to their customers, providing access to over 120 specialist frameworks and bespoke procurement services, along with their catalogue range of over 27,000 products. As a publicly owned organisation, ESPO reinvests its profits back into the public sector, helping to ensure cost-efficiency and value for money. ESPO prides itself on building strong partnerships with suppliers of all sizes. ESPO is an excellent organisation for businesses – especially small and medium businesses– to partner with. Becoming an ESPO supplier gives you access to a vast network of public sector customers, opening the door to exciting growth opportunities. Live an upcoming ESPO opportunities include: - Outdoor playground, fitness and sports facilities and equipment (live opportunity) - Total Facilities Management (future opportunity) - Supply of ambient, chilled, frozen foods and fresh fruit, vegetables and salads (future opportunity) ☑️ One of the largest professional buying organisations in the country, serving all of England, Wales and Scotland. ☑️ Supplier-focused programs designed to help you grow and thrive within ESPO frameworks. ☑️ Tailored support for suppliers to navigate frameworks and DPS agreements with ease. If you would like to become an ESPO supplier or find out how to find upcoming ESPO Frameworks or DPS agreements for your organisation - or just for a chat about any aspect of public sector tendering - please feel free to get in touch with us at Winning Tenders. We're on 01392 247997 or email info@winningtenders.com. #winningtenders #tenders #frameworks #bidwriting #bids #sme #smes

🛝🛹 We're looking for an outdoor playground and outdoor fitness company who we can help to win their bid to get onto this prestigious ESPO Outdoor Playground, Fitness and Sports Facilities Framework! We have a win rate of over 90% on ESPO Frameworks, so please do get in touch if you need help with your bid or know anyone who does!... (for reasons of fair competition, we can only help one company per tender/per lot). info@winningtenders.com or call us on 01392 247997 #outdoorgym #outdoorfitness #gym #fitness #sportsfacilities #playground #skatepark