Cookies on Knowhow Nonprofit We use cookies in order for parts of Knowhow Nonproft to work properly, and also to collect information about how you use the site. We use this information to improve the site and tailor our senices to you. For more, see our page on privacy and data protection. oK BIDDING AND TENDERING STRATEGY Opportunities to tender are often quick and sudden, Make sure you have a strategy so you know what and how to respond to, ‘A bidding and tendering strategy is a must for any organisation looking to bid for public services. ‘The strategy will cover everything from how you identify future opportunities, how you have to hand suitable information to complete bids, and who in the organisation writes and oversees the bidding process. The strategy must recognise and build on good evidence for your work, your unique selling point and strengths of staff across the organisation, Importantly any bidding strategy must include explanation of the authority for critiquing the bid before submission and who has authority to make decisions, Remember that the content of bids — what you say you'll do — often becomes the basis for any contract, so it must be realistic and achievable, ‘Your strategy should also include a process for learning from bids both the ones that fail and the ones that work, This can include how will you get feedback from the commissioner/prime and will you seek other extemal advice to help you improve for next time, More information on how to write a bidding and tendering strategy will be covered in the Commercial Masterclass programme. Page last edited Mar 30, 2016