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10 Reasons Businesses Fail
To Win Tenders
1. They Never Tell Me When There Is An
Opportunity….
1. They Never Tell Me When There Is An
Opportunity….
!
!
•www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk!
•www.stoke.gov.uk!
•www.staffordshire.gov.uk
2. There Wasn’t Enough Time To
Respond
2. There Wasn’t Enough Time To
Respond
!
!
•Plan your response carefully!
•Allocate responsibilities!
•If you genuinely can’t meet the
deadline, don’t submit a sub-
standard bid
3. I Didn’t Fully Understand Their
Specification
3. I Didn’t Fully Understand Their
Specification
!
!
•Ask for clarification!
•Still not sure? Ask again!
4. I Couldn’t Answer The Question Within
Their Word Limit
4. I Couldn’t Answer The Question Within
Their Word Limit
!
!
•Why not? !
•Could you have added an attachment?!
•Get someone else to edit your
responses!
5. Another Bidder Cost Less Than Me
5. Another Bidder Cost Less Than Me
• Did you double check your
pricing?!
• Did you price for the Bentley
option, when the specification
required Skoda?!
• What % of the overall score does
price equate to?
6. I Got A Really Bad Score For One (or
More) Of My Responses
6. I Got A Really Bad Score For One (or
More) Of My Responses
!
•Did you read the question? !
•Did you go off at a tangent?!
•Did you give evidence to back up
your response?!
•Get someone else to review your
responses!
7. My Bid Was Disqualified
7. My Bid Was Disqualified
!
!
•Did you meet the core criteria?!
•Were you able to pass all the
pass / fail questions?!
•Did you sign your bid response?
8. They Said My Response Was Too
Generic
8. They Said My Response Was Too
Generic
!
•Did you read the specification &
respond to it?!
•Did you cut and paste your
response from a past bid?!
•Did you research the customer?
9. I Didn’t Like Their Proposed Terms &
Conditions
9. I Didn’t Like Their Proposed Terms &
Conditions
!
!
•Were there genuinely unfair terms
and conditions in the contract?!
•If you don’t like the T&C’s, don’t bid
10. The E-Portal Wouldn’t Let Me Submit
My Bid
10. The E-Portal Wouldn’t Let Me Submit
My Bid
!
!
•You didn’t allow enough time to
upload your response before the
deadline.
10 Top Tips
1. Prepare! Read the question carefully!
2. Is this tender right for your business?!
3. What are they asking you to demonstrate?!
4. Only answer the question that has been asked!
5. Give your answer structure!
6. Provide evidence and examples wherever possible!
7. Is there a word limit?!
8. First draft response is never good enough!
9. Pay attention to deadlines!!
10.THINK BACK TO WHEN YOU TOOK EXAMS – COMPLETING
TENDERS IS NO DIFFERENT!
AMAZON NO. 1 BESTSELLER
!
Available from Amazon and to
download on Kindle
Winning Tenders
FURTHER INFORMATION!
!
Jonathan Andrew!
Baswich Business Consultancy!
M: ! 07976 253478!
E:!! jonathan@baswichbiz.com!
W:! ! www.baswichbiz.com!
! ! @baswichbiz!

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  • 2. 1. They Never Tell Me When There Is An Opportunity….
  • 3. 1. They Never Tell Me When There Is An Opportunity…. ! ! •www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk! •www.stoke.gov.uk! •www.staffordshire.gov.uk
  • 4. 2. There Wasn’t Enough Time To Respond
  • 5. 2. There Wasn’t Enough Time To Respond ! ! •Plan your response carefully! •Allocate responsibilities! •If you genuinely can’t meet the deadline, don’t submit a sub- standard bid
  • 6. 3. I Didn’t Fully Understand Their Specification
  • 7. 3. I Didn’t Fully Understand Their Specification ! ! •Ask for clarification! •Still not sure? Ask again!
  • 8. 4. I Couldn’t Answer The Question Within Their Word Limit
  • 9. 4. I Couldn’t Answer The Question Within Their Word Limit ! ! •Why not? ! •Could you have added an attachment?! •Get someone else to edit your responses!
  • 10. 5. Another Bidder Cost Less Than Me
  • 11. 5. Another Bidder Cost Less Than Me • Did you double check your pricing?! • Did you price for the Bentley option, when the specification required Skoda?! • What % of the overall score does price equate to?
  • 12. 6. I Got A Really Bad Score For One (or More) Of My Responses
  • 13. 6. I Got A Really Bad Score For One (or More) Of My Responses ! •Did you read the question? ! •Did you go off at a tangent?! •Did you give evidence to back up your response?! •Get someone else to review your responses!
  • 14. 7. My Bid Was Disqualified
  • 15. 7. My Bid Was Disqualified ! ! •Did you meet the core criteria?! •Were you able to pass all the pass / fail questions?! •Did you sign your bid response?
  • 16. 8. They Said My Response Was Too Generic
  • 17. 8. They Said My Response Was Too Generic ! •Did you read the specification & respond to it?! •Did you cut and paste your response from a past bid?! •Did you research the customer?
  • 18. 9. I Didn’t Like Their Proposed Terms & Conditions
  • 19. 9. I Didn’t Like Their Proposed Terms & Conditions ! ! •Were there genuinely unfair terms and conditions in the contract?! •If you don’t like the T&C’s, don’t bid
  • 20. 10. The E-Portal Wouldn’t Let Me Submit My Bid
  • 21. 10. The E-Portal Wouldn’t Let Me Submit My Bid ! ! •You didn’t allow enough time to upload your response before the deadline.
  • 22. 10 Top Tips 1. Prepare! Read the question carefully! 2. Is this tender right for your business?! 3. What are they asking you to demonstrate?! 4. Only answer the question that has been asked! 5. Give your answer structure! 6. Provide evidence and examples wherever possible! 7. Is there a word limit?! 8. First draft response is never good enough! 9. Pay attention to deadlines!! 10.THINK BACK TO WHEN YOU TOOK EXAMS – COMPLETING TENDERS IS NO DIFFERENT!
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