Helping transport businesses win government and private sector contracts

The transport industry across the UK and Europe is large, well established and forms a significant component of GDP. Across the sector, it is the norm for major and even minor contracts to be put out to tender.

Our team here at Tsaks Consulting are experts in writing bids to the transport sector. Our team has helped a range of industry stakeholders write and win transport industry contracts over the past ten years including in road transport, air, maritime and rail (including train tender writing).

We have worked on bids in the commercial, freight and people transport sectors. Many businesses and organisations in the transport sector face the following bidding and tender challenges:

• They want to know how to write a tender response and bid on transportation contracts. These are usually newly established businesses or SMEs. We can help you write bids, tenders and framework applications in the transport industry across the UK. Our experience includes writing bids for all types of businesses such as logistics tenders and bids.
• They are consistently bidding for contracts but have a low win rate. We can work with you to increase your win rate and improve the overall quality of your bids. This includes writing compelling responses to Social Value requirements for Government bids, providing guidance on bidding for frameworks, and integrating graphics and infographics to ensure you deliver quality bids to the private sector that are professional and polished.

How our bid writers can help you write winning transport, freight and logistics tenders across the UK

We’re experts in writing and communications. We help you:

• Write content from scratch – we’ll work with your internal subject matter experts to gather the content and will then write and present it in a professional manner.
• Coordinate the bid – major transport bids are inherently complicated and complex. We’re based in London, however, we’re able to travel across the UK including to Wales and Scotland as required. Therefore, whether you are a business in Birmingham or a trucking company in Glasgow, we will take the stress out of the bidding process for you so you can focus on core business.
• Introduce graphics – Depending what tender you are going for graphics can make a real difference. We’re not talking about putting a picture of a bus or truck on the front cover, or a ship. For some logistics tenders, there are complex solutions that need to be presented in a clear and concise manner. Graphics are a great avenue for achieving that objective.

We’re a dynamic team of tender writers that are ready to help you win. We will help you prepare your next transport, logistics or shipping tender from start to finish and guide you through the entire process. Or if you have the tender preparation process down pat, but would like a second set of eyes to take your tender response from a 9 to a 10, we love to help.

What does it take to win a transport tender?

This is a hard one and it’s generally different for each tender, however, some components are largely the same. Here are some of our tips and key learnings:

• The executive summary must stand out – It’s important that you write a convincing executive summary that is focused on the client. The executive summary must summarise your tender response succinctly, and put forward an argument as to why you should be selected as for the contract.
• Go into detail where you can – We don’t mean fluff and write a whole lot about nothing. However, it’s important, especially for case studies, to go into detail where possible. Provide evidence to back up your claims and provide a comprehensive response to each question. Let’s take a case study for example. It’s not just about putting a bullet point and listing your experience. You need to talk about the length of the contract, what members of your team were involved, and what you did that was innovative or different. You may even include a testimonial from the client.
• Keep your tender client focused –  For many of our clients it is tempting to talk about yourself and your business. After all, you are showcasing your business to the client in order to win the contract. However, it’s important to keep the focus on the client. Answer questions like: Why your service is best for the client, how your values align with the client’s values, and what you can do them. If not, your tender may become a kind of showcase of your own business, but will do nothing to address the needs or preferences of the client. This will result in a tender that is too inward focused.

Resources – to win a large transport tender contract or bid, no matter if its road, rail sea or air, you need to allocate the resources internally and externally if required in order to deliver a quality outcome. A bid / no bid needs to be undertaken at the start, in order to decide whether the contract is worth bidding for. Once you have decided if it has, you need to put your best foot forward to win the contract.

Our specialist experience in writing winning logistics and freight bids and tenders

Our bid writing consultancy are experts in writing logistics tenders and bids. We have helped many logistics firms across the UK to win contracts at all levels of the industry. We understand how logistics tenders are structured, the importance of incorporating information on safety in bids, and how fleet management is critical in logistics tenders.

Our team also knows the terminology of the industry and how to write persuasive and compelling bids that drive success. We have written bids for companies based in London, Leeds, Manchester and across the UK for contracts that cover all aspects of logistics and freight bids and tenders. This includes:

• Refrigerated freight and logistics
• Van transport, couriers and deliveries
• Logistics services
• Truck tenders and trucking bids
• Haulage bids
• Freight bid management
• Road Haulage bids (FTL and LTL
• Parcel Delivery Bids
• Special Transport (usually with strict timeframes)
• Warehousing and Storage
• Supply Chain Management
• Customs brokering

Speak to our team today to discuss your next bid or tender in the transport and logistics sector and how our team can assist.

If you are a transport company in London, Manchester, Bristol, Birmingham, Liverpool, Glasgow, Leeds, York or anywhere else across the UK or Europe, and require assistance with your next bid or proposal, contact us. Our team of writers pride themselves on helping transport companies win new contracts.

Tsaks Consulting UK is a leading bid and tender writing consultancy specialising in helping transport companies with contracts.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there are bid writer that specialises in transport and trucking bids that can help us write a framework application?

Yes. Here at Tsaks Consulting, we help transport companies across the UK write bids to win public and private sector contracts. We have a strong, comprehensive knowledge of the transport sector and the logistics sector and have a track record of helping our clients win.

I want to find and win public sector contracts for my haulage and logistics business? Can you help me?

Yes – of course. We can help you identify, qualify and write bids for opportunities. Our team will take the time to understand your business and the types of opportunities you should bid for. We will help you write your bid to ensure it is compliant and convincing.

What do we need to do to win a 3PL warehousing contract?

This depends on the individual framework, ITT, contract or opportunity. Strategies to win include:

• Providing detail on your operations and facilities. Include images and explanations.
• Talk about technology and what innovative equipment and IT systems you have in place. Detail these and highlight the benefits these will deliver to your clients.
• Provide evidence and case studies that demonstrate your ability to handle the volume of work and packages you are bidding for.
• Detail the experience and capabilities of your team.
• Ensure you come up with a objectives based social value contract if you are bidding for a public sector contract.

Client Testimonials

We engaged the Tsaks Consulting team to help us with a transport and logistics tender. We were struggling with the compliance side of the bid and we were running out of time. The team did great. Firstly, they are highly organised which helps you get on top of and keep track of everything. Secondly, they know what they are doing when it comes to transport documentation and all the safety documentation you require. This is particularly helpful as they can quickly create the supporting documentation that is compliant. Finally, they helped writer our tender content as well and added excellent value add services that other transport companies do and we don’t do (but will now deliver). Overall, we were very happy with the bid writing service they provided and will engage them again for our next tender.

Timothy B | Transport Company | UK Wide

Tsaks Consulting, especially Jason and Nathaniel, know what they are doing when it comes to Transport and Logistics tenders. They know the supply chain sector, know the industry terminology and know to write tenders. They are reliable. We lock them in straight away when a bid comes in if we are going to bid for a framework or ITT so that another competitor doesn’t engage them.

John C | Logistics and Transport | UK Wide