Writing Winning Construction Tenders and Bids for Main Contractors and Sub-Contractors

Our team of bid and tender writers in the UK have extensive experience helping construction contractors write winning bids. We assist main contractors and sub-contractors with the full tender and bid writing process including:

• Developing a bid / no bid process so you can decide if the opportunity is worth bidding for.
• Developing the supporting documentation you require to submit with your bid.
• Writing case studies, executive summaries and CVs that are tailored to the opportunity.
• Project managing the tender and bidding process from start to finish.

We know that all stakeholders in the construction industry and generally busy, work intensely, and need to win jobs that are profitable. Our team of bid writers have helped hundreds of main and sub contractors across the UK win new projects.

Our construction and bid writing services

Our construction bid writing services are comprehensive. We understand the public and private construction industry bid, procurement and tender submission process. Our experience in public sector tendering and bidding includes all levels of government and we know how to read between the lines of tender and bid evaluation criteria to help our clients win.

We help businesses of all shapes and sizes across the UK. From providing construction bid writing services for SMEs in Leeds tender for local government projects, to helping top-tier firms in London bid for PPP and international projects, our team has the experience and expertise to help you win. We have helped clients tender and bid for framework agreements and will work with you to introduce construction bidding and tendering software to streamline your bidding process.

Writing construction bids to the Government and Public sector

Our team of bid writers is experienced in writing bids and services to the government sector. These include:

Frameworks:

We have helped building and construction main and sub-contractors write submissions for a broad range of Frameworks including:

• Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Frameworks: We have helped construction and maintenance companies become appointed to a wide range of CCS frameworks.
• Local Authority Building Control (LABC) Frameworks: Our construction, trades and building clients often bid for LABC frameworks for a range of different services.
• National Highways Frameworks: Our team is experienced in highways bids and the terminology involved in the bidding process for highways. We have worked with civil, infrastructure and construction companies across the UK to write national highway bids.
• Network Rail Frameworks: We have helped construction clients and other contractors specialising in the rail industry bid for rail industry frameworks.
• Government Property Agency (GPA) Frameworks: Our bid writers have helped building, maintenance and construction client bid for GPA frameworks.
• Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) Frameworks: One of our bid writers here at Tsaks Consulting specialises in bidding to MoD and the Defence industry. We understand how to win frameworks such as the DIO framework.
• NHS Procurement Frameworks: We have two specialist NHS bid writers on our team. NHS procurement frameworks, such as NHS trusts, require a specific writing style with a focus on patient outcomes.

Winning contracts with Government Departments and Local Councils:

We have a comprehensive knowledge of the government sector and help our building and construction clients to win government contracts.  This includes both Central Government Departments and Local Councils. Examples of Central Government Departments we have written winning bids to Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), Department for Transport (DfT), Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS).

We also help clients write tenders to local councils across the UK. For example, we have helped construction industry clients write bids to London Boroughs, Metropolitan Boroughs, County Councils and Unitary Authorities.

Providing writing support to main contractors and sub contractors

We help all stakeholders from the construction and building industry write bids and proposals across the UK. We have helped specialise contractors across the UK write:

• Demolition bids and tenders: We understand demolition and civil excavation methodologies and are experienced in writing them. We have also helped clients write about their plant and equipment and have experience writing about environmental initiatives in demolition and excavation tenders.
• Asbestos removal bids and tenders: This is a highly specialised area. Our bid writers have experience writing asbestos bids, including writing about the special licences required and writing methodologies for asbestos removal.
• Piling and groundwork bids and tenders: Our team has experience in the civil sector which includes piling and groundwork bids.
• Marine contractors (for waterfront projects):  We have helped marine businesses with a broad range of tenders and bids. This includes writing bids in the construction sector for marine contractors including the construction of port facilities. We have helped Tier-1 construction and infrastructure companies to bid for port construction works internationally.
• Landscaping and Horticulture bids and contractors: We have helped landscaping companies across the UK write bids and tenders. These include grounds maintenance bids and contracts for sports fields and buildings and infrastructure.
• Traffic management bids and tenders: Traffic management companies often tender to the private and public sector for work. Most of the time, private sector work is direct. We have assisted traffic management clients to respond to RFPs to local Councils and other government departments. In our experience, demonstrating a thorough knowledge of the regulations as well as a well thought out methodology and solution is critical to success.
• Roofing and Roof waterproofing bids and contracts: These bids and RFIs are often built into construction and maintenance (including facilities maintenance) proposals. We have helped roofing and roof plumbing clients
• Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) bids and tenders: We have helped these trades write construction sector bids directly as main contractors for maintenance and other works, and also as sub-contractors. This includes creating WHS and other supporting documentation when / if smaller trades don’t have them in place.
• Fire protection bids and contracts: Fire protection and fire asset maintenance companies operate in a highly specialised. With many additional standards in play, and a raft of terminology such as drop-down test for emergency lighting to assist evacuation, we know and understand the lingo and the importance of writing a compelling methodology to win a bid for maintenance of fire assets such as fire doors. We have helped our fire protection clients win many contracts including in the education sector.

• Interior fit-out, shopfitting and laboratory fit-out bids: Our writers have written bids for fit-out works particularly in highly specialised areas. This has included laboratory fit-outs. We tailor win themes and bid writing strategies to the specific industry and specialisation.

Writing a comprehensive construction methodology

Writing a comprehensive construction methodology is critical to winning any construction, infrastructure or trades tender. We have written a comprehensive blog on this topic here.

How we help our construction clients win bids, contracts and frameworks

Our team will help you win by:

• Writing your response in a compelling and persuasive manner.
• Ensuring you respond concisely to all questions and cover critical response areas, such as safety, environment, methodology and reporting.
• Working with you and all your stakeholders to extract the necessary information about each project and turning it into compelling case studies that demonstrate your capabilities.
• Working with you to write compelling CVs that show your A-team will be working on the project.
• Reviewing the requirements of the bid and ensuring you comply. We’ll read between the lines to understand what the client is really looking for and help you write a response that is compelling and engaging.

Talk to our team of bid and tender writers today about how we can help you win more bids. Our writers are based in London as well as across the UK. We service clients across the UK including in Manchester, London, Leeds, Glasgow and throughout Wales.

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