Bid, Tender and Proposal Writing Service in York

At Tsaks Consulting, our team of experienced bid writers provide bid writing services in York to local businesses and organisation. We help local organisations in York and the wider Yorkshire region that require bid and tender writing assistance write bids and tenders, review their bids and tenders and develop bid libraries.

Our writing government contract service is comprehensive and starts from contract identification (finding government contract opportunities and writing) and ends with helping you prepare for shortlisting and contract awards. With a win rate in 2024 of 92% for all clients in York, we are proud to deliver a successful and reliable bid writing service to local York businesses.

Five strategies and tips for writing winning bids, DPS and Framework proposals in York

Our team of bid writers here at Tsaks Consulting UK use a range of different strategies to help clients win more tenders in York. These include:

1. Tailoring your content to the local economy and market: This is critical in order to be successful in any tender in York, particularly SSQs or contracts with a local operations focus. You need to demonstrate an understanding of York and the social, economic and other drivers which drive the city and impact any contract. Whether it’s an NHS contract for providing medical services to a specific demographic or a construction contract for building a local school, showing an appreciation of local issues is critical. It’s also important that you demonstrate that you are committed to the local economy. This is generally linked to a quality social value response.
2. Put forward measurable social value initiatives: This is linked to the above although slightly different. It’s one thing to talk about how you have a locally based team and strong links to and understanding of the local community. It’s another thing to put forward social value initiatives that score well and help you win. You need to put forward social value initiatives that are tailored to the needs of the community and are measurable and achievable. They also need to cover economic, social and if possible environmental initiatives. Training programs for locals are excellent for information and skills transfer and putting a number on potential new hires is also critical. Ensure your social value initiatives are measurable and easy to quantify and implement
3. Write a concise, detailed response to each question. You need to score well in all questions in order to win a tender. There’s no use scoring well in the hardest questions and putting forward a really good response to experience and methodology, and then writing an ordinary response to the more generic questions even though they have a cumulative 30% weighting. The procurement teams at nearly all of the major government departments in York, as well the public sector procurement bodies and the local NHS trusts are all on the ball and take a no-fuss approach to procurement. This means they want to read comprehensive responses without any marketing fluff. Don’t be shy to write a detailed response. Ensure your response is filled with proof-points and evidence. Answer the question constructively and detail your expertise and capabilities.
4. Personalise your bid so they get to know you. Bids and tenders in York are highly competitive – especially for government contracts. It’s important to have a soft look and feel to your bid and to personalise your bid so that by the end of reading it the procurement team has ‘got to know you’. You can do this by:

• Including quotes from your team members throughout your bid – specific to their areas of responsibility.
• Introducing your team throughout the bid and explaining their proposed roles and responsibilities.
• Referring to your business history and evolution
• Introducing and talking about your owners and how they are ‘hands-on’ in the business (if applicable).

5. Price it in line with the market. There are many pricing strategies and they generally depend on your objectives and business risk appetite. We generally recommend bidding for contracts in York with market pricing and a healthy margin. The reason is that we believe with a well written tender or bid, you can win a contract with market pricing and shouldn’t have to drop your pricing in order to score well.

The above are just some of the strategies our team of bid writers here at Tsaks Consulting UK employ to help our clients from all industries win contracts in York.

Helping all businesses in York and Yorkshire write winning bids

We help businesses large and small including SMEs and major corporations to bid for public and private sector contracts. This includes government panels, contracts and frameworks. Our skillset is transferable and we bring multi-sector experience to our bid and framework writing. For example, our team has helped with:

• Bid writing for IT and ICT projects in York including to the NHS and for digital transformation contracts.
• Bid writing and framework applications for construction and building projects in York. These include new builds, renovations, infrastructure projects (such as road and highways) and maintenance. We’ve also helped tradespeople such as electricians, plumbers and fire technicians write winning bids.
• Bid writing for healthcare projects in York and for the supply of healthcare products and equipment. This includes writing bids to the relevant NHS Trusts in Yorkshire including the Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust​, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust​, Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust​​, York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust, Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, Airedale NHS Foundation Trust​, Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust​, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust​, Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust​, Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust​.
• Bid writing for education, university and charity and community projects in York and across Yorkshire. We have experience in writing bids to the University of York and the York St John University.
• Bid writing for a broad range of consultants and consultancy services in York and the wider Yorkshire. These include IT, Engineering and professional services consultants such as trainers, lawyers, accountants and engineers.
• Bid writing for equipment supply including office supplies, stationery and highly specialised equipment.
• Tender and framework writing from tourism and associated industries (such as event management, event marketing and hospitality). York and Yorkshire has a strong local tourism industry and our team has the experience and local knowledge to assist with these bids.
• Framework bids and applications through YORhub.

We have an understanding of the localised challenges and issues that are typically faced by businesses and the community in York and ensure we bring this insight into our writing.

Our Bid Writers Experience writing to Government (Public Sector)

We are skilled in navigating the contract and mandatory requirements of the major public sector procurement organisations in York such as the:

• City of York Council: To win contracts with Council you have to show a commitment to the local economy and provide a robust social value response. You also need to score well in experience and methodology and showcase your experience, expertise and credibility – especially in delivering contracts to the public sector. Our team has worked on bids to the City of York Council for businesses from different industries such as cleaning, catering, security and asset maintenance and management.
• North Yorkshire Council: We have written bids and tenders to North Yorkshire Council for a variety of services. A commitment to the entire region and evidenced delivery of social value is critical to win these bids. Our experience is that the challenges facing North Yorkshire Council differ from the City of York, and it’s important to demonstrate insight into these challenges if you want to be successful. We also assist with writing bids and tenders to other local Councils such as Harrogate Borough Council and Scarborough Borough Council.
• Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation (YPO): Information on our extensive experience writing framework applications to YPO can be found here.
• Other Councils and CCS: We have written bids to other Council in the York area including North Yorkshire County Council and East Riding of Yorkshire Council.

How we will help

Are you a business based in York that is looking for assistance with a bid, tender or proposal? We can help. Here at Tsaks Consulting, we have helped businesses in York win government and private contracts.

Our team will: