Is bid team writing multi-million dollar responses with no training?
Companies spend millions bidding for work – but invest next to nothing in building internal bid capability. In a space where the difference between winning and losing can be one question… that’s a mistake.
2025-26 Federal Budget: What It Means for Australia’s Tender Market
The 2025–26 Federal Budget (Released 25 March 2025) confirms what many businesses have anticipated: the Australian Government is entering a significant investment phase. With public spending forecast at 28.5% of GDP, the Federal budget reflects a record-high commitment to government-led delivery.
Some Dos and Don’ts For Tender Forms
You’ve downloaded your Tender documents and read through the requirements. Now, it’s time to start filling out your returnable forms, but where do you start? Here are some “Dos and Don’ts” for completing your Tender forms:
An evaluator can, sometimes at a glance, tell when the office part-timer has prepared a Tender compared to a professional. Thankfully, more businesses than ever are coming to understand the value of engaging the services of a professional Tender writer to give the best possible chance of winning work.
Team Communication – Why is it Crucial?
Creating an excellent Tender submission can be challenging and complex work. Small businesses especially seek to save money and prepare these submissions themselves. Quite like Uncle Harry deciding to renovate the bathroom during the Christmas break, the results of such a decision can differ significantly.
An evaluator can, sometimes at a glance, tell when the office part-timer has prepared a Tender compared to a professional. Thankfully, more businesses than ever are coming to understand the value of engaging the services of a professional Tender writer to give the best possible chance of winning work.
Your executive summary is the most important part of your bid. But are you getting it right?
Experts agree that executive summaries are the most important part of your bid. They’re the most widely read, and offer you a opportunity to showcase your unique value proposition; convince the Tender evaluator(s) to recommend you; and make it easier for them to justify that decision.
And yet, so many executive summaries are haphazardly thrown together at the end of a bidding process.
Here’s how to do better, avoid common preventable mistakes, and write an executive summary that gets results.
Top 5 Tips for Better Tendering
Tendering (when done well) is a cornerstone of business growth; it’s not something that should be taken lightly. Learn how to reduce Tendering headaches with ProposalPro!
To bid or not to bid? Bid Decisionmaking
Not every opportunity is right for your business. Learn about the 3-step process that can be applied to assist with your bid decisionmaking.
Why outsourcing bid management will add value to your business
Bidding is a competitive and complex field, and outsourcing bid management gives you access to a team of experts specialising in developing winning bids. Learn about the many benefits of outsourcing bid management.
What SMEs need to know about bidding for business
Expert tips for SMEs looking to win more work and unlock a competitive advantage through bidding best-practice.
Managing the stress of bid deadlines
Avoid last-minute mistakes and bidding headaches with best-practice bid management tips from ProposalPro.
