Lessons Learnt
Turning experience into continuous improvement.
At ProposalPro, we believe every Tender, whether won or lost, offers valuable insight.
Our Lessons Learnt service helps clients capture, analyse, and apply those insights to strengthen future bids, internal processes, and overall business performance.
Why Our Approach Works
A structured Lessons Learnt process works because it turns project experience into actionable improvements, aligning directly with recognised best practice frameworks such as ISO9001, Association of Proposal Management Professionals, and Project Management Principals. It ensures that successes are repeated and mistakes are not. By analysing what worked well and what didn't, organisations can identify root causes, refine their systems, and prevent the repetition of mistakes in their next Tender.
Lessons Learnt in Tendering supports the principle of continuous improvement through the ISO9001 "Plan–Do–Check–Act" cycle, helping organisations close the feedback loop between planning and delivery.
Within the APMP framework, it enhances future bid performance by capturing insights from past Tenders, refining win strategies, and strengthening team capability. From a project management perspective (PMBOK and PRINCE2), it formalises learning as part of the project closure process and ensures accountability through assigned actions and measurable outcomes.
Every Tender is an investment and the minimum return should be improvement.
Key Deliverables Report includes:
- Compliance with deliverables and terms and conditions to Tender
- Responsiveness to the scope of work or services
- Clarity and ease of navigation for evaluators
- Recommendations and actions for improvement
- Quality assurance and alignment with best practice
We can also provide ongoing support beyond individual bids to build your internal capability and bid maturity.
Benefits to a Tendering Lessons Learnt
- obtain an independant evaluation
- reduces risk
- maintains accountability
- facilitates collaboration
- increases motivation
- supports upskilling outside of the bid phase
- creates a winning ethos
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