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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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The most significant advantages of ProposalPro's bid management and bid writing services are our team's cumulative decades of knowledge, wide-ranging expert skills, proposal and project management accreditation, and our ability to get your Tender to a preferred-bidder status:
Reduce the cost of employing a full-time bid manager and increase your chance of winning.
Reduce the stress of pulling together an in-house Tender team from your existing resources, enabling you to focus on your core business.
ProposalPro will bring a unique, fresh perspective to your bid. Bid management is our core business, equipping you with strategic insight.
Our team's proficiency in writing and winning Tenders for the private sector, local, state and federal government are invaluable to your business.
All ProposalPro consultants are accredited by the Association for Proposal Management Professionals, working to industry best practices from the Association for proposal development, writing, strategy, win themes and pursuit support.
Our team is available to support your bid 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Smith College
English and Psychology
Bid Consultant + Grants Lead
CP APMP, Dip Man, Dip PM
Founder and Principal Bid Manager
— Red Adair
ProposalPro are passionate about supporting businesses and organisations to win more opportunities through our Tender and Grant strategies. We love the thrill of pitching a bid which positions our client to grow and succeed.
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