Writing public sector bids and tenders
Who is it for?
Any team who have to write bids or tenders for work in the public sector.
Non-native English speakers on your team? See if our course is suitable.
What level is it for?
Any level. We’ll tailor the content using examples of your bids and tenders or examples of the ITTs and RFPs you respond to.
When and where
Date arranged around you. We can train at your site, anywhere in the world, or train your team remotely online.
Course length
Flexible, typically 3–7 hours. Online training can be split into two shorter sessions.
Delegates
We can train from four people up to your entire organisation. Each session has a maximum of ten delegates. (Why only ten?)
Not exactly what you were looking for?
No problem. We can combine elements from any of our courses to fit your needs exactly.
Your course can also be part of a blended programme that will support your team in changing their writing for good.
Cost
The cost will depend on a few different factors. See how our pricing works here.
Let’s talk about your course
Enquire nowWinning work in the public sector is a specialist area. To be successful, you need to submit extremely high-quality bids and tenders.
This course will show your team how to plan, structure and write public sector bids and tenders, so that you can be confident of winning your next contract. We tailor the content using real-life examples of your bids and tenders so that all the materials are relevant to your team, and the techniques easy to apply.
A key feature of this course is that all delegates receive our unique pre-course writing analysis. This covers 15 different areas of writing skills and helps us ensure the training meets the delegates’ precise writing needs, while ensuring delegates make rapid, targeted improvements.
We can run this course remotely online or in person at your workplace or choice of venue.
By the end of the training, attendees will be able to:
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fully answer the questions in a public sector brief, ITT or RFP |
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engage all readers – from senior public sector executives to procurement teams |
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use win themes and highlight benefits that are meaningful to public sector clients |
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understand how to build and structure key messages that are tailored to public sector organisations |
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avoid misusing ‘boilerplate’ text |
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bring together multiple contributions to make a winning argument |
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learn how to spot embarrassing errors in a bid before it’s sent to the client. |
Learn all about this course
Get the full in-person course guide (PDF)
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