Executive Compass

📢 How to Improve Your Bid Writing Skills for Local Government Tenders Bidding for local government contracts presents a huge opportunity for businesses—but success depends on how well you can communicate value, compliance, and impact in your tender response. 🚀 📌 Whether you’re new to bidding or looking to refine your approach, these key strategies can help: ✅ Clarity & conciseness ✅ Answer the question fully ✅ Demonstrate social value With councils and local authorities prioritising value-for-money, social impact, and service quality, it’s essential to fine-tune your bid writing approach. 📌 Learn how to strengthen your local government tender responses: 👉 https://bit.ly/4e7ESlp #LocalGovernmentTenders #BidWriting #PublicSectorContracts #WinningTenders #SocialValue #ProcurementSuccess

Welcome to Executive Compass, Cat! 🥳 We are delighted to be welcoming Cat Percival, our Sales and Marketing Administrator, to the team. With over 20 years’ experience in coordination and administration roles across various sectors and settings, Cat’s role at Executive Compass consists of providing administration support to the Sales and Marketing department, from sales enquiry through to successful tender award. Congratulations! 👏 #BidWriting #TenderWriting #Procurement #NewRole

Many SMEs assume that government contracts are dominated by larger organisations—but this isn’t the case. 🚀 ✔️ A significant number of public sector contracts are specifically designed for SMEs and local suppliers. ✔️ Buyers actively seek organisations that can deliver social value and community benefits. ✔️ Securing a public sector contract can provide long-term stability and business growth. Take a look at this week’s latest opportunities and explore how your business can engage with the public sector 👉 https://lnkd.in/g_Y9G3iC #SMEOpportunities #GovernmentContracts #SocialValue #ProcurementSuccess #BusinessGrowth

💭 We take a look at our training partnership with NEPO. In late 2023, we successfully tendered for a contract with NEPO to deliver a variety of bid writing and tendering masterclasses for local businesses. These courses were designed for suppliers with all levels of expertise, from first-time bidders to organisations tendering for larger contracts. The first-year results from the NEPO participants included: ✅ Participants’ average confidence in the bid process increased from 31% to 91% ✅ 75% of session participants went on to tender for work, and 58% of participants were successful in securing new contracts ✅ £7.5 million in new business was achieved for organisations participating in NEPO’s programme As we move into our second year as NEPO’s trusted partner, we reflect on how we have supported local organisations in building confidence to bid for tenders. Read more here 👉 https://bit.ly/4i5HvVV #TenderWriting #BidWriting #Procurement #NEPO

🏆 What Makes a Winning Tender? Successful bids don’t happen by chance—they follow clear bid win themes that set them apart from the competition. From demonstrating value to aligning with the buyer’s objectives, every response should focus on maximising your score. 🔹 Are you clearly showcasing your unique strengths? 🔹 Does your bid fully align with evaluation criteria? 🔹 Are you providing strong, evidence-based responses? A well-crafted bid tells a compelling story—one that convinces evaluators why you are the best choice. Learn how to develop winning bid themes in our latest blog: 📌 Read more 👉https://bit.ly/3MuCZmu #WinningTenders #BidWriting #ProcurementSuccess #PublicSectorContracts #TenderStrategy

These free sessions are built on the 'real world' experience of our bid writing expert delivery partner Executive Compass. They give practical advice and insights on public sector procurement processes and systems. They are always popular and well received with participant feedback showing big increases in confidence as a result of the training. If not for you at the moment then please share with colleagues who might be interested and also with organisations within your own supply chains.

Check out the below sessions we will be delivering to NEPO delegates this April to June as part of the Supplier Partnership Programme! We hope to see you there 👇

📖 New to Public Sector Tendering? Start Here! Navigating public sector procurement can be complex—but understanding the process is key to success. Our Introduction to Public Sector Tendering course is designed for businesses looking to: ✔️ Understand how public sector procurement works ✔️ Learn the fundamentals of writing a compliant bid ✔️ Improve confidence when approaching tenders Start your bidding journey with expert guidance 👉 https://bit.ly/41Qc2lE #PublicSectorBidding #ProcurementTraining #WinningTenders #BidSuccess

📊 Securing a Database Support & Admin Services Contract We recently supported a leading IT and data management firm in securing a database support and administration contract for a nationwide public sector body. With tight deadlines and complex requirements, our bid team worked 100% remotely to deliver a high-quality, compliant, and persuasive submission—resulting in a successful outcome. 📌 Client: IT and data management firm ✅ Outcome: Successful 💻 Delivery Model: 100% remote bid support ✍️ Lead Writer: Matthew Long ⏳ Bid Duration: Two weeks 💰 Value to the Client: Unspecified Read the full case study 👉 https://bit.ly/3K8Wb8k #BidWriting #TenderSuccess #Procurement #WinningTenders #CaseStudy #ProjectManagement #BidManagement #StrategicPlanning #ClientSuccess #DatabaseManagement #AdminServices #ITSupport #DataSecurity

🤝 Consortium Bidding: A Strategic Route to Winning Tenders Want to bid for larger contracts but don’t meet all the requirements alone? Consortium bidding allows businesses to collaborate and combine expertise, increasing their chances of securing high-value public sector contracts. We look at: ✔️ What is consortium bidding? ✔️ Why use it? ✔️ How does it work? Consortium bidding can be a game-changer for businesses looking to expand into public sector procurement. Learn how to get it right in our latest blog: 📌 Read more 👉 https://bit.ly/3ykLfSA #ConsortiumBidding #WinningTenders #PublicSectorContracts #ProcurementSuccess #Collaboration