by Aaron Godde | Apr 14, 2021 | Trends
Australian small businesses: you can secure government contracts up to $200,000 thanks to New Australian Commonwealth Procurement Rules (CPR) introduced in December. The rules aim to make it easier for Australian SMEs to do business with government so that they...
by Nyree McKenzie | Mar 1, 2021 | Uncategorised
Any seasoned bid writer knows that storyboarding is critical to planning a strong proposal. That’s because it’s a function that helps the team to plan and agree on content themes and key messages, providing a guideline to the response. Your storyboard is an important...
by Nyree McKenzie | Feb 1, 2021 | Best Practice, Trends
For weeks at a time Chris would work 7 days a week to maintain his gruelling bid schedule. As a freelancer, his livelihood depends on the work and this bid for a major client is no different. Meanwhile…working on the same bid for a competitor on the other side...
by Nyree McKenzie | Dec 6, 2020 | Best Practice, News, Trends
Procurement reform is happening all over the world, and the widespread adoption of open contract data is going to change the competitive landscape to create a more level playing field. Openly published opportunities and contract information will see companies of all...
by Nyree McKenzie | Sep 30, 2020 | News
Bidhive is now a supplier on G-Cloud 12 Digital Marketplace, the UK Government’s framework for public sector organisations to find and purchase Cloud-based software for business development. Bidhive, the platform dedicated to helping major contractors and suppliers...
by Nyree McKenzie | Jul 2, 2020 | Legislation, Trends
These are not normal times in procurement when there’s no competitive bidding or vetting process. Governments have acted quickly with an unprecedented outlay of fiscal spending to respond to the immediate effects of the COVID-19 crisis. But it hasn’t all gone to...
by Nyree McKenzie | Jun 4, 2020 | News
Through the agreement, companies can accelerate bid process digital transformation to modernise their bid management capability Bidhive and Harmonic have announced a strategic partnership to accelerate customers’ transition to automation with a joint commitment to...
by Nyree McKenzie | Mar 16, 2020 | Trends
If bid teams are on the brink of a bidding surge, how quick will companies be able to adapt to such a climate where social distancing is enforced, unified digital collaboration is vital, and risk of burnout needs to be managed and monitored? The Coronavirus (COVID-19)...
by Nyree McKenzie | Mar 5, 2020 | Best Practice
Why reusing and repurposing content can reduce your submission efforts by half. Preparing a tender, bid or proposal response is a time consuming, often high-pressure task involving numerous content contributors – from the core proposal team to subject matter experts...
by Nyree McKenzie | Jan 15, 2020 | Trends
The need to win work through the formal bidding and tendering process has become essential to corporate survival. It’s now the most preferred method to procure public goods and services globally, making up 12 per cent of GDP (USD 9.5 trillion). The private sector is...
