by Nyree McKenzie | Mar 1, 2021 | Best Practice
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 | 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 | Nov 30, 2018 | Best Practice
As governments and other major public companies continue to outsource their service delivery through open competitive tender, it is the role of the Bid Manager to lead the submission that has the potential to win the contract. Many organisations rely heavily on supply...
by Nyree McKenzie | Mar 10, 2018 | Best Practice
Procurement officials are bound by numerous policies, procedures, laws, and rules in the execution of their duties to procure goods and services. These rules apply not only to your proposed offer and credentials as a supplier, but also the written submission itself....
