Where do I find tender or government contract opportunities?
You can find tender opportunities by signing up to our tender search functionality from $90 per quarter. We offer a notification service that will send opportunities to you, depending on your industry and location. You can also find government opportunities free of charge.
It depends on what state you are in, however, for example, if you are based in NSW then there is the eTenders platform and most other states have platforms. Pop us an email and we can send a list of links through free of charge. The federal government generally advertises opportunities on Austender.
How do I win more bids and tenders?
We’ve got lots of blogs on this topic and it’s not a short or easy answer. Some tips that you may wish to consider include: – focus on the client and the organisation. It’s important not to be self-focused when you are completing a tender response; – make sure you comply with all of the documentation. This includes providing the necessary supporting documentation and ‘ticking all the boxes’ so to speak; – write concisely. Don’t include irrelevant information. At the same time, it’s important to provide a comprehensive response to each question. That means going into detail, but make sure that the detail is relevant; – Set out and format your tender response correctly. This makes it easier to read and puts the person reviewing your bid or proposal in a positive frame of mind. Explore some of our other blogs on this website to find lots of different tips for winning more tenders or feel free to give us a call anytime.
Do I need to hire a professional tender writer to complete a tender to a local Council?
No – you don’t. We would love to help but we are not a necessity. If you put in the time and effort you should be able to complete a tender yourself. We would like to think that we can help bring best practice and our professional skill set to increase your prospects of success and provide you with expert guidance and a well presented tender submission.
Do you help with graphics and infographics or do you just write the content?
We’ve got a graphic designer on our team. We’re able to help you with graphics as well as writing the tender response. We’ll make sure it’s professionally presented.
I need assistance with pricing a tender/bid opportunity. Can you help?
That’s one thing we can’t help with. Actually, nobody really can. The reality is that it’s your business and you know your profit margins and costs. You are in the best position to price your tender. In construction and some other industries, there are consultants who provide estimating services for the quoting process.
How can we improve our tenders, bids and proposal so that we win more tenders?
The first step in the process is to review your current tenders and bids. Look at what you are doing right so that you can do more of it, and look at what you could do better. It’s also a great idea to request a tender debrief so that you can get feedback on your previous tender responses and identify why you were unsuccessful. Get in touch with us if you would an expert review of your current tender.
Once you have come up with a framework for what you need to improve, you can start drafting a master tender document that will serve as a best practice template for your future tender responses. Some of the most obvious things you improve to win more tenders include:
- Introducing graphics and info-graphics to ensure you present complex concepts in an easy to understand manner.
- Providing comprehensive case studies that detail who your key personnel are, what key issues and challenges you overcome, and what the scope of services was.
- Tailor any profiles to the opportunity. A generic CV generally doesn’t do the trick. You need to tailor the CVs to the opportunity and include experience that is relevant to the contract you are putting forward.
I need a tender writing expert to help us win an upcoming tender. Can you help?
Yes, we certainly can. We are able to write the tender from start to finish, review your tender response and provide feedback, or alternatively, assist with specific questions. Either way, we are here to help and are experts in tenders and bids.
How can I win more government contracts in Australia?
Contact our team to have a chat about this. But essentially, the first step in the process is to find the opportunities and then qualify the opportunities. A good bid/no bid process is essential. After that, you need to allocate the appropriate resources to submit a quality and compelling bid.
I need assistance in completing a tender in the construction industry. Do you have experience helping construction companies?
Yes. Our team has experience across most, nearly all, industries. These include construction, defence, logistics, professional service, medical, not-for-profit and many more. We know the ins and outs of the construction industry and we have a specialist on our team who is experienced in writing building methodologies.
We have assisted Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 construction companies as well as smaller builders looking to secure Council and other government contracts.
Why should I engage The Tender Team for writing tenders?
We have a team of specialists consultants with extensive tender writing experience. We draw on our entire team’s experience to draft, enhance and refine your proposal and tender and improve your chances of success.
We are able to assist your bid team if they are under-resourced, or take control of the tender from start to finish. Our rates are reasonable and we know what we are doing – we write tenders for a living. We will challenge you throughout the process.
This is my first time writing a tender. Can The Tender Team assist?
Sure. Our consultants will assist you to understand the requirements of the tender as well as draft the response and help you write the tenders. We will help you work through all of the documentation, understand the requirements, arrange the supporting documentation you require, and prepare the tender. We will write the executive summary and other key information.
Can you help me complete the tender, in its entirety? I don’t have the time to spend on it.
We can assist you to draft the tender document, however, we will need to consult with you through the process so that we present the correct information in a persuasive manner as writing tenders are always unique.
Our team will take as much of the workload off you as possible and will plug into you technical knowledge.
Do you specialize in my industry?
We are specialist tender consultants, with skills and expertise that expand across many industries. We have experience across a range of industries, however, our key point of difference is our knowledge of tenders and bidding, and we combine this with your industry knowledge to boost your prospects of success.
This means that we will need your input on industry specific questions, but are more than able to draft content on your capability, company history, and everything else that goes into a tender. We are also skilled project managers, with all the moving parts that go into a tender proactively managed to ensure you get your bid in on time.
Do you travel to my location?
Sure we do. We service all of Australia and New Zealand. As using email and telephone is a more cost-effective manner of communication, we use it where possible, in order to minimize the cost and maximize the service provided to you.
We are more than happy to travel to your location to complete your tender, and are also able to provide printing and other services.
We are an excavation and haulage business. Do you assist with writing tenders in our industry?
Yes – we do. We have experience writing a range of excavation tenders including assisting many companies in Queensland and Western Australia to submit tenders to utilities and other energy companies. We’re familiar with all the safety procedures, the need for high-risk SWMS, the different equipment required and available, as well as the importance of demonstrating you have the right team and expertise to project manage and complete complex projects.
In addition, we’ve got experience assisting most other trades including concrete kerbing, concreting, electrical, fire maintenance, plumbing, hydraulics, industrial hydraulics and equipment supply.
We’re a company based in Australia and New Zealand. Are you able to assist with tenders in New Zealand?
Yes. We have an office and operations in New Zealand. Check out – https://tsaksconsulting.co.nz Our Director, Jason Cooney, is hands-on in servicing our clients in New Zealand. It’s important when looking to secure a government tender in New Zealand, that you talk about the impact of your contract and business on the Mauri and other communities.
There are some similarities in New Zealand to the Australian system, however, overall, you do need to localise your bid in order to increase your prospects of success and that’s one of the reason why we have local NZ based writers.
Do your tender writing services include graphics?
Yes. We’ve got an in-house graphic designer who doubles as an editor who is able to assist. Sometimes RFP, ROI’s and RFTs are issued in excel, or a highly prescriptive word format, which means that it’s difficult to incorporate graphics into the response (in excel its generally impossible).
However, other times it’s certainly possible and generally encouraged. We use graphics to make sure the document professionally presented, and infographics to communicate complex solutions in an easy to understand manner.
If you have a graphic designer on your team, we can work with them as well.
We’re a small business in Sydney looking to secure our first tender. We might need some help and we’re on a budget. Can you assist?
Yes we can. The best way to save money from our services is to complete the first draft, and to have us review it and amend it so that you get the most value from our service. We can even review and provide recommendations for improvement. There are a lot of simple things you can do to reduce the time taken for us to assist with a tender, such as inserting your ABN, Insurance and other details, and present information to us in an organised manner for us to collate and work with.
As a side note, we love helping small businesses write and win their first tenders so we are always happy to help.
I have a must-win, large scale defence and construction tender I need assistance with. I need two bid writers, and one senior bid writer as well as a graphics designer. We are based in the UK and Adelaide. Are you able to assist?
Yes, we have worked closely with defence companies to assist with major PPP and defence industry tenders. It’s a specialised area of bid and tender writing and bid writers need to have the right experience. We have a UK office and are able to assist multinationally. What is critical is that we resource the bid appropriately.
That’s why it’s best to get in touch with us so we can review your requirements and confirm that we can assist. the answer will generally be yes, however, if all of our defence sector experienced writers are on other projects, we will always inform you that we can’t assist, rather than provide any false hope or promises. Contact us to have a chat and we’ll discuss further. On that note, larger bids often involve story boarding, a comprehensive bid/no bid process and the development of win themes that will result in an exemplary outcome. We’re experienced in all these aspects of bidding, including capture planning and will incorporate this into the process for any major bid.
I need a consultant to help us with accounting and legal tender. Can you help? We need someone based in Perth, Sydney or Darwin.
Yes. Our Director, Jason Cooney, has in house legal experience at Moray & Agnew, as well as consulting at a range of firms including Baker & McKenzie Norton Rose Fullbright, and Lander & Rogers. We have assisted professional services firms to secure hundreds of contracts and we understand the art of persuading and challenging Partners whilst always remaining polite and professional.
I need help with writing a tender for a tennis complex. Have you got experience with tennis centre tenders?
Yes we do. We’ve completed over 15 tenders for tennis centres around Australia and we are familiar with the Tennis Australia requirements. They often use a small and short RFI but there is alot of content required.
Can you help us write specific questions only? We can use our existing material for the rest.
Yes we can. We do this often – particularly in the building industry but for many different tenders. If you are struggling with a few questions we can assist.
Do you have a team of writers than can help? Are you able to assist with large, must-win tenders?
We have a team of four writers. We can engage additional writers for complex tenders if required. If we are too busy with other bids, we will let you know – we never take on a bid we don’t have the resources to deliver.
I need help with an RFT. We would like you to write the tender tender for us. Can you do that?
Yes we can. However, we can’t help you with the pricing. You’ll need to price it yourself – although we’ll provide guidance where we can. The rest of the tender we should be able to write. We’ll need your input of course. However, you can provide that in note or bullet point form and leave the rest to us. We will also assist with creating the supporting documentation you need for the bid.
Are you graphic design experts? I need a graphic designer for our tender.
We have a graphic designer on our team. She specialises in graphics and also infographics for tenders, bids and proposals. We don’t do branding – just tenders.
We can work within your brand guidelines if you provide them. Alternatively, we can come up with a new design for your bid.
Are you a bid writer with experience writing bids to Moreton Bay Regional Council?
Yes. We have written and won many MBRC tenders. We are familiar with the format and layout as well as the general questions including all of the safety questions. We’re experienced across a range of different industries from lawn mowing to professional services.
Can you help me finish off a tender or bid?
Yes. We’ll just need to see the latest draft so we understand where you are at. We also need a copy of the original RFP, RFT or RFI. We would also like enough time so get in touch with us ASAP.
Have you got any experience in professional services (engineering) proposals? I need help with a state government bid.
Yes we do. We’ve got experience writing proposals to all states and territories. We’ve written and won proposals for professional services firms including valuers, lawyers, accountants, engineers, architects and many more. Our Director, Jason Cooney, was the bid and proposal writer for a top-tier law firm prior to establishing the tender team.
Do you know how to write responses to local content requirements for local Councils? I need help with a local council tender and we are a small local business that needs a consultant to write the bid.
Sure. Most Council provide a points bonus if you are a local business. Councils love appointing local small businesses to tenders. It’s generally because they know you will contribute to the community and that the downstream economic benefits will flow straight through to the community. We’ve answered questions on a range of topics including community support, economic benefits and social benefits. There’s lots you can write about from supporting local suppliers to hiring local apprentices.
Can you guarantee that I will win?
Unfortunately not. There are a range of factors that input the result of a tender, such as aprice and experience. We do not have any control over these factors. However, if there is a strong case for you not to bid for the tender, we will inform you of that very early in the process as part of the bid/no bid decision-making process.
