Since our inception in 2013, our firm has been writing bids and tenders in the Australian Infrastructure sector. This includes working on numerous electricity and water utility tenders – an area in which we have gathered strong and deep experience in from a tenders and bids perspective.

With the consistent pipeline of water and electricity projects projected throughout 2024 and beyond, our team continues to support clients in the water and electricity industries to write winning bids and tenders and secure contracts.

Our water and energy experience

Our team of bid writers have assisted clients across Australia (and New Zealand) including in all major cities (Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Darwin and Launceston) as well as regional and remote areas such as the Hunter Region in NSW, the Pilbara Region and across regional Queensland) to write a broad range of water and electricity bids. Examples of the types of contracts we have helped with bids on include:

• Construction and Maintenance Contracts: We have helped clients submit bids and tenders for the construction and maintenance of water and electricity infrastructure. We have also assisted with bids for services associated with major infrastructure such as cleaning and security. Our team has worked on bids for major projects such as the construction of new power plants and sub stations, long-term maintenance contracts of power plants and substations, excavation and land clearing works for the installation of transmission wires, the development and continued maintenance of water treatment facilities and the development of pipelines. We have worked on tenders and bids for state based utility services providers as well as bids and tenders for the provision of services to government and quasi government water and electricity institutions. For example, we helped a number of construction law firms write bids for the legal panel of Sydney Water.
• Supply and Services: We have worked on many equipment and service supply tenders for a range of water and electricity industry stakeholders. From the supply of specialist equipment, water pumps, and transformer equipment, to working on logistics and transport bids for the delivery of such equipment, we draw on our generalist experience across all industries to write winning bids.
• Retail Electricity Supply: We have assisted private and public sector electricity retailers and wholesalers to submit bids and tenders to supply electricity to specific customer segments and also specific regions. Our experience with graphics and infographics helps our make our clients bids stand-out.
• Consultancy Services: As a firm, we have a strong focus on professional services. From engineering and environmental consultants, to economic and actuarial analysis consultants, we have helped professional consultants bid for contracts in the water, electricity and utility industry. We combine our experience in professional services bids with our knowledge of the industry to help you win.

Writing water and electricity bids to Government

Over the years, we have gained valuable experience writing bids and tenders to most government departments involved in the water and electricity industry. These include:

• Federal Government: We have written bids and tenders to the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts (DITRDCA).
• State-Owned Corporations (SOEs): These are created on a state by state basis. We have written bids and tenders to most SOEs across the country including Energy Australia, Sydney Water Corporate and Powerlink.
• Local Government Authorities (LGAs): Our experience writing bids and tenders to LGAs is mostly associated with infrastructure upgrades and maintenance services. We help small and medium local businesses win bids with LGAs.

Water Industry Tenders

Our track record of writing winning tenders to Water Providers across Australia is extensive. They include:

Water Corporation (Western Australia) Tender Writing

Our team has helped businesses write and win tenders to Water Corporation in Western Australia. This includes hydraulic and plumbing businesses bidding for contracts as well as civil and construction infrastructure businesses writing bids and tenders for pipeline construction and maintenance.

SA Water (South Australia) Tender Writing

We have assisted businesses to bid for a full range of SA Water tenders and bids. This includes for the construction of drainage and sewerage systems and for the construction and maintenance of sewerage treatment plants. Our tender writing consultants understand how to bid for and win SA Government tenders and the importance of focusing on local jobs.

Yarra Valley Water (Victoria)

Our bid writers have written tenders and bids to all the main water infrastructure organisations in Australia including Melbourne Water, Yarra Valley Water, South East Water and Greater Western Water.  This includes bids and tenders to provide engineering and design services, metering services and environmental impact statements. We have also helped clients bid for contracts associated with pumping stations and booster stations.

Sydney Water (New South Wales) Tender Writing

We have written bids to Sydney Water and as well other water corporations including water NSW and Hunter Water. Our professional bid writers have helped our clients win tenders including for hydraulic and plumbing maintenance services, waste water plant construction and upgrades and the the provision of leak detection services.

Our bid writers help our clients win by writing comprehensive local procurement and social and economic plans as well as focusing on our client’s relevant expertise and experience. We adopt best practice writing techniques and incorporate win themes throughout our bids whilst ensuring we maintain a focus on our clients core capabilities.

Seqwater (Queensland) Tenders

We have helped clients of all shapes and sizes, from plumbers to consultants and even IT businesses and other service providers write bids to SEQwater as well as Sun Water. Our team of writers in Queensland has strong government experience and knows what to write to give our clients the best chance of success.

With local employment in Queensland being a key part of any tender as well as a strong focus on technical expertise and experience, our tender writers focus on what wins when writing bids and tenders for our clients to the Queensland water industry.

Tender Writing to TasWater (Tasmania) and Power and Water Corporation (Northern Territory)

We have helped plumbers, electrical contractors and also building and civil works contractors write bids to Tas Water and Power and Water Corporation. Our Victorian tender writing team has strong experience in Tasmania and writing bids and tenders to Tas Water.

We have helped write bids and tenders for pipeline and pipe construction (including water mains and sewer lines), the construction and maintenance of dams and water reservoirs and for the upgrade of water treatment plants.

Our team has also helped business services providers write bids and tenders for operational processes and support services such as IT systems for customer service and billing services.

Tips from our team to win more bids and tenders

Our expert writers have put together these guidelines on electricity and water tenders to help you increase your tender and bid win rates:

Prepare to Prepare

Preparation is key when tackling electricity and water tenders. It is important to prepare as many of the required documents as possible before applying to make the application period as seamless and easy as possible. Often inexperienced tenderers may start tendering without having acquired any information from their business or organisation, which then may lead to a hurried and ineffective tender response, and consequently a lower win rate.

As is with many aspects of life, preparation is key. Especially with tendering, documents such as personnel CVs and insurance certificates may be easy to acquire if they have been stored in a database. But businesses or organisations may need to provide more up-to-date personnel CVs or certifications during the tender response. In which case if a member of the key personnel is unavailable this can cause a set back in a few days, in the worst case scenarios may cause the tenderer to miss the deadline or otherwise cause the use of an older CV instead. Though a minor issue, it is important to note how easily this can be avoided with the bare minimum of preparation.

Leverage your skills and assets

Remember to leverage your skills and assets in your electricity and water tenders to ensure you are reflecting 100% of what your business or organisation can offer. Skills can be leveraged to the extent that which is relevant to the tender and may provide a benefit to the procurer. As well as assets such as new equipment and software that may provide a distinct advantage over competitors should also be leveraged and utilised in your tender response.

Talk about your experience in detail

Most RFP’s will ask for information on your experience. This is a good opportunity to go into detail. It’s not enough to talk about what projects you completed and inserted some images. You need to go into detail about each case study and your experience. Talk about what you didn’t that was different, which key personnel were involved and what key challenges were overcome. For example:

• Did you come up against major logistics challenges if the site was in a remote location?
• Or was it a large project which you needed to complete quickly and apply additional resources?

Either way, it’s important to talk about the challenges and how you delivered a quality project and outcome for the client. If you saved the client money, or minimised variations, it’s a great point to mention.

Demonstrate your energy industry specialisation

When compiling an energy industry tender, it is critical to clearly demonstrate your industry specialisation. For major construction and infrastructure projects, procurement teams are focused on selecting specialist contractors. It is often not enough to have the capability to complete the works. You need to demonstrate your focus and thought leadership in the sector as well as your commitment to innovation. Demonstrate this industry specialisation by putting suggestions for improvements in your submission.

Remember the long term

Whole cost of project is a common term now involved in most energy, hydraulic and utility tenders. Most major projects involve a construction and maintenance period. Some tenders are for maintenance only. Either way, the client will often have a focus on the longer term. Remember that you are pitching to an educated procurement department with subject matter experts that know what they want It’s important that you appeal to their long-term thinking and focus on the longer-term in your submission.

About our team

We provide tender and bid writing services and help businesses across Australia write winning electricity and water tenders.  We have over 10 years of combined experience writing professional tenders for our clients. We value our work and always provide the highest level of quality in our tender writing.

Through our tender writing services, we have helped businesses across Australia, including in Melbourne, Sydney and Perth, win more bids and secure large government contracts. Our clients often contact us for help with a tender or bid, and our consultants not only write, but will edit and coordinate your response.

Our consultants provide a free over the phone consultation to answer any and all of your questions on 0410 448 770.