Hire a bid writer in Adelaide

Do you need to hire a bid writer in Adelaide or arrange expert help for a must-win tender?

Our team of four tender writers has helped hundreds of companies in South Australia and Adelaide win new business, secure government and private sector contracts and retain existing clients. We are the go-to consultancy for businesses in Adelaide and South Australia looking to hire a bid writer in Adelaide.

The Tender Team will help you:

• Find tender opportunities
• Develop a winning strategy
• Write your tender
• Create graphics and infographics for your tender
• Project manage and submit your tender

The South Australian economy is characterised by different industries from defence to agriculture and medical. Our team of bid writing consultants work across all industries to ensure bids are in line with best practice, comply with the respective bid requirements, and put your company forward in the best possible light. Our experience extends internationally. Our RFP writers have particular experience in Europe and Asia and we have provided RFP support and tender management for Adelaide based companies bidding for contracts in France and Germany.

Government Contracts

We know that sometimes government RFPs and contracts seem overly complicated and have a lot of regulatory and documentation requirements. That’s why we’re here to help. Whether it be Quality Management Systems or WHS, we’ve got the templates and skills to help you comply.

We’re a friendly bunch of writing consultants and all we do is help clients win contracts and writer tenders. If you engage us, our South Australia based team will:

• Coordinate and project manage your bid response.
• Create supporting documentation to satisfy government requirements.
• Write your draft content and finalise your proposal (once you have had a chance to review it of course)
• Liaise directly with your team, HR, technical or any other personnel to gather the required information needed to complete the bid.
• Introduce win themes and write a compelling response.
• Write your response and project manage the process from start to finish.
• Develop quality graphics that make your bid look and feel professional.

Strategies to help you win more tenders and bids

Respond comprehensively to each question – Government and private sector tenders are generally scored against a weighting criteria. This means that you need to respond comprehensively to each question and score well for each question. For example, for some tenders to the South Australian government, questions on the environment are worth as little as 5%. However, those few marks can be the difference between winning and losing the contract. Put them time into preparing a solid response to secure it.

Use graphics and infographics appropriately -A nice, clean, professionally presented document with well thought out infographics is generally considered best practice. Having a magazine style marketing brochure can often frustrate the reader. Graphics are best used when they convey meaning. If you are to insert images, as opposed to infographics – it’s usually best to insert real life images that demonstrate your capability.

Take them time to develop detailed infographics that convey solutions to complex problems in a simple and easy to understand manner. Government departments and private industry don’t mind reviewing infographics that add value. They just don’t like to read a generic tender with stock images.

Tailor to the bid to the client – It is important to tailor the bid to the client and the opportunity. You need to focus on the client. Write for the client. Think about what the client is looking for. Provide a tailored solution. This generally increases the workload of preparing your tender but will result in a better outcome.

Your proposal needs to read like it’s been written for the client. That means using the active voice and talking about:

• How we will assist ‘you’
• How our capabilities align with ‘your needs’
• Our solution for ‘you’
• ‘We will deliver you a quality service which exceeds your expectations’.

As you can see, the language needs to focus on the client. The content and response needs to focus on the client and the specific project you are looking to secure.

Have our experienced tender writers in Adelaide and South Australia to government departments?

Yes – our team of RFP response specialists in Adelaide, South Australia, have helped clients write tenders to government departments such as:

• The Department of Child Protection
• Defence SA
• Department of Correctional Services
• Department for Human Services
• Department of Trade Tourism and Investment
• South Australian Housing Authority
• https://www.sa.gov.au/
• https://www.cityofadelaide.com.au
• Adelaide Hills Council
• Adelaide Plains Council
• City of Burnside
• City of Charles Sturt
• Copper Coast Council
• City of Mitcham
• City of Mount Gambier
• City of Port Lincoln
• City of Tea Tree Gully
• City of Whyalla

Examples of some recently awarded large government contracts in South Australia include large shipping and defence industry contracts such as the recently awarded (and subsequently cancelled) contract for constructing submarines.

Our team, led by Director, Jason Cooney, has over 37 years combined experience winning Government contracts for our clients.

Private Industry Tenders

When tendering to private companies, including ASX listed companies, it’s often a lot more fun! That’s because of the flexibility, and it’s a great opportunity to get some graphics involved. Our tender preparation services will help you put together a compelling proposal that highlights what makes you different and why you should win the contract. We let you take care of pricing the job. We focus on conveying your experience and capability succinctly and with passion.

Our writers will quickly get to know your business, what you do, and what makes you different. Where the RFT asks for case studies, we’ll put in pictures. Where they ask for information on your key personnel, we’ll put together profiles.

We know and do what it takes to ensure your tender response is exemplary. We like to get your input and information early on in the process. That way we can project manage the response to make sure we’re organised and we have time to proofread it as well.

Our team of affordable writers in Adelaide

We’re a team of four writers and a graphic designer. Our team is led by Jason Cooney, a proposal writing specialist with over 15 years experience. Our skills are the same (except for our graphic designer). We’re proposal writers. We project manage your bid, write, edit, proofread, and develop supporting documentation. There’s usually one of us awake at night, so we like to think we are available 24/7.

If you have a large tender and require a team of more than four writers, we’ve got people that can help – but we always take responsibility for the job.

On the other hand, if you are a small local business that is vying to secure that big win – our customised bid writing solutions in Adelaide can help you too and provide you a personalised service to guide you through the process.

Industries and sectors in Adelaide we have helped businesses secure contracts with include:

• Defence – Our writers have experience in working on a range of bids to the DoD as well as other defence departments. This includes AUSDEFCON bids.
• Plumbing and Hydraulics – We have helped local Adelaide plumbers write proposals for local Councils to provide plumbing maintenance services as well as tenders for drainage.
• Education – This includes writing a number of tenders for e-learning module development for federal government departments.
• Community Services – We have helped NDIS registered companies and other community services companies across South Australia to secure contracts and other relevant accreditation.
• Legal – Including helping boutique Adelaide law firms be appointed to insurance panels and government panels.
• Accounting – We have helped accounting firms write bids and tenders for government panels at the federal and state level.
• Recruitment – This includes labour hire companies in Adelaide as well as recruitment companies. Our experience includes helping recruitment consulants with proposals to private sector clients, as well as with appointments to government panels.
• Construction and Engineering – Including working on major project bids for Tier 1 and Tier 2 infrastructure companies. We have also helped local builders and construction companies win more contracts.
• Facilities Maintenance – We have helped cleaning and security companies in Adelaide secure tenders across South Australia as well as nationally.
• Transport and Logistics – We have helped small logistics companies secure Australia Post contracts and contracts with other national logistics companies. We have also helped larger trucking and logistics companies, including refrigerated transport companies submit bids and tenders with major supermarket chains.
• ICT, IT and Telecommunications – including product supply tenders to the government sector as well as bids to provide managed services to the department of education.

For businesses looking for a tender writer in Adelaide to assist with winning large government contracts, the tender team is well suited to assist. We have experience working on commercial tenders in Adelaide as well as a broad range of South Australian Tenders and have help write business cases through our business case writer service.

Our team not only helps write SA Government Tenders, we can also proofread your tender response prior to submission and provide advice on how to improve it. If you are working on a large bid, The Tender Team have provide project bid support, including for defence bids where you need highly specialised writers. With a team of experienced rfp writers for hire, we are ready to assist with tenders and proposals large and small. If you are looking to bid on a job such as a Council job or to win SA tourism tenders, you need to ensure you submit a quality, detailed and well presented proposal.

How to improve your bids

Some methods for businesses looking to hire a bid writer in Adelaide can use to improve your prospects of success include:

• Identifying tender opportunities: actively search for tenders, bids and contracts.
• Creating a quality, graphically appealing design template for your proposal
• Designing infographics to convey solutions to complex problems in a simple and effective manner
• Drafting content that engages the reader and clearly articulates your key points of difference
• Establish and convey  ‘win themes’ to differentiate your business
• Project manage the tender response process

How we can help

When you hire a bid writer in Adelaide by engaging our services, we will take the hassle and headache out of the tender response process. We will add value by improving on your previous responses, and challenge key personnel within your business to ensure we deliver an exemplary result. We take the time to analyse and deconstruct each question and draft a compelling response that puts your business in good stead.

We will also assist you with strategic direction, design, presentation and general tender advice – as well as doing the bulk of the writing. Our service is full circle if you require, or on a section by section basis. For example, if you have already drafted your tender and would like some expert advice, we can provide a review service with feedback and suggestions on improving your response. Alternatively, we can project manage the entire tender from start to finish, coordinating with your internal resources to submit a compelling submission.

Our service is around the clock – we meet deadlines, assist with urgent submissions, and will work on weekends on public holidays to get your job done.

To find out how to win more tenders in Adelaide call our Director, Jason Cooney, today to talk about your next tender and our professional writing services and bid writing service, or email through the RFP documentation to info@thetenderteam.com.au and we will review and call you to discuss. Our experience extends across all of South Australia including Adelaide, Gawler, Mount Gambier, Mount Baker, Whyalla and Murray Ridge.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you help small businesses in Adelaide write tenders to the Council?

Yes. The Tender Team helps small businesses in Adelaide write bids and tenders. Jason Cooney, our founder, leads an experienced team of tender and bid writers. We are a small business ourselves and love the challenge of writing winnings bids and tenders for small business owners especially government contracts.

Who is the best tender consultant in Adelaide?

That is hard to answer and of course we are biased. The Tender Team (we) is one of the leading bid and tender writing consultancies in Adelaide although there are other consultancies that also provide a reliable service. 

We aim to be the best tender consultancy in Adelaide and South Australia by:

• Always acting transparently
• Providing a tailored service to your clients
• Always writing to help you win
• Taking a robust approach to bid / no bid decisions
• Building tender libraries for our clients to tender more efficiently.

Do you help write bids in South Australia for businesses in all industries and have you ever written an overseas / international bid?

Yes – we certainly do and are skillet is transferable. We have helped many organisations in South Australia as well as across Australia bid for international contracts in the South Pacific, Middle East and Europe. We don’t have any experience in America.

The Tender Team is part of the Tsaks Consulting group. We have partner offices in Athens, Greece, London, UK and New Zealand. Jason Cooney, our founder, often attends our offices overseas and we offer a business development as well as marketing service for our clients looking to expand overseas. 

We can assist with translation of tender documents, especially in the Middle East, and have helped clients in Australia bid for contracts to provide services to mega-projects such as NEOM in Saudi Arabia. Our UK team also assists our clients to write bids and develop partnerships with potential consortium members.

I am a tradie who needs help to win a Council tender in South Australia. Can you help me?

Yes – we help electricians, plumbers, HVAC and all contractors write tenders to Councils and local Government across South Australia and can help you with your local Council RFP. Our experience includes helping our clients respond to RFTs and win contracts with:

• City of Onkaparinga
• City of Adelaide
• City of Salisbury
• City of Charles Sturt
• City of Playford
• Adelaide Hills Council
• City of Marion
• City of Mitcham
• City of Port Adelaide Enfield
• The Barossa Council

Our team has even assisted local Councils and community organisations to write bids and tenders to government. 

Do you help create quality and safety plans for our tender? We need to help to create those attachments in order to submit?

Yes. Here at The Tender Team, we will help you create the supporting documentation for your tender response. This includes WHS statements, quality assurance, environmental and sustainability policies, modern slavery and others. We will take the time to create tailored documentation for you to include in your tender response.