Ealing Council
Winning Tenders
Business Support Programme
THE BID SKILLS WORKSHOP
This Free Workshop will give you the knowledge and skills to win new business by planning and writing compelling bid (tender) responses. The Workshop starts by analysing your initial decision to write a bid. Then we move into understanding questions, needs and objectives. This is followed by how to write winning answers. Finally, we look at reviewing your bid to ensure it meets with best practice standards. Throughout the two days, we focus upon the 'Six Cs of Bidding', which are: Clear, Concise, Complete, Competent, Compliant, Compelling.
We leave nothing out and will also answer every question you may have about writing winning bids.
Duration:
2 Days (a week apart)
Available in Classroom:
Not Currently
Online Live Delivery Option:
YES
Maximum Delegates:
25
Certification Issued:
Yes (if requested)
THE BID CLINICS
The free Bid Clinics are an open hour where you can discuss your approach to an impending bid, analyse a failed bid, ask questions about challenges you have in bidding, or receive some personal one to one coaching. When you book your appointment, please tell us how you would like to spend your hour with us. It will also be useful to know how many people will be logging into the session.
Duration:
One hour
One to one in person:
Not Currently
Online Live Delivery:
YES (or phone)
Maximum Delegates:
Four per session
THE TRAINING 'TASTER' WEBINAR
News: More webinar dates to be added on 19/01/22
Wednesday, 12th January 20comp22 - 5.00pm - COMPLETED
This webinar is hosted by Bid Perfect on behalf of Ealing Council's Winning Tenders Programme. The 45 minute session will explain the tender support available to Ealing Business and will provide a taster training session on one aspect of tendering.
There will also be a 15 minute question and answer session.
WEBINAR
PREPARING TO TENDER: RESEARCHING A CLIENT
Monday, 14th February 2022 - 5.00pm - COMPLETED
This one-hour webinar explains the fundamental approach to take when researching a potential customer before you respond to a tender. We will explain where you can find useful information and what kind of business intelligence you will need.
Making sure you are better informed than your competitors about a new customer will help you to write a more compelling tender response.
The webinar will be hosted by Bid Perfect and will feature contributions from two expert tender writers. There will also be a 15 minute question and answer session.
WEBINAR
HOW TO WRITE A WINNING TENDER ANSWER COMPLETED
Thursday, 24 February 2022 - 5.00pm
This one-hour webinar describes what a winning looks like; how it is planned, written, and checked to make sure it will score maximum marks when evaluated. Consistently well-planned and well-written answers are the fundamental building blocks of successful bids.
The webinar will be hosted by Bid Perfect and will feature contributions from two expert tender writers.
There will also be a 15 minute question and answer session.
WEBINAR
TENDERING TO THE PUBLIC SECTOR - POSTPONED
Wednesday, 9th March 2022 - 5.00pm
This one-hour webinar discusses tendering to the public sector and explains some of the key things you need to know before you invest your resources in writing the tender response.
Preparing yourself by having a good understanding of public sector tendering is a key way of not wasting your time writing tenders you may lose through not understanding the 'rules'.
The webinar will be hosted by Bid Perfect and will feature contributions from two expert tender writers.
There will also be a 15 minute question and answer session.
WEBINAR
THE 'RULES' FOR WRITING A SUCCESSFUL RETENTION BID
Monday, 21st March 2022 - 5.00pm
This one-hour webinar describes what you need to do to successfully defend an existing contract through a tender. This is critical information because a re-tender is different to writing a proposal to a new customer.
Winning re-tenders are informed, transparent, and don't always just offer more of the 'same'.
The webinar will be hosted by Bid Perfect and will feature contributions from two expert tender writers.
There will also be a 15 minute question and answer session.
The schedule for the Bid Skills Workshops
Please note:
- All Bid Skills Workshops are of two days duration with a week between Day One and Day Two.
- Each day starts at 9.00am and finishes at 5.30pm, with regular breaks.
- The Workshops are free to attend.
- All Workshops are delivered online.
|
BID SKILLS WORKSHOP |
DAY ONE |
DAY TWO |
PLACES |
|
BS1 |
Completed |
Completed |
0 |
|
BS2 |
Completed |
Completed |
0 |
|
BS3 |
Completed |
Completed |
0 |
|
BS4 |
15/2/22 |
22/2/22 |
15 |
|
BS5 |
15/3/22 |
23/3/22 |
18 |
The schedule for the Bid Clinics
Please note:
- Bid Clinic appointments are free and last for one hour.
- When you contact us, please let us know your preferred date and we will send you a list of available appointment times.
- When you book an appointment, we will ask you to give us some idea of what you want to talk about so that we can prepare. Please be as detailed as you can.
- Bid Clinic appointments are carried out online using Zoom. If you cannot meet with us online, we will use a phone call as an alternative.
|
BID CLINICS |
SCHEDULED |
NO. OF APPT |
APPTS |
|
BC1 |
Completed |
0 |
0 |
|
BC2 |
Completed |
0 |
0 |
|
BC3 |
Completed |
0 |
0 |
|
BC4 |
27/1/22 |
8 |
6 |
|
BC5 |
10/2/22 |
8 |
7 |
|
BC6 |
1/3/22 |
8 |
7 |
|
BC7 |
11/3/22 |
8 |
8 |
|
BC8 |
24/3/22 |
8 |
7 |
Booking to attend a Bid Skills Workshop or a Bid Clinic appointment
Please use the form below to register your interest in a Bid Skills Workshop or Bid Clinic. Please note that your business must be based within the London Borough of Ealing.
When we receive your details, we will email you to confirm everything you need to know about your selected option and the availability of places. If you would prefer a phone call, please let us know in the comments box.
A place will be reserved for you as soon as we receive your registration enquiry. You can give us final confirmation of your attendance by following the instructions in the follow-up email we send to you.
We look forward to meeting you!
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