5 tips for persuasive communication in tenders
Roshan Sahukar Roshan Sahukar

5 tips for persuasive communication in tenders

Winning tenders is not just about meeting the tender requirements. It’s also about persuasively communicating your value proposition, your capability to deliver and how the benefits of your proposition meet the customer’s needs.

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3 ways to communicate effectively in tender teams
Roshan Sahukar Roshan Sahukar

3 ways to communicate effectively in tender teams

How effective and engaged the bid team is will directly influence how successful the tender management process will be. Try these three surefire ways to communicate effectively and get the best out of your team.

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The benefits of working with a tender consultant
Roshan Sahukar Roshan Sahukar

The benefits of working with a tender consultant

A tender consultant will be able to help you strategise, manage, coordinate, write, format and design your tender submission, saving you time and ensuring a compliant and compelling submission, giving you the best chance of success. 

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‘Shift left’ for effective tender management
Roshan Sahukar Roshan Sahukar

‘Shift left’ for effective tender management

If we adopt a ‘Shift left’ mindset and practice there is a much greater opportunity to ‘flatten the curve’ and achieve a far steadier and sustainable workload and cadence during the tender process.

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Make it look pretty: forget what you think you know about tender writers
Deborah Mazoudier Deborah Mazoudier

Make it look pretty: forget what you think you know about tender writers

As tender writers, often the initial response we get from our clients’ subject matter experts is “Oh, you’ll make it look pretty”, or “You’re here to fix our formatting”. While our talented tender management team does actually do both of those things to a certain extent (especially if you replace “pretty” with compelling and “formatting” with compliance), our skills are far more diverse than we often get credit for initially.

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The 7 personalities of a bid team
Deborah Mazoudier Deborah Mazoudier

The 7 personalities of a bid team

Tendering is our bread and butter and our structured process tends to reveal your true colours in the workplace - and get the best out of you on a tender!

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Adaptability is my superpower
Deborah Mazoudier Deborah Mazoudier

Adaptability is my superpower

Adaptability is something I’ve done a lot in my diverse working life, and it’s made for an interesting career. You don’t go from environmental projects to working for a fashion magazine to eventually writing complex tenders for high-profile clients without being adaptable.

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10 reasons to use a tender writing service
Deborah Mazoudier Deborah Mazoudier

10 reasons to use a tender writing service

A strong tender response requires attention to detail, strategic thinking, and a clear value proposition. A tender writer can be engaged to work with your bid team to deliver just that.

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9 principles to keep calm and carry on tendering
Deborah Mazoudier Deborah Mazoudier

9 principles to keep calm and carry on tendering

Whether you are new to bidding or a seasoned professional, and regardless of the role you play in the bid team, use these 9 principles to keep you focussed and composed in a turbulent sea of tendering so you can “keep calm and carry on” and win.

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I’ve always thrived in high-pressure environments
Roshan Sahukar Roshan Sahukar

I’ve always thrived in high-pressure environments

The most important quality I believe I bring to bids is my ability to get on with the task at hand. I do not procrastinate and am very strict when it comes to staying within the given deadlines, which is so important when working on a tender.

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There is always a way forward, even if it isn’t immediately apparent
Roshan Sahukar Roshan Sahukar

There is always a way forward, even if it isn’t immediately apparent

When things get difficult or stressful I like to take a step back and put things into perspective. I ask myself, what is the real impact of this event? Often it is not as significant as it may seem in the moment. I think this is also helped by the fact that I make sure I’m prepared for whatever is coming my way.

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