Bid Consult
Maximise Your Win Rate. Expert Tender and Bid Consultation Services in Ireland
Expert Help to Appraise
Your Tender Efficiency
& Effectiveness
We work with you to evaluate and appraise your entire tender function. Reviewing—against best practice and experience—your win rates, processes, submissions, tender team, production environment, systems, and technologies. We report on areas that are preventing sales and growth.
Tender Review and
Bid Function Consultation Services
Our consultation services maximise your chances of success by pinpointing areas for improvement in your bidding process and enhancing your bid-related capabilities. Our services include a comprehensive review of your tenders, bid function setup, and ongoing performance, focusing on identifying areas for improvement and providing practical recommendations to enhance your bid success.
Tender Review
Appraising your latest tender, pinpointing areas for improvement
- Review Compliance
- Review Structure
- Review Technical Merit
- Review Creativity
- Review Win Themes
- Review Value Proposition
- Review Visuals & Graphics
- Review Win Probability
Function Review
Appraising your bid function setup, efficiency & effectiveness
- Bid Capture Planning
- Bid Qualification
- Bid Win Strategy
- Bid Proposal Strategy
- Bid Risk Management
- Bid Leadership & Experience
- Bid Environment & IT Skills
- Bid Presentation Skills
- Bid Win Rate & RoI
Continious
Improvement
Appraising your performance on a scheduled interval basis
- Bid Process
- Bid Quality
- Bid Efficiency
- Bid Effectiveness
Key skills we can
bring to you
Increasing your win rate by 1% can significantly impact your return on investment. Rather than chasing more leads, improving your win rate can be more beneficial. Minor improvements in your win rate can require considerable effort but are often worth it.
Tender Review
Contracting Authority feedback needs to be more detailed to appraise your tender responses against their evaluation criteria or to gain fundamental insights to make tangible improvements.
Our independent review will critically evaluate a previous tender submission and provide marked-up responses with edits and comments.
Our evaluation will critically assess your approach and response to the questions, the depth and appropriateness of the solution, measures of value, client focus, persuasiveness, grammar, writing style, structure, visual appeal, etc.
Process Review
However good your people are, more than people is needed to maximise your win rate. You need an efficient and effective Bid Management and Production Process.
Our audit will critically evaluate – against the best practice – your end-to-processes from qualification to proposal management, logistics planning, resource allocation, scheduling, assignments, proposal writing, production, reviews and submission.
We can develop and document appropriate processes if none exist. We interview all the stakeholders – heads of sales, sales personnel, and members of the bid support function. We present detailed findings and recommendations to the senior management team.
Function Review
There are several key areas where investment can directly impact win rates. A slight percentage win rate increase would justify significant effort and investment in these areas.
We’ll critically evaluate the functions available to support your bid process regarding bid resourcing, capability, availability, tools, systems, subject matter experts, graphic designers, writers, etc.
We’ll thoroughly review your tender library, reviewing stock content such as company and corporate information, product descriptions, case studies, references, branding & imagery, templates, etc.
Our bid specialist will require access to the relevant resources and systems for a thorough review. We interview all the stakeholders – heads of sales, sales personnel, and members of the bid support function. We present detailed findings and recommendations to the senior management team.
Win Rate Analysis
What will a 1% change in your win rate return? If you don’t know, you need to gather the data to calculate it. Because small increases in win rates are often worth considerable effort, increasing your win rate will usually net a better ROI than chasing more leads.
We’ll thoroughly analyse your win rate and performance against segments and market targets. We’ll set up a reporting structure if none exists.
We interview all the stakeholders – heads of sales, sales personnel, and members of the bid support function. We present detailed findings and recommendations to the senior management team.
Sample Work
Due to client confidentiality, we cannot showcase customer bids and tender submissions. We mocked up some sample pages to demonstrate our capability and work quality. We tailor your responses to your opportunity, business and brand.
Our Other Services
Prepare your business for competitive tenders
Define your proposition to show real buyer value by identifying and targeting prospective customers and create compelling, supporting tender content highlighting your capability, experience, and expertise.
- Opportunity Targeting
- Qualification Process Design
- Bid Process Design
- Library Development
- Template Design
- Content Writing & Editing
- Graphics & Branding
- Features, Benefits & Discriminators
- Service Themes & Statements
Produce Best-In-Class Winning Tenders
Create tender responses that are compliant, compelling, persuasive and articulate value so that buyers will consistently want to buy from you. We help you outscore the competition to win, retain, and grow your most important contracts.
- 8-Step Tender Development
- Kick-Off
- Win Strategy
- Storyboarding & Bid Writing
- Solution Design
- Commercial Strategy
- Reviews & Approvals
- Production & Delivery
- Learning Review
- Post Submission Activity
Frequently asked questions
Want to know more about Bid Consult? Browse our frequently asked questions below.
What is tender consultation in Ireland?
Tender consultation involves seeking expert advice and guidance from consultants like Bid Specialists to help businesses improve their tendering processes and increase their chances of winning bids.
What is bid consultation in Ireland?
Bid consultation is a service provided by consultants like Bid Specialists to help businesses improve their bid strategy, proposal quality, and win rate. The consultants offer expert advice and guidance to businesses to help them prepare competitive bids that meet the requirements of the tender documents.
What is a bid consultant in Ireland?
A bid consultant in Ireland is a professional who provides expert guidance and support to businesses in their bidding process. They help companies to prepare compelling bids that meet the requirements of the tender documents and increase their chances of winning the bid.
What is the Bid Consult service?
The Bid Consult service is a comprehensive bidding support service by Bid Specialists, including tender review, function review, and continuous improvement. It helps businesses improve their bidding processes and increase their win rates.
What is a tender review?
Tender review is a service provided by a bid consultant to help businesses appraise their latest tender and pinpoint areas for improvement. It includes reviewing compliance, structure, technical merit, creativity, win themes, value proposition, visuals and graphics, and win probability.
What is function review?
Function review is a service provided by a bid consultant to help businesses appraise their bid function setup, efficiency, and effectiveness. It includes bid capture planning, bid qualification, bid win strategy, bid proposal strategy, bid risk management, bid process and planning, bid team management, bid leadership and experience, bid environment and IT skills, bid presentation skills, bid win rate and ROI.
What is continuous improvement?
Continuous improvement is a service provided by a bid consultant to help businesses appraise their bidding process, quality, efficiency, and effectiveness on a scheduled interval basis. It allows companies to identify areas for improvement and implement changes to enhance their bidding processes and increase their win rates.
What are the benefits of using bid consultancy services in Ireland?
The benefits of using bid consultancy services in Ireland include improving the quality of bids, increasing win rates, reducing the time and effort required to prepare bids, improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the bid process, and accessing expert guidance and support
How much do bid consultancy services in Ireland cost?
The cost of bid consultancy services in Ireland varies depending on the scope and complexity of the project. It is best to contact a bid consultancy firm directly to discuss the specific requirements of your project and receive a customised quote.